New Facebook Messenger interface. Photo: Facebook
Facebook will minimize the clutter of its Messenger interface by reducing the number of tabs from 9 to 3, the company announced. Features currently accessed via tabs will still be available in the app, but less prominent on screen.
Why it matters: Per Axios' Sara Fischer, Facebook is reversing Messenger's tab overload in part because it needs to make room for the roll-out of ads in the messaging app, which has 1.3 billion users worldwide.
Joe Biden (left) and President Trump (right) are facing off in Cleveland for the first presidential debate. Photos: Alex Wong (of Biden) and David Hume Kennerly (of Trump)/Getty Images
President Trump will try to break Joe Biden's composure by going after his son Hunter and other family members in tonight's first presidential debate — a campaign source tells Axios "nothing will be off the table" — while Biden plans to stick to the economy, coronavirus and new revelations about how Trump avoided paying taxes.
Driving the news: Biden and Trump are set to debate at 9 p.m. ET at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and it will be moderated by Fox News' Chris Wallace.
A person posing for a photo in front of the iconic Disney castle at Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong on Sept, 25. Photo: Miguel Candela Poblacion/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
Disney is laying off 28,000 workers at its theme parks and experiences and consumer products divisions, the company said in a statement Tuesday.
Why it matters: The coronavirus pandemic has forced the company to close its California theme parks and limit attendance at re-opened parks elsewhere around the U.S. Around 67% of the 28,000 laid off workers are part-time employees, according to Josh D’Amaro, chairman of Disney's parks, experiences and products division.
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios
Postponed vacations, holidays in isolation and back-to-back virtual meetings are taking a toll on millions of American workers.
Why it matters: As we head into the fall, workers are feeling the burnout. Such a collective fraying of mental health at work could dampen productivity and hinder economic growth across the country.