US blows ‘a hole’ in Iranian ship; Trump is starting to scare our big banks; Workplace perks are on the way out again

In today’s news, the US Navy shoots a hole in an Iran-flagged ship, Donald Trump’s oil shock is starting to scare our big banks, and workplace perks are on the way out again.

‘Workers are treated like cattle’: 20-something Peter Thiel proteges run a $10 billion startup that hires professionals to train their AI replacements

Mercor, a gig-work platform that provides top white-collar talent to AI labs like OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta, has tens of ...
Golden Gate Xpress

Newly appointed acting dean of LCA’s forecast for the college

David Landy, the newly appointed acting dean of San Francisco State University’s College of Liberal and Creative Arts, speaks ...
The Maravi Post

Sharp Focus: Red Sea tensions, hidden threat to Malawi’s fragile economy

A growing threat by Iran to disrupt shipping through the Red Sea is rapidly evolving into a global concern, but for Malawi, ...