2026-09-01

U.S. job openings ticked higher in July, holding the labor market steady

Layoffs fell to their lowest level since January as the labor market held to a low-hire, low-fire pattern [...]

2026-09-01

The 10 best movies on Disney Plus to watch right now

From a 1940s animated classic to a Shakespeare adaptation set in an American high school, ten films worth watching on Disney Plus right now [...]

2026-09-01

Waymo is launching paid robotaxi rides in Denver, San Diego, and Tampa as Zoox expands testing

Alphabet's Waymo now operates in 14 U.S. cities, while Amazon's Zoox said it will begin testing in Houston and San Diego [...]

2026-09-01

AI model pricing is hitting record lows, squeezing revenue for frontier labs

A key market benchmark fell to 97 cents per million tokens on Monday, less than half its peak from earlier this summer [...]

2026-09-01

Dow drops 400 points after US confirms new strikes on Iran

Bond yields also climbed to multiyear highs Tuesday, adding pressure on stocks as investors weigh the odds of a Fed rate hike [...]

2026-08-31

Identity and permissions aren’t enough to govern AI agent behavior

Presented by BoxIdentity and permissions are no longer enough to secure enterprise AI agents. They govern what an agent can reach, not how it behaves once it starts working on its own, and an autonomous agent can turn legitimate access of enterprise data into unintended action in seconds. That gap is pushing enterprise AI security from just governing access toward a layered approach that includes [...]

2026-08-31

Reform UK wants to scrap the UK GDPR and copy New Zealand’s privacy law

Reform UK wants to abolish the UK GDPR. It would replace the regime with a lighter privacy law modelled on New Zealand’s. Nigel Farage and the party’s economy chief Robert Jenrick announced the pledge on Tuesday evening, inside a package aimed at small businesses. Mizy Clifton reported the plan for Politico. Britain wrote an amended […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-31

EU employment law 2026 moved the burden of proof to you

If your people team spent this year reading legislation rather than hiring, that is not a scheduling failure. Three pieces of European employment law took effect in 2026. A fourth arrives in December. They share a design principle most companies have not yet absorbed. The thread running through all of it: the burden of proof […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-31

Google will pay £260m to settle a UK class action over Play Store fees

Google has agreed to pay £260m to settle a class action brought on behalf of UK app developers, ending a case that was due to go to trial next month. The deal appeared on Thursday and is worth about $353m, Reuters reported. Lawyers had previously valued the claim at just over £1bn. It sought compensation […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]