Posts by Liam Redmond
Disney Layoffs: Hundreds of Jobs Cut in Fourth Round As AI Reshapes Company
Walt Disney Co. has laid off a few hundred employees, mainly in its human resources and technology departments, in another round of corporate job cuts announced Tuesday, Sept. 29. The latest layoffs are part of CEO Josh D’Amaro’s effort to streamline the entertainment giant as it also prepares for wider changes driven by artificial intelligence.…
Read MoreCalifornia high school girls spark fury with blackface photo in African-American studies room
Four California high school girls have been slammed for posting a meme of themselves posing in blackface inside an African-American studies classroom. The girls, who have not been identified, posted the racially charged picture from San Marcos High School in Santa Barbara, with their skin artificially darkened. In it, they are seen mimicking an AI-generated…
Read MoreAI Personal Assistant Startup Instinct Lands Billion-Dollar Round
Instinct, a San Francisco company building an AI personal assistant that runs errands for you, announced a $1 billion Series C on Monday. Sequoia Capital, Benchmark, and Coatue backed the round at a $10 billion valuation, and the product is still in early access. The market has been hunting for the next great AI assistant,…
Read MoreApple Pay vs UPI: Is Apple’s New Payment Option Actually Faster?
Apple Pay went live in India on Sept. 30 through Axis Bank, giving eligible Axis Bank Visa and Mastercard credit-card holders a new way to pay with an iPhone or Apple Watch. For people already using UPI, the obvious question is whether it actually makes checkout faster. At a supported contactless terminal, it can. But…
Read MoreTravis and Jason Kelce reveal what they really think of Taylor Swift’s ‘Cleveland!’
The Kelces like what they like. Travis and Jason Kelce have revealed that they are big fans of Taylor Swift’s new song “Cleveland!” In the song — which references the Kansas City Chiefs tight end’s hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio — Swift, 36, shares personal lyrics about Travis, including a mention of his childhood home…
Read MoreChrista Pike Execution: Where Are Accomplices Tadaryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson Now?
Christa Pike is scheduled to be executed in Tennessee on Sept. 30, 2026, for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. The date has pulled attention back to the two others tied to the killing. Her then-boyfriend Tadaryl Shipp is still in prison, while Shadolla Peterson received probation and has largely vanished from public view.…
Read MoreAI Agents for Small Business Arrive Free Through Meta Muse
Meta rolled out Muse for Small Businesses on Tuesday, opening a free door to AI agents for small business that plug into software owners already pay for. It connects to Shopify, Stripe, Slack, Notion and QuickBooks, and it can act on a goal instead of only answering questions. That matters because AI agents for small…
Read MoreTom Cruise’s disastrous ‘Digger’ could make as little as $8M to $12M in terrible opening weekend
How low will “Digger” go? Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film “Digger” — starring an unrecognizable Tom Cruise — is tracking to open as low as $8 million to $12 million this weekend, while reviewers have savaged the film and pundits quietly removed it from their Oscar prediction lists. Previous tracking put the number around $30…
Read MoreBMW plans margin rebuild with simpler lineup and pricier cars
It wants to rebuild profitability after China’s ongoing price war and heavy spending on its electric-car overhaul squeezed returns Published Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · 08:55 PM [MUNICH] BMW plans to restore margins by simplifying its business, cutting costs and selling more expensive cars, according to Bernstein analysts who attended the company’s capital markets day…
Read MoreCondé Nast CEO Roger Lynch stepping down, will now lead Mattel
Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch announced Wednesday that he is stepping down after more than seven years on the job to join Mattel as its new chief executive. Lynch will remain on the board of the media conglomerate, which is home to publications like The New Yorker, Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair. Roger Lynch attends…
Read MoreUS dollar surges in September, leaving euro lagging
Published Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · 08:17 PM [LONDON] The US dollar hovered near its highest level of the year against the euro on Wednesday (Sep 30) and was on track for its biggest monthly gain versus the single currency in 14 months, buoyed by stronger US growth and rising interest-rate expectations. The euro has…
Read MoreESR-Reit to divest Pioneer Road warehouse for S$32 million to GKE Corp
[SINGAPORE] The manager of ESR Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) announced on Wednesday (Sep 30) that it has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to divest its property at 30 Pioneer Road for S$32 million to GKE Corp . The property is a four-storey warehouse with a seven-storey ancillary office within the Jurong Industrial…
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