The 'Godmother of AI' says your college diploma is losing power — here's what she looks for instead

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Fei-Fei Li at a reception at St James's Palace in London on November 5, 2025
AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li says that fast learners who embrace AI now outshine degree holders in hiring.

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Welcome to the golden age of employee monitoring

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An employee sitting at a cubicle surrounded by security cameras.

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Walmart is one of the last major retailers that still doesn't accept Apple Pay. It probably won't anytime soon, either.

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Miami Doral Florida, Walmart Supercenter, self checkout lane close view, customer scanning fresh fruit apple produce.
Contactless payments at Walmart are limited to the company's own apps.

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An OpenAI exec identifies 3 jobs on the cusp of being automated

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OpenAI's head of business products
OpenAI's head of business products flagged 3 jobs that could be automated in the next few years.

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Harvey's CEO says the $1 trillion legal market is too big for any one player — even the $8 billion startup — to dominate

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Winston Weinberg

Harvey

Video shows how a Ukrainian 'Droid' lay in wait with an M2 Browning and ambushed a Russian armored vehicle

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Thermal camera imagery shows a UGV firing its M2 Browning turret at an armored vehicle.
New footage of a ground-based drone firing an M2 Browning in combat shows how such platforms are increasingly being used in the war.

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Oracle investors have questions about its spending

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racle's Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison works behind a computer during his keynote address at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco
Oracle missed its quarterly revenue estimates, causing its shares to fall by more than 6% after hours.

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McDonalds Netherlands released an AI holiday commercial, and people are not lovin it

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Normally, a brand would be thrilled if its new holiday commercial went viral, but a new McDonald's Netherlands ad has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model called 'Avocado' and it might not be open source

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Mark Zuckerberg has for months publicly hinted that he is backing away from open-source AI models. Now, Meta's latest AI pivot is starting to come into focus. The company is reportedly working on a new model, known inside of Meta as "Avocado," which could mark a major shift away from its previous open-source approach to AI development. 

Fed meeting recap: Central bank cuts rates for a 3rd time — and shows its biggest split in years

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaking
The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of 2025.

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