Why Meta is laying off 10% of its workforce
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is planning to lay off 8,000 employees, or roughly 10% of its...
Trump Talks on Sending Afghans to Congo Draw Bipartisan Ire
Republicans and Democrats in Congress condemned a plan President Trump is weighing to send Afghans who aided the American military...
Recruiting is up. Now the US military wants to grow the force by another 44,500 troops.
Recruits graduate from Air Force basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, January 8, 2026. Ismael Ortega/ US Air...
New Republican plan would fund ICE for rest of Trump’s term
Republicans took a first step early Thursday morning toward funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the rest...
NYC building owners forced to offload properties for as much as 90% discount as they’re under pressure by fee hikes, tenants refusing to pay
Over 5,000 buildings in the Big Apple are nearing total financial collapse, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani continues to support a...
A Hit-and-Run Driver Is Killing Geese on Long Island
Animal cruelty investigators on Long Island are searching for a driver who ran over about a dozen Canada geese under...
A Bitter Coda to American Reconstruction
This is an edition of Time-Travel Thursdays, a journey through The Atlantic’s archives to contextualize the present. Sign up here....
Apple’s Next Chapter, SpaceX and Cursor Strike a Deal, and Palantir’s Controversial Manifesto
This week on Uncanny Valley, the team discusses what’s next for Apple as Tim Cook steps down from his role...
Instagram is rolling out a new app that’s a mix of Snapchat and BeReal
Instagram is rolling out a new app called Instants. Screenshot/Google PlayInstagram launched a new app in Italy and Spain this...
Firebrand Republicans alarmed Trump’s pet project will be used to target gun-owners
A couple of GOP lawmakers warned gun owners that the federal government is spying on them and Congress has “one...
