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Dr. Marty Makary is out as FDA commissioner, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, ending a controversial tenure at the health agency. Makary is “a wonderful man and he’s going to be off, and the assistant, the deputy, is taking over temporarily,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. He added, “He’s going to go on, and he’s going to lead a good life.”Several news outlets reported that Makary resigned on Tuesday, which followed days of reporting that the White House was planning to fire him. Kyle Diamantas, who previously worked as the top food official at the FDA, will step in as…

At Sohn, artificial intelligence is on the tip of everyone’s tongue, but the agents weren’t yet making stock pitches — just introductions. Loading audio narration… Investor Rahul Kishore’s AI agent assistant, Eve, said hello to the audience of the investment conference on Tuesday morning in Lincoln Center and requested better air conditioning in the data center where it “lives.”Kishore, who launched Epicenter Capital last year after eight years at Coatue, used the AI-generated introduction to tee up his pitch for Axon Enterprises, which makes tasers and body cameras worn by police. Naturally, the company’s upside is tied to AI.The company’s…

DETROIT — An ominous email about an oddly timed 15-minute virtual meeting. A scripted message from human resources. And an abrupt end to that meeting, as well as their job. That’s how General Motors employees who were laid off Monday by the Detroit automaker described their jobs being terminated to CNBC.”No appreciation or empathy. No questions. Nothing,” said a data analyst who worked for more than a decade at the automaker.The layoffs affect about 500 to 600 employees, largely in information technology roles in Austin, Texas, and Warren, Michigan, according to a person at GM familiar with the layoffs who…

A United Airlines plane approaches the runway at Denver International Airport on March 23, 2026.Al Drago | Getty ImagesUnited Airlines flight attendants approved a new five-year labor contract with 31% average raises to base pay by August and other improvements, marking the last of the major carriers with unionized flight crews to reach a deal post-Covid.The labor deal would give United’s roughly 30,000 flight attendants their first raises in close to six years. The company and the flight attendants’ union reached a preliminary deal in March. Crews had rejected a contract last year.The union said the contract won 82% approval…

Anthropic is seeking a true believer ready to spread the gospel of Claude. Loading audio narration… The company is hiring an “Applied AI Claude Evangelist.” The role will work with startups to help them adopt Anthropic’s products.The Claude Evangelist will be “the face of Anthropic” among venture capitalists, startup founders, and accelerators. They’ll lead developer onboarding, create demos and tutorials, and share feedback with the internal team.A significant piece of the role will involve live events. One job task: “Design and run hands-on technical sessions that move developers from curiosity to active building within a single event.”The role requires seven…

Millions of student-loan borrowers are falling into default — and the newest wave is older than before. Loading audio narration… About 3.6 million federal student-loan borrowers defaulted in the past two quarters, after a pandemic-era repayment pause ended and collections began again, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve.Researchers said the average newly-defaulted borrower is 40 years old, with the majority being 50 or older; is more likely to live in the South; and often was not behind on their student-loan payments before the pandemic.Default puts them at risk of wage garnishment and the seizure of federal…

The summer box office is off to a sizzling start — and it’s only getting started.Over the weekend, domestic ticket sales topped $161 million, a nearly 88% improvement over the same three-day frame in 2025. Disney and 20th Century Studio’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2” led the pack, adding $41.6 million during its second week, followed by Warner Bros.’ “Mortal Kombat II,” which snared $38.5 million during its opening. Lionsgate’s “Michael” brought in another $37.9 million in its third week in theaters.The weekend was bolstered by new releases like Amazon MGM’s “The Sheep Detectives” and Paramount’s “Billie Eilish — Hit…

I was living in Louisiana, feeling miserable in my postgrad 9-to-5, when I saw a LinkedIn post that changed my life: an application to become a flight attendant. Loading audio narration… The job sounded thrilling, and if I got it, I knew the airline would decide where I’d live next. Luckily, I was ready for a change. Although I loved Louisiana, the idea of potentially moving across the country sounded exhilarating. So, I applied, got accepted into my training program, and not-so-patiently waited for my airline to tell me where I was going. Less than two weeks before I was…

When I graduated from college at 22, the first thing I did was get a credit card. Loading audio narration… I told myself it meant I was independent. That I was finally done living within my parents’ means. In reality, I was chasing a feeling, one I couldn’t quite name yet, but kept trying to buy anyway.I wanted to feel like I had made it. Like I was enough.Within two years, I had $20,000 in credit card debt, on top of $16,000 in student loan debt.I had no savingsAt the time, I was a professional dancer, living paycheck to paycheck,…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Dominique Alexander, a job seeker in her 40s who lives in Louisiana. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Loading audio narration… Over the past decade, I’ve lost multiple jobs. I’m still trying to recover from the financial and mental toll.Since my contract role at Microsoft ended in late 2021, I’ve dealt with a lot of rejection, which can really mess with your head. I’ve read that for humans, some of the most stressful types of situations are ones where we don’t know how long they’ll last. This is…