Washington Post Slashes Workforce as It Hemorrhages Subscribers

The Washington Post laid off roughly 4 percent of its workforce Tuesday, amid financial struggles and the departure of senior staff. The cuts will eliminate around 100 jobs in the Post‘s business divisions, including advertising and marketing, the New York Times reported. They will not affect jobs in the newsroom. This is the paper’s latest attempt

U.S. Defense Department bans Tencent and other Chinese companies

The U.S. Defense Department has added dozens of Chinese companies, including games and technology company Tencent, artificial intelligence firm SenseTime and the world’s biggest battery maker CATL, to a list of companies it says have ties to China’s military. In recent years, Washington has sought to restrict sharing of advanced technology, including semiconductors and AI,