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And the tech layoffs continue. Multinational tech firms Ericsson, Tesla, Apple, Amazon, and Intel are slashing jobs, and China is rapidly following. Ericsson plans to cut approximately 240 positions at its core R&D facility on…

According to Reuters, Amazon laid off several hundred workers in its AWS cloud computing sales, marketing, global services division, and physical stores technology teams. AWS claims that the cuts resulted from Amazon identifying a few…

Tim Cook said a year ago that layoffs would be a "last resort.” It appears that time has come.  Apple has cut more than 600 jobs, the majority of which were from the self-driving car project they recently shuttered. A filing in the…

2023 devastated Silicon Valley tech workers—representing the worst 12 months since the dot.com crash two decades ago. Reasons cited for layoffs in 2023 included over-hiring during the pandemic, rising inflation, and lower consumer demand.…

In August, the news broke that Amazon would acquire iRobot. Today, they announced that they’re terminating the deal due to not getting European Union regulatory approval. Under the deal, Amazon would have invested in continued innovation by…

This story falls under the “What were they thinking” category. An online developers conference, DevTernity, was canceled after several executives pulled out after accusations that the organizer fabricated female speakers’ profiles.…

Amazon isn't getting sued because it's too big, but because it isn't playing fair according to the FTC and 17 states. The basis of the suit is that the company's conduct blocks competition, enabling it to use monopoly power to inflate…

The European Union (EU) has chosen 22 "gatekeeper" services, run by six of the world's largest tech companies, to face new rules as part of its latest crackdown. The EU Digital Markets Act (DMA) will apply to services from such companies as…

By the end of the year, 500 Whole Foods stores will implement palm recognition technology, eliminating the need for your credit cards and phones to pay for your groceries. The palm recognition service, dubbed Amazon One, will be used for…

What’s the INFORM Act? Spurred by sellers in China and other countries outside the United States offering counterfeit and stolen merchandise, the bipartisan INFORM Act (Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for…