Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Meta to Increase Spending to $65 Billion This Year in A.I. Push

Mark Zuckerberg spent all of 2024 telling investors that artificial intelligence would be key to the future of his company, Meta. In 2025, he plans to put his money where his mouth is. On Friday, Mr. Zuckerberg said the company expected its capital expenditures in 2025 to come in at an estimated $60 to $65…

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New

Tom Green, Former Provocateur, Is Building Something New

“We probably won’t fall through,” Tom Green said as he stepped out onto an expansive frozen lake that sits along his bucolic 150-acre farm in the hinterlands of Ontario, periodically stamping his foot to be sure. I followed his lead, bundled in a polar-rated Baffin snowsuit he’d wisely insisted I wear for this expedition. A…

The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

The Surveillance Tools That Could Power Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Apps and ankle monitors that track asylum seekers in real time wherever they go. Databases packed with personal information like fingerprints and faces. Investigative tools that can break into locked phones and search through gigabytes of emails, text messages and other files. These are pieces of a technology arsenal available to President Trump as he…

Amazon Closes Operations in Quebec, Laying off 1,700 Workers

Amazon Closes Operations in Quebec, Laying off 1,700 Workers

Amazon on Wednesday said it was closing all of its warehouse and logistics operations in Quebec, the Canadian province where unions gained a foothold in one of its facilities, and would lay off 1,700 employees. The closures represent a U-turn from Amazon’s recent investments in the province. The company opened three delivery stations in 2021,…