Illustration by The Verge | Photo by Tom Williams via Getty Images Meta has begun laying off employees across various departments, including WhatsApp, Instagram, and Reality Labs, according to people familiar with the matter. Rather than a mass, companywide layoff, these smaller cuts seem to coincide with reorganizations of specific teams. Some Meta employees have…
Survivors of last year’s deadly wildfire that decimated a historic Maui town will receive an additional year of housing assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Image credit: Jae C. Hong) Read More
We travel to the swing state of Michigan — in order to speak to some of the most influential and misunderstood voters in the country: Arab Americans in Dearborn. The Dearbornites we met said that the war in Gaza is the key issue on their minds as they consider how to cast their ballots. What…
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Georgia’s elections on 26 October could be the most decisive since the country’s revolution in 2003.Read More
The strike killed at least four people and injured dozens, mostly women and children, the Hamas-run health ministry said.Read More
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The Pentagon said more than 800 military personnel have seen their records upgraded to honorable discharges after being kicked out of the military under its former “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. (Image credit: Kin Cheung) Read More