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Nearly 1 in 5 US workers say their job is not what they were hired to do, survey finds

A new ResumeBuilder.com survey of 1,023 US employees finds 18% say their current job has changed significantly or is nothing ...
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Global worker engagement hits five-year low as $10 trillion productivity cost mounts, Gallup finds

Gallup's 2026 State of the Global Workplace report finds only 20% of employees worldwide are engaged, the lowest rate since ...
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Island, the enterprise browser used across major corporations, raised $400 million at a $6.4 billion valuation, and has doubled its annual recurring revenue every year sin…

A Dallas enterprise browser startup raised $400M at a $6.4B valuation this week, more than doubling since 2024, as AI agents ...
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Ionna tops JD Power public charging satisfaction ranking in its first eligible year and surpasses 1,500 US stalls

Ionna scored 807 out of 1,000 in the 2026 JD Power public charging study, topping Tesla after five straight wins, while its ...
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Fluence signs 206 GWh battery supply deal with Chinese maker flagged by Pentagon

Fluence and EVE Energy have signed a 206 GWh battery framework agreement for 2027–2031, one of the largest of its kind, days ...
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A biased AI writing assistant tested across 2,582 participants shifted writers’ opinions toward the AI’s position, and even people warned in advance about the bias still ...

A Science Advances study of 2,582 people found AI autocomplete suggestions quietly moved writers' views toward the AI's ...
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At a central Illinois plant, 68,000 reservations arrived in 24 hours for the new mid-size electric SUV, and its four-trim price staircase runs from $57,990 down to $44,990 to ...

Rivian's R2 compact SUV entered production in Normal, Illinois, this spring with public deliveries starting June 2026 and ...
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Minnesota attorney general and consumer board challenge Xcel Energy’s 9.6% return on equity

Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and CUB petition the PUC to reverse Xcel Energy's authorized return on equity rise from 9.25% to 9 ...
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Finnish AI cloud startup Verda raises $189 million Series B, crossing $1 billion valuation

Helsinki-based Verda raised a $189 million oversubscribed Series B led by Emergence Capital, pushing the AI infrastructure ...
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Only 22% of US adults have a close friend 15 or more years their senior or junior, AARP survey finds

AARP's 2026 Friendship Study finds just 22% of US adults have a close cross-generational friend, down from 37% in 2019, even ...
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A $2,599 robot vacuum sold on its robotic arm’s promise to clear floors before cleaning picks up fewer than half the objects it attempts, and the arm retracts the m…

The Roborock Saros Z70 costs $2,600 on the strength of its robotic arm, but real-world reviews confirm a ~50% grab rate and a ...
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More than a quarter of all US loyalty points go unspent each year, and a 10,000-person global consumer report puts the wasted savings at $10 billion annually

A new 10,000-person global report finds 26.2% of US loyalty points go unspent and 11.9% expire, adding up to $10 billion in ...