The Petersburg Post

Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 - Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business. The company said Thursday that it anticipates about $600 million to $800 million in severance costs related to the cuts. Those costs are part of a broader plan aimed at simplifying operations and streamlining. Shares of Dow Inc., which has about 34,600 employees ...

Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 - Elon Musk has long insisted Tesla isn't a car company. After its latest earnings, it looks less like one than ever. and convert their production lines to build the company's Optimus humanoid robot, as it continues to shift toward AI and robotics. It came as the company's financial disclosures painted a stark picture of the troubles facing its EV business, which saw sales decline for the Executives largely shrugged ...

Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 - Last chance to save on Digiday Publishing Summit passes is February 9 The U.K'.s Competition Markets Authority (CMA) has proposed new rules to give publishers more control over how Google uses their content in AI features like its AI Overviews. The upshot: publishers should be able to opt out of having their material included, and see clearer attribution when their content appears.  Google has responded by ...

Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 - Amazon made a big splash when it introduced its Amazon Go stores in 2017 , but the checkout-free stores didn't catch on as a standalone option for shoppers. The e-commerce giant has decided to shut down the stores and use the underlying technology for other purposes. Amazon, which is planning to cut 14,000 corporate jobs and 30,000 total employees, according to Reuters , is also discontinuing its Amazon Go and ...

Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 - Reading time 4 minutes Last year, Google fueled up its Chrome browser with its Gemini AI model. Now it's pressing on the gas. In what the company is calling a "new era of browsing," Google is introducing a slew of new features that further embeds its Gemini 3 model into its browser, now with a side panel capable of multitasking, integration with Google Apps, and a feature called "auto browse" that can navigate the ...