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The Department of Homeland Security asked the Pentagon to accommodate roughly 250 federal agents and 140 vehicles at a military base in Illinois ahead of an expected increase in immigration roundups in the Chicago area, according to an internal government memo obtained by CBS News. In a request for assistance to the Department of Defense, a top Homeland Security official …

WASHINGTON — In the days after health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, he suggested sweeping changes were needed to reform the agency — and that the ouster was part of his plan. “The agency is in trouble, and we need to fix it, and we are fixing it,” …

When Julie Sweet needed to announce the biggest organizational change in Accenture’s history to her workforce of more than 770,000 employees, she broke with decades of corporate tradition. Instead of crafting a company-wide memo, the CEO opted for something different: a direct video message that would reach employees across 120 countries and fundamentally reshape how massive corporations communicate during times …

Polling memo reveals risk for Indiana Republicans as they weigh redistricting  Politico Indiana Republican state lawmakers set to visit the White House amid Trump redistricting push  CNN The White House Wants Indiana to Redistrict. Republicans There Are Split.  The New York Times Indiana lawmakers to meet Trump administration in DC today. Taxpayers may cover some travel costs  IndyStar Redistricting battles intensify in California, Texas …

Meta just made the biggest reorganization of its artificial intelligence operations to date. Business Insider obtained the full email sent by 28-year-old Alexandr Wang, the leader of Meta Superintelligence Labs, or MSL, to all Meta employees who work on AI. As the AI arms race continues, Meta has been assembling an all-star team of talent, trying to poach researchers from …

U.S. citizenship reviews will sharpen focus on ‘moral character,’ memo says  The Washington Post US to ‘root out anti-Americanism’ in reviewing immigration applications  The Guardian Citizenship reviews now ask immigrants to show “positive contributions” to U.S.  Axios No anti-American behavior will be tolerated: New rules for visa holders, green card applicants  The Times of India Trump Admin to Flag ‘Anti-American’ Ideologies in Agency’s Benefit …

While Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn was loudly criticized this year after declaring that Duolingo would become an “AI-first company,” he suggested in a new interview the real issue was that he “did not give enough context.” “Internally, this was not controversial,” von Ahn told The New York Times. “Externally, as a publicly traded company some people assume that it’s …

Trump signs memo requiring universities to disclose admissions data on race  Reuters Trump Administration to Require Universities to Submit Data on Applicants’ Race  The New York Times Trump orders colleges to prove they don’t consider race in admissions as three UCs face probe  Los Angeles Times Ensuring Transparency in Higher Education Admissions  The White House (.gov) Trump signs action forcing universities and colleges to …

It’s not every day that a CEO’s 2,500-word response to an employee engagement survey goes viral. But that’s exactly what happened last weekend, after AT&T CEO John Stankey sent a memo to his managers that my colleagues Dominick Reuter and Katherine Li published for the entire internet to see. Upon first reading it, I laughed at just how blunt Stankey …

Amazon is breaking up its Wondery podcast studio as consumption of the medium shifts to video and personality-driven shows, according to a memo viewed by Business Insider. About 110 people are being let go as a result, a person familiar with the matter told BI. Also exiting is Wondery’s CEO Jen Sargent. Amazon made a big bet on podcasts when …