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• The US economy is showing signs of resilience, including from the labor market and consumer spending. 
• LinkedIn's chief economist, however, isn't convinced that a soft-landing is the most likely outcome. 
• Soft-landing outlooks preceded prior US recessions too, and some forecasters may

It’s finally here — the tool that could turn your email inbox into a nightmare or a pure delight, depending on your POV. Google is adding the ability to react to an email with an emoji.

First rumored last month, Google has now confirmed it is bringing emoji reactions to its Gmail service. The feature will

• Most Gen Xers and boomers in a Salesforce study reported not using generative-AI tools like ChatGPT.

• Of nonusers, 88% said they didn't know how the technology would affect their lives.
• Still, older adults are open to learning AI if they can understand it better.
• This story is part of "How Emerging Tech is Changing

When acclaimed comic book writer Scott Snyder (Barnstormers) settled on his latest collaborator, he didn’t have to search far: it’s his son, Jack, a high-school student. Their new series, post-apocalyptic tale By A Thread, features art by Valeria Favoccia; issue #1 arrives next week from Amazon’s Comixology Originals.

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• Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky called out his own company in an interview with Bloomberg published Monday.
• He said the company "never fully built the foundation" to match its current size.
• Hosts on the platform are encouraged and want to see more support in their operations.

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says it's time for the company to "get our house in

• Republicans just tried to kill Matt Gaetz's motion to vacate, which would kick McCarthy out of his job.
• The effort failed. Democrats joined a small group of hard-right Republicans to vote against it.
• A final vote on ousting McCarthy could take place as soon

• Bank of America predicts people will continue to spend big on live entertainment. 
• Other experts have said the impact of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's tours would be temporary.
• Consumer spending shifts, social media, and more global marketing may sustain the momentum.

Maybe the epic summer of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, and "Barbenheimer"

Founded and funded by ex-Apple designers: a portable USB-C blender.

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As Chrome continues to develop — or, rather, as Google continues to tweak it — it is more and more likely that you may find features that you weren’t aware of or suddenly be confronted by an icon that means absolutely nothing to you. This happened to me recently when I noticed an icon that resembled a pair of twinned diamonds

Amazon deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how high it could raise prices before its competitors stopped increasing their prices as well, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal Tuesday.

The existence of the algorithm, codenamed Project Nessie, was first revealed late last month in a complaint filed by the Federal