SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction that bars the firings while a lawsuit challenging them plays out. She had previously issued a temporary restraining order against…… MORE
Trump Bonds With Japan’s New Prime Minister and Says Her Nation is Delivering on US Investments
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump spent his day in Japan bonding with new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, taking her with him as he spoke to U.S. troops aboard an aircraft carrier. Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, was seeking to solidify ties with Trump while protecting Japan’s economic interests. Trump’s team estimated it had…… MORE
OpenAI May Move Forward With New Business Structure, Partnership With Microsoft, Regulators Say
OpenAI said it has reorganized its ownership structure and converted its business into a public benefit corporation. Two crucial regulators, the California and Delaware attorneys general said they would not oppose the changes. The new structure could allow the ChatGPT maker to raise money and profit more easily from its AI technology while remaining under…… MORE
Elon Musk Launches Grokipedia to Compete With Online Encyclopedia Wikipedia
Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia. Musk announced on social media that “Grokipedia.com version 0.1 is now live” and promised further improvements. The site aims to present “the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.” Grokipedia currently has a…… MORE
UPS Cuts 48,000 Jobs in the Year to Date as Its Turnaround Continues
United Parcel Service posted third-quarter results that handily beat Wall Street’s expectations and gave details about its turnaround efforts, including approximately 48,000 job cuts. UPS said in a regulatory filing that it has cut about 34,000 operational positions and closed daily operations at 93 leased and owned buildings during the first nine months of this…… MORE