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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, helps one in eight Americans put food on the table, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP). SNAP is a lifeline for many individuals, families and people with disabilities.More than 62% of SNAP recipients are part of families with children. In 2022, 20% of children under 18 nationwide were in families receiving SNAP benefits. More than 38% of SNAP recipients are from working families. And more than 37% of families receiving SNAP include someone who is disabled or elderly, according to the CBPP.“Without SNAP, families miss…

Eudia, a fast-growing legal startup, has agreed to buy Irish-founded alternative legal services provider Johnson Hana. The terms of the deal are undisclosed.This is Eudia’s first acquisition. Its artificial intelligence platform helps corporate legal teams handle routine matters. It ultimately wants to build a network of “AI-augmented” legal professionals who perform work for clients, particularly large enterprises, at a lower cost than Big Law rates.”We believe AI is the future of labor,” said Omar Haroun, a former lawyer and Eudia’s founder and chief executive. “Not in a dystopian way, but more augmented humans who are ready to completely change the…

Samsung Electronics reported a worse-than-expected earnings projection for the second quarter, worrying investors about the company’s ability to compete in the chip war.On Tuesday, the South Korean memory chipmaker said it expected a 56% plunge in second-quarter profit compared with last year. The company estimated that its operating profit would be 4.6 trillion Korean won, or $3.37 billion.Samsung attributed the profit miss to US export curbs on advanced AI chips to China. The company reports full second-quarter earnings on July 31.Analysts have said that Samsung has been losing out to competitors because of factors other than the US export restrictions.In…

OpenAI has reportedly overhauled its security operations to protect against corporate espionage. According to the Financial Times, the company accelerated an existing security clampdown after Chinese startup DeepSeek released a competing model in January, with OpenAI alleging that DeepSeek improperly copied its models using “distillation” techniques. The beefed-up security includes “information tenting” policies that limit staff access to sensitive algorithms and new products. For example, during development of OpenAI’s o1 model, only verified team members who had been read into the project could discuss it in shared office spaces, according to the FT. And there’s more. OpenAI now isolates proprietary…

Sequoia Capital, one of the largest and oldest global VC firms, is facing pressure over a partner’s online remarks.Signatories self-identified as founders, investors, and tech workers have signed an open letter calling for Sequoia Capital to take disciplinary action against one of its high-profile partners after he called New York City mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani an “Islamist” on X.As of writing, the letter appeared to have hundreds of signatures, though at least several of them appeared to be trolls using made-up or fake names.The list includes some business leaders who have previously raised capital from Sequoia-linked funds. That includes…

A federal judge in Massachusetts granted a temporary restraining order against a provision in President Donald Trump’s recently passed tax and policy megabill that would deny Planned Parenthood and its member organizations Medicaid funding for one year for non-abortion health services.Planned Parenthood, the largest reproductive health provider in the United States, and two of its member organizations had filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration earlier Monday over the provision, which the groups said was meant to target Planned Parenthood and its member organizations over abortion access.While the Hyde Amendment already prohibits the use of federal funding for abortions, the…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk formally launched his new political organization over the weekend — the “America Party” — and on Monday morning the markets reacted.Tesla shares fell nearly 7% and shed roughly $21 per share as of market closing at 4 p.m. ET.The launching of his political party was just another move in Musk’s very public feud with President Donald Trump, whom the SpaceX CEO donated at least $277 million to support during the 2024 presidential campaign.As a result, the world’s richest man’s net worth is $15 billion less than it was on Sunday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index,…

If Elon Musk ever had to write a cover letter, he might say that he’s the kind of leader who identifies an important problem and launches into action to find a solution — regardless of the odds.He wouldn’t be lying. It’s one of his primary traits as a business leader.Musk has a long history of founding and leading companies designed to tackle issues he feels need to be addressed. The latest example is his announcement over the weekend that he was moving forward with plans to create a new political party, the America Party for the “80% in the middle,”…

Apple’s head of AI models, Ruoming Pang, is leaving the company to work at Meta, Bloomberg reported on Monday. This marks the latest high-ranking AI executive Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has scooped up to lead his new AI superintelligence unit. Pang previously ran Apple’s in-house team that trained the AI foundation models that underpin Apple Intelligence and other on-device AI features, according to the report. Apple’s AI models haven’t exactly been a huge success — they’re far less capable than what OpenAI, Anthropic, and even Meta offer. Apple has reportedly even considered tapping third-party AI models to power its forthcoming…

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical Solutions for Back Pain Relief.” CNN  —  If you’ve been hitting the gym regularly and feeling stronger — but also stiffer and more slouched — you may be overlooking key elements that create balance in your workouts. Despite good intentions, many people unknowingly reinforce poor posture with their strength-training workouts, leading to tight muscles, restricted mobility and even chronic pain. A few simple adjustments can help you train smarter so…