Showing all posts tagged Big Tech
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Amazon Plans to Shrink Employee Stock Awards as Recession Looms
As big tech continues to feel the squeeze, Amazon is reconsidering the way it compensates its staff.
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Apple Considering Layoffs: Staff Told to Reapply for New Roles
Apple's new cost-cutting measures mean employees will have until Friday to apply for new roles or they'll be let go.
Jade Artry -
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Here’s What Google, Meta and Co Have Cut to Save Costs
The world's most powerful tech companies have all cut costs already this year - but can anything stem the dire economic tide?
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Apple to ‘Wallop’ Competition with New Buy Now Pay Later Service
When a big tech firm enters a new market, it's safe to assume that competitors are going to have a bad day.
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Microsoft: Stop Using Bing Data to Make Your Own AI Chatbots
The company has threatened to restrict its rivals from using Bing search data if it keeps being used for other AI projects.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Twitter Presses GitHub to Reveal Who Leaked Its Source Code
The data has now been removed from GitHub, but the social media giant wants to know how the culprit obtained it.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Apple Threatens to Discipline Staff Who Won’t Return to Office
Employee attendance is being tracked, with threats of escalating warnings for those that don't comply.
Conor Cawley -
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Microsoft Bing’s New ‘DALL-E’ Feature Lets You Create AI Images
Is Microsoft's slick AI image-creation feature enough to give it the edge over Google search?
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Report: Disney Could Cut 4,000 Jobs Next Month
Disney has reportedly directed its managers to plan out budget cuts and put together lists of employees to be laid off.
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Amazon Will Lay Off 9,000 More Employees
The cuts impact four divisions of the ecommerce company: Amazon Web Services, advertising, Twitch, and human resources.
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Internal Amazon FAQ Tells of Strict Back to Office Mandate
Amazon's employees are already upset about the company's return-to-work plans, and this will do nothing to quell tensions.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Microsoft Office’s New ‘Copilot’ AI Tool Can Create PowerPoints
The tool draws on large language models, pairing them with the personal user data available within Office apps.
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ChatGPT-Like Features Are Coming to Google Docs and Gmail
Google's new features allow users to streamline drafting documents and emails. But do they trump Microsoft's?
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Apple Extends Hiring Freeze and Delays Bonuses To Cut Costs
As other big tech companies make major layoffs, Apple is curbing the trend. But how long can this last?
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Codename P92: Meta Is Making a “Decentralized” Social Media App
Unsatisfied with Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, Mark Zuckerberg is looking to add a further string to his bow.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Google One VPN Scans Dark Web For Data Breaches
The new feature will be available to all Google One subscribers from today, as the tech giant expands its VPN offering.
Jade Artry -
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Atlassian Lays Off 500 Workers in Big Tech’s Latest Casualty
As the company shifts its focus on "high priority" areas, workers bear the brunt yet again.
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Twitter Layoffs: “Hardcore Musk Loyalists” Axed in Surprise Cull
Around one-tenth of Twitter's already-shrunken workforce parted ways with the social media site this weekend.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Google Employees Are Being Asked to Share Desks
After laying off 11,000 employees earlier this year, Google is doing everything it can to cut costs in a recession.
Conor Cawley -
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Thousands of Amazon Staff Outraged at Return-to-Office Policy
Amazon staff have started a Slack channel to air their grievances, while thousands have signed a petition opposing the plans.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Faces Nine Lawsuits for Failing to Pay Bills
Musk has been missing monthly payments since he took over Twitter, but creditors are fighting back via the courts.
Isobel O'Sullivan -