AMAZON to Cut 16,000 Jobs…
Amazon announced 16,000 corporate job cuts as part of cost-reduction efforts to redirect resources toward artificial intelligence development, following an earlier round of 14,000 layoffs in October.
Clamor growing in Europe to boycott Trump’s World Cup…
Increasing numbers of Europeans are calling for a boycott of this summer’s World Cup in North America amid concerns about Trump’s policies, surveillance measures, and recent crackdowns.
Spain offers undocumented migrants a legal path to stay
Spain has approved a surprise decree allowing undocumented migrants already in the country to apply for temporary residency, citing economic and social benefits.
In 16 shootings since July, no DHS officers have faced charges…
Department of Homeland Security officers have shot at people 16 times since July during immigration enforcement, with the Trump administration declaring all shootings justified before investigations concluded, while charges against those fired upon have been dropped in 40% of cases where evidence contradicted official accounts.
U.S. population growth hits one of its slowest as immigration drops
U.S. population growth slowed to 0.5% in 2025, driven by a sharp decline in net immigration from 2.73 million to 1.26 million following Trump administration border policies.
TIKTOK users say they can’t upload anti-ICE videos…
TikTok users report upload failures for ICE-related content following the platform’s US ownership transfer, though TikTok attributes technical issues to a data center outage rather than censorship.
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face trial over claims that their features are addictive
A U.S. jury trial will test claims that major social media companies knowingly designed addictive features that harmed children’s mental health, with potential implications for hundreds of similar lawsuits.
Trump admin faces lawsuit from families of two men killed in US strike
Families of two Trinidadian men killed in a US missile strike near Venezuela have filed a wrongful death lawsuit, marking the first legal challenge to the Trump administration’s campaign against suspected drug boats.
Pornhub to block new UK users over age verification rules
Pornhub says it will block new UK users from February, arguing that the Online Safety Act’s age verification rules are ineffective and have sharply reduced site traffic.
Atomic scientists set ‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever…
Scientists say worsening global threats and weak international cooperation pushed the Doomsday Clock to a record 85 seconds to midnight in 2026.