FC Barcelona vice-president Rafa Yuste said that Xavi Hernandez was “always” the board’s bet to continue as head coach after the club legend agreed to see out his contract and stay in the dugout until at least June 30, 2025. Xavi announced in January that he would step down from…

Some of the largest companies in the world are placing major bets right now on artificial intelligence.In 2023, Apple spent more than $22 billion on R&D for generative AI products. Meta projected in its latest quarterly earnings that it will spend somewhere in the range of $35 to $40 billion…

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A coalition of Republican attorneys general from 17 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a new rule that requires employers to provide abortion accommodations under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. The rule, finalized in mid-April, mandates that most employers offer “reasonable accommodations” to workers related to pregnancy or childbirth, including providing time off for an abortion. The EEOC said in the rule that it does not require employers to pay for an abortion or provide paid time off for the procedure. “Congress passed the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to protect mothers-to-be and promote…

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