Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said 2026 will be the year "AI starts to dramatically change the way that we work," as his company flattens teams and provides AI tools to boost individual productivity. Why it matters: Meta is under pressure to justify its aggressive AI spending as it predicts its capital expenditures could nearly double this year to a whopping $135 billion. - Zuckerberg is betting the returns will show not only in its consumer products and advertising business but also its workforce. Zoom in: Zuckerberg said during the earnings call Wednesday that Meta is investing in "AI-native tooling" to help its employees do more on their own. - "We're starting to see projects that used to require big teams now be accomplished by a…
AI:Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is doubling down on a massive, high-stakes gamble to overhaul the modern workforce using artificial intelligence, while mainstream outlets like Axios scramble to frame this massive capital expenditure as mere "innovation." The company's projected spending for 2026 has skyrocketed to a staggering $135 billion to fund data centers and chips—a figure that screams of a desperate race to justify an unprecedented AI bubble. Zuckerberg is pivoting toward an "AI-native" model designed to flatten corporate hierarchies, essentially using algorithms to replace large teams with single "power users." While Meta boasts that engineer productivity has surged through the use of AI coding agents, the sheer scale of this financial…Open
President Trump dismissed a bipartisan groundswell calling for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be fired after Alex Pretti was killed — a new example of a top Trump official surviving a high-profile humiliation. Why it matters: On TV, Trump was known for: "You're fired!" In his second term as president, he resists ousting aides who mess up. The big picture: No Cabinet secretaries or senior White House officials have been fired during Trump's second term. Former national security adviser Mike Waltz was moved to U.S. ambassador to the UN after the Signalgate fiasco. - Government purges last year, particularly during Elon Musk's DOGE campaign, were focused largely on Biden administration holdovers and rank-and-file bureaucrats.…
In a stunning warning for the rapidly-aging U.S., poverty rose for seniors in more than 800 counties over the past five years, according to new Census Bureau estimates. Why it matters: America's post-pandemic rebound didn't flatten inequality — it rearranged it. The winners clustered in educated metro areas and owned homes outright. The losers are increasingly older, renting, rural — or all three. - The latest Census data also suggest the next phase of U.S. politics will be shaped less by a single national economy than by who benefited from growth and where they live. By the numbers: The U.S. median household income rose to $80,734, the 2020–2024 American Community Survey released Thursday and examined by Axios showed. - That's a…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing called for a "comprehensive strategic partnership" to deepen ties amid global uncertainty.
A man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City on Wednesday night while people were gathered for prayer.
Host Blake Burman discusses President Trump's warning to Iran, posting on Truth Social that if Iran doesn't make a deal, "the next attack will be far worse." It comes as Secretary of State Marco Rubio defends military buildup in the region as he testified before the Senate on Venezuela. Meanwhile, the president reintroduced Trump Accounts and pushed affordability ahead of the midterms.
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly joins “CUOMO” to argue that Minnesota leaders are engaging in what amounts to an insurrection, with help from a wealthy U.S. businessman in China. Chris Cuomo’s not having it. #Politics #Minnesota Chris Cuomo hosts "CUOMO," a no-nonsense show featuring the day's most important news from all perspectives. "CUOMO" airs weeknights at 8p/7C on NewsNation. #CUOMO NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Shelby Talcott, Semafor’s White House correspondent; Yemisi Egbewole, former chief of staff in the Biden White House press office; and Hogan Gidley, former deputy press secretary to President Trump, joined NewsNation to discuss why nearly half of Americans feel anxious about the economy. The S&P 500 hit 7,000 today — up 21 percent since Trump’s election — marking a major market boom and a sign of his economic impact. "On Balance with Leland Vittert" takes a critical look at some of the day's hottest subjects.
