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How Meta's Plan To Replace Workers With AI Agents Fell Apart

Reuters reports that Meta explored shrinking some teams by as much as 60% as part of an "AI native" restructuring plan that would shift much of employees' day-to-day work to AI agents and smaller…

  • Meta planned to replace workers with AI agents in restructuring effort.
  • Company aimed to cut up to 60% of some teams with AI-powered virtual workers.
  • Strategy faltered due to employee opposition and AI agents' limited productivity gains.

Culture

Alabama Shakes returns with a new album after 11 years and a reunion at a craft brewery gig

NEW YORK (AP) — Alabama Shakes has returned with the band’s first album in 11 years and it turns out that craft beer played a big part in the reunion. Not drinking it, exactly. Singer and guitarist…

  • Alabama Shakes releases first album in 11 years, "I Must Be Dreaming"
  • Reunion sparked by craft brewery's initiative, benefiting local food pantry
  • Album features love songs and social observations from Brittany Howard

World

Panama Ranks First Worldwide for Expats as New Research Backs Moving Now

Panama tops the InterNations Expat Insider 2026 ranking of 31 destinations, leading on working abroad and personal finance, as new analyses make the case for moving or investing now.

  • Panama ranks first globally for expats in InterNations survey
  • 90% of expats find disposable income sufficient for comfortable life
  • Favorable tax policies and residency programs attract professionals and retirees

Tech

Hold up, there’s a new Twitter in the town

You read that right. There is a new social network called “Twitter.now” on the block, and it’s being operated by a startup called Operation Bluebird, whose founding team includes former Twitter…

  • Twitter.now launched by Operation Bluebird startup
  • Stephen Coates leads Operation Bluebird, former Twitter counsel
  • VERA AI system verifies posts, assigns trust scores

AI

Journalists urged to harness AI to combat election misinformation

As next year’s elections approach, journalists have been cautioned against falling prey to misinformation which is rampant during the era of artificial intelligence (AI). Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Chairman Maina Muiruri says the media must maintain public trust at the height of misinformation, disinformation, manipulated images and…

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