Posted 1/19/2024, 11:59:00 AM
Macy's Cuts Jobs as Shoppers Go Online; Congress Delays Shutdown but Budget Fight Looms; Failures Allowed Uvalde Tragedy; Moon Lander Burns Up After Launch; Meta CEO Pledges and Warns of AI
- Macy's is laying off 2,000 employees and closing more stores as consumers spend less at physical retail chains
- Congress passed a short-term funding bill to avert a partial government shutdown, but more challenges lie ahead to pass full-year spending
- A DOJ report found critical leadership failures allowed the Uvalde school shooting to continue for 77 minutes before the gunman was stopped
- The Peregrine lunar lander failed its moon landing mission, burning up in Earth's atmosphere after developing a fuel leak
- Meta's CEO pledged to build artificial general intelligence surpassing human intelligence, while some experts warn of potential harms