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For many workers, 2025 was a year defined by strict RTO obligations, large-scale layoffs, and an arduous job search. So it’s no wonder that one word describes the mood of employees this year, according to Glassdoor: “Fatigue.””Employees spent a lot of time this year on edge, worrying about the next headline, technology change or economic surprise just around the corner,” Glassdoor said in a Dec. 10 blog post. “Politics took over, layoff concerns remained, economic concerns rose, and AI disruption accelerated. The result? The workforce became empty.”The job site saw a 41% spike in mentions of “fatigue” across the Glassdoor…

One day in November, product strategist Michelle (not her real name) logged into her LinkedIn account and switched her gender to male. She told TechCrunch that she also changed her name to Michael. She was participating in an experiment called #WearthePants, where women tested the hypothesis that LinkedIn’s new algorithm was biased against women. For several months, some heavy LinkedIn users have been complaining about a drop in engagement and impressions on the career-oriented social network. This comes after the company’s vice president of engineering, Tim Jarka, said in August that the platform had “very recently” implemented LLM to surface…

london — Britain’s King Charles III provided a rare update on his cancer journey in a video message Friday night, revealing that he is responding well to treatment and could be in remission in the new year. Mr Charles, 77, described the milestone in his recovery as a “personal blessing” before praising the “remarkable advances in cancer treatment in recent years”. “Today I can share with you the good news that thanks to early diagnosis, effective intervention and adherence to ‘doctor’s orders’ I will be able to shorten my own cancer treatment schedule in the new year,” the British monarch…

It is no exaggeration to say that winter is just around the corner. I feel like I couldn’t really enjoy the autumn atmosphere this year. I feel like I say this every year, but this season feels different. For someone who has lived in a cold climate for over seven years, this is almost nostalgic. We’ve had mild winters in recent years (especially in New York), but things are clearly changing this time around. We know we’re already heading into a long winter and slow spring next year. If you don’t have a thermal set yet, it’s officially time to…

Athletics Integrity Unit Chairman David Howman warned of the system’s inability to defeat cheating.Published December 12, 2025December 12, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareThe global fight against doping is at a “stagnation” as athletes evade detection systems that are unable to keep up with increasingly sophisticated cheating, a leading anti-doping official has warned.Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) chairman David Howman, who has already delivered a scathing review at last week’s World Congress on Doping in Sport, declared that despite the organization’s track record of identifying rule breakers, it was “not catching enough people”.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of…

New York State Attorney General Letitia James speaks to the media after attending a hearing and pleading not guilty to charges of defrauding mortgage lenders in front of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. on October 24, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersFederal prosecutors on Thursday failed for the second time in their bid to persuade a grand jury in Virginia to re-indict New York Attorney General Letitia James on criminal charges, according to multiple reports.For the past two weeks, the Justice Department has been seeking to obtain a new indictment against James…

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe attends the company’s first Autonomy and AI Day on December 11, 2025 in Palo Alto, California.Laura Kolodny | CNBCRivian Automotive The company surprised Wall Street on Thursday with its plans for artificial intelligence, automation and homegrown silicon chips, but the electric car maker still faces significant demand and capital challenges.Despite some optimism from Wall Street analysts following Rivian’s first Autonomy and AI Day, the company’s stock fell 6.1% to close at $16.43 per share on Thursday. But the stock rebounded in intraday trading on Friday, rising more than 15%. While many analysts did not change their…

lululemon Shares rose more than 9% on Friday after the company announced that CEO Calvin McDonald would step down. McDonald’s will leave the company on January 31st after suffering poor business performance for more than a year. Lululemon’s board of directors is working with a “major executive search firm” to identify its next CEO, the company said in a news release. Mr. MacDonald will remain a senior advisor until March 31. “It’s the right time for a change,” McDonald said on a conference call with analysts. “I’ve always described being CEO of Lululemon as my dream job, and it has…

Google is rolling out a beta version that lets you listen to real-time translations on your headphones, the company announced Friday. The tech giant is also introducing advanced Gemini features to Google Translate, expanding the translation app’s language learning tools. Google says its new real-time headphone translation experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and rhythm intact, making it easier to understand conversations and know who’s saying what. This new feature essentially turns any headphone into a real-time, one-way translation device. “Whether you’re having a conversation in another language, listening to a speech or lecture abroad, or watching a TV show…

Broadcom CEO Hock Tan.lucas jackson reuterbroadcom’s Quarterly results and guidance beat Wall Street expectations. It didn’t matter. The company’s stock plunged 11% on Friday, its worst pace since January, as investors exited the artificial intelligence industry. oracle After plunging 10% following the earnings release, the stock fell 4% the day before. With AI driving the stock market and the broader economy this year, any negative sentiment could have far-reaching implications. The Nasdaq index fell about 1.4% on Friday, while the S&P 500 index fell nearly 1%. The companies hardest hit are those most closely connected to AI infrastructure. AI infrastructure…