Companies are slashing middle management. Jamba Juice's former CEO says it is crucial for success.

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Illuminated circular Jamba Juice sign inside shopping mall, San Francisco, California, August 19, 2025.
Jamba Juice's former CEO said middle management is important for maintaining company culture.

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$400,000 worth of lobsters bound for Costco locations in the US were stolen in the latest high-profile cargo theft

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North Atlantic right whales and lobstermen entangled, could on-demand fishing gear help
A $400,000 lobster shipment was stolen en route to Costco stores in Illinois and Minnesota.

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China is considering a raft of new controls for training AI on chat log data. Here's what it means.

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China is proposing new rules that require user consent before AI companies can use chat logs to train their models.

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AI slop and brainrot content now make up 1 in 2 YouTube Shorts recommendations, study reveals

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collage of ai-generated slop from YouTube shorts

If it feels like there's a lot of AI slop on YouTube, that's because there is a lot of AI slop

Read the letter celebrity lawyer Alex Spiro wrote to Gavin Newsom, warning that his clients will 'permanently relocate' if California wealth tax passes

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Attorney Alex Spiro wrote to California Gov. Gavin Newsom saying several of his clients would relocate if a billionaire tax were implemented.

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Air superiority and long-range strikes: what China's war games say about how it might assault Taiwan

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A screen showing soldiers running is seen against a building in a city.
China's large military exercise around Taiwan comes after tensions with Japan and a major US arms sale.

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After hammering Russian ships on the open ocean, Ukraine's drone boats appear to be taking the fight into new waters

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Ukraine has a growing fleet of river drones to hunt more Russian targets.

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Samsung debuts smart home speaker that looks like a giant eye

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Samsung's new WiFi speaker system sitting on a white countertop.

We may be in that weird timeframe known to most as “Betwixmas,” but that hasn’t stopped brands from launching new ideas and releasing products just before the new year hits. Just last week, Samsung introduced its 2026 sound device lineup.

Lightspeed Ventures partner says Sora will make social media creators 'far, far, far less valuable'

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AI-generated video marks a "whole new chapter for the internet," Lightspeed Ventures partner Michael Mignano said.

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Uber salaries revealed: See how much the ride-hailing company pays data scientists, software engineers, and others

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An Uber logo is shown on a rideshare vehicle during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers "basic employee rights'', in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020.

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