By Michael Grothaus January 09, 2024 Unity Software, maker of the popular cross-platform game engine used by developers across the globe, has announced the first major tech layoffs of the new year. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dated January 8, 2024, Unity Software said it will cut “approximately 1,800 … Continue reading 2024 tech layoffs have already started: Unity Software to cut nearly 25% of workforce
By Chris Morris October 13, 2023 Cyberattacks are becoming more prevalent in 2023—and it’s no longer a matter of whether this year will record a record number of data breaches, it’s more a question of how high that number will be. As of the end of September, corporations had reported 2,116 data compromises for … Continue reading 2023 is already the worst year for hacks—and we’re not out yet
By Allan Sloan July 28, 2023 We may be seeing a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the stock market. And it’s not from an approaching train. U.S. stocks are up nicely this year; we got good news this week about good growth in the gross domestic product (GDP); … Continue reading What recession? This already looks like a bull market
By Sam Becker June 28, 2023 It’d be easy to forgive most people for changing or even abandoning their financial or investing strategy over the past few years. With the pandemic, inflation, ongoing prospects of a recession, and rising interest rates, there’s been a lot of economic action packed into a relatively short period … Continue reading Gen Z and millennials are already dipping into their retirement funds—even more than Gen X
Cherlynn Low @cherlynnlow The age of generative AI is upon us, and this week alone Google and Microsoft made major announcements around their respective products for the masses. While Google unveiled an “experimental conversational AI service” called Bard (March 16, 2023), Microsoft had a fuller slate of news to share at its event in … Continue reading Microsoft is already reversing some of the limits it put on Bing’s AI chat tools
By Harry McCracken February 08, 2023 This story is from Fast Company’s new Plugged In newsletter, a weekly roundup of tech insights, news, and trends from global technology editor Harry McCracken, delivered to your inbox every Wednesday morning. Sign up for it—and all of our newsletters—here. What if the next big thing never quite becomes the next big thing? … Continue reading Is the metaverse already dead?
By Talib Visram December 28, 2022 In May, Mike Pence wrote a scathing op-ed against the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement in the Wall Street Journal. He railed against asset managers prioritizing investments in socially and environmentally responsible companies, saying the practice interferes with the free market and actively hurts fossil fuel companies. … Continue reading Anti ‘woke’ ESG policies are already costing taxpayers millions
Barking Up The Wrong Tree: YouTube Already Top Streaming Dog, So What’s Left? by Wayne Friedman , Staff Writer, July 29, 2022 YouTube might be yet another bellwether of declining TV/CTV advertising trends. YouTube posted second-quarter advertising revenues of $7.34 billion, up just 4% — slightly under analysts’ expectations, and well below the strong, double-digit … Continue reading Barking Up The Wrong Tree: YouTube Already Top Streaming Dog, So What’s Left?
By Sam Becker July 01, 2022 At the beginning of June, 55% of Americans believed that the U.S. was in an economic recession, according to a poll from The Economist and YouGov. While the U.S. wasn’t in a recession a month ago, we may be now, at least according to … Continue reading We’re already in a recession, according to the Fed’s GDP tracker
‘Flexibility’ May Already Be the Word of 2022: AMEX Has the Receipts by Steve Smith , Staff Writer @popeyesm, February 4, 2022 If you want to know how well a business is doing, just stand by the cash register. That is American Express’s unique perch amid the post-pandemic recovery. They literally get to see the receipts … Continue reading 'Flexibility' May Already Be the Word of 2022: AMEX Has the Receipts
