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President and CEO of National Public Radio Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in March 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images President and CEO of National Public Radio Katherine Maher testifies during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing at the U.S. Capitol in March 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images NPR is suing President Trump. On Tuesday, NPR and three Colorado public radio stations filed suit in federal court against Trump and several members of his administration over an executive order to cut federal funding…

In the era of AI saturation, OpenAI’s former VP of marketing expects human taste and craft to distinguish between success and failure as businesses implement the technology.”Taste is going to become a distinguishing factor in the age of AI because there’s going to be so much drivel that is generated by AI,” said Krithika Shankarraman, a former OpenAI and Stripe employee who is currently an entrepreneur in residence at VC firm Thrive Capital, on a recent episode of Lenny’s Podcast. “That power is at anyone’s fingertips.”AI tools, in theory, make it that much easier to deploy and market a product.…

I wanted to go to the Solana Accelerate conference as soon as I saw the trailer for the crypto confab.The video ad showed “America” at a therapist’s office, where the country described its urge to innovate and was met with resistance from a “woke” therapist, who encouraged America to “channel this energy into something more productive, like coming up with a new gender.”The ad was so over the top in its culture war stance that the Solana organization pulled the video a few hours later.I was curious: Would the tone of the conference, which was late last week, match the…

RNC Chair Michael Whatley says forgiveness is “absolutely essential” in politics – CBS News Watch CBS News Republican National Committee Chair Michael Whatley joins “The Takeout” to discuss the first four months of President Trump’s second term, the GOP budget bill and more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On Source link

Carl Peterson, vice president of small firm interests at the American Institute of CPAs, will retire on June 30.Peterson joined the AICPA in 2014 focusing on the organization’s relationship with groups focused on issues impacting small firms. He also liaised with state CPA societies and led small firm roundtables, including two major webcast series, “Small Firm Updates” and “Small Firm Issues,” which helped practitioners and state society staff stay ahead of emerging trends, technical updates and regulatory changes.”Carl’s ability to connect with small firm practitioners, understand their realities, and elevate their perspectives made him an invaluable advisor to me,” Susan…

The Internal Revenue Service is expected to lean more heavily on artificial intelligence technology as it carries out widespread layoffs.A report, released last week by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, found the IRS could leverage its examination results when using AI to select cases for further scrutiny and improve its processes. TIGTA noted that the IRS’s current tax return selection models have resulted in a high percentage of examinations that were completed with no change to the tax liability. However, that means resources are wasted on unproductive examinations and compliant taxpayers are unnecessarily burdened. AI models can improve…

Illinois approved a bill on Thursday to create additional pathways to CPA licensure, and it awaits the signature of Gov. JB Pritzker.The legislation, House Bill 2459, amends the Illinois Public Accounting Act to create two additional paths to licensure: a bachelor’s degree with a concentration in accounting plus two years of work experience, or a master’s degree with a concentration in accounting plus one year of work experience. All candidates must still pass the CPA exam.The bill preserves the legacy pathway requiring 150 credit hours plus one year of experience and passing the exam. It also ensures practice mobility so…

The Washington Post is offering buyouts to select teams as part of a restructuring.”Like the rest of our industry, we are adapting to changing habits and new technologies,” its executive editor, Matt Murray, wrote in a memo to staff sent Tuesday. “To reach new audiences we must increase our staffing flexibility and expand in areas such as audience data and social video.”The voluntary buyouts are set to be offered to news employees with a tenure of at least 10 years at the Post, as well as all members of the video department, copy desks, and opinion section.The period to accept…

Your boss might not want to know the real you after all.One of the many bits of career advice that emerged years ago and has somehow stuck around is the idea that we should bring our whole selves to work.That doesn’t always work, and it’s looking a bit threadbare with age. Now that temperatures are rising, consider office attire:”If you love wearing tight little leather outfits that are strapped on, I don’t want to see that,” said Margie Warrell, a leadership consultant and author of the book “The Courage Gap.””That’s not appropriate,” she said.The whole-self idea is just one example…

Still from Disney’s newest live-action remake “Lilo & Stitch.”DisneyShares of movie theater companies soared on Tuesday following a record-breaking Memorial Day Weekend at the domestic box office.AMC saw its stock jump more than 20%, while shares of Marcus Theatres’ parent company Marcus Corporation climbed 8% and Cinemark stock leaped 2.5%.The tandem releases of Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” and Paramount’s “Mission Impossible — The Final Reckoning” alongside holdovers Disney and Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*,” Warner Bros.’ “Sinners” and “Final Destination Bloodlines” led to an estimated $326 million haul, the highest Memorial Day box office ever, according to data from Comscore.It is also…