Spotify is laying off 1,500 employees, who will be notified later today This is Spotify’s third round of layoffs this year, and will account for 17% of the company’s staff. Steve Dent Updated Mon, Dec 4, 2023 VIEW press via Getty Images Spotify is cutting jobs for the third time this year. In a … Continue reading Spotify laying off 17 percent of employees across the company
Amazon surpasses UPS and FedEx as largest delivery company Deanna Ritchie / Last Updated: Nov 29, 2023 Amazon has now officially become the Largest Delivery Company in the United States, surpassing both UPS and FedEx regarding package volume. The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth delivered more parcels to U.S. households in 2022 than UPS, having outpaced … Continue reading Amazon surpasses UPS and FedEx as largest delivery company
By Chris Stokel-Walker November 22, 2023 On Tuesday night, OpenAI announced that it had reached an agreement in principle for cofounder and recently ousted CEO Sam Altman to return to the company. As part of the arrangement, the $80 billion company will also have a new board composed of Bret Taylor, Larry Summers, and … Continue reading OpenAI nearly blew up their $80 billion company. But was the issue they were reportedly arguing over really the right issue?
By Jessica Bursztynsky November 14, 2023 Airbnb has acquired GamePlanner.AI, a stealth startup that the company said will help the home sharing company accelerate “select AI projects.” “What makes GamePlanner.AI so special is that they combine expertise in AI, design, and community,” Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said in a statement Tuesday. “AI … Continue reading Airbnb just bought a stealth AI company for slightly under $200 million
A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook The software company is threatening legal action against Meta for using its name. Karissa Bell Tue, Oct 31, 2023 SOPA Images via Getty Images A UK-based software company called Threads Software Limited is threatening legal action against … Continue reading A software company called Threads says Meta tried to buy its domain and kicked it off Facebook
By Michael Grothaus August 29, 2023 Most software engineers dream of working at one of the Big 5 tech companies: Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft. But if the maximum possible salary also plays a role in those dreams, which company should an engineer strive for? Thanks to data compiled by tech industry careers … Continue reading Which Big Tech company pays software engineers the most? Survey reveals salaries at Apple, Google, and Meta
By Mark Wilson August 17, 2023 Last year brought us the technological big bang of generative AI. The world was changed overnight by new systems like Midjourney and ChatGPT, which were capable of generating images and articles from nothing but a few written prompts. But the truth is, we’ve barely tapped the potential of … Continue reading OpenAI’s first acquisition is an AI design company
FTC opens investigation into ChatGPT creator OpenAI Jon Fingas @jonfingas American regulators now appear to be clamping down on generative AI in earnest. The Washington Post has learned the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and DALL-E. Officials have requested documents showing how the company … Continue reading OpenAI’s trust and safety lead is leaving the company
With hackajob marketing technologists and tech workers in general can expect employers to apply to them rather than vice versa. Kim Davis on July 20, 2023 “We flip the model, so rather than a candidate applying to the job, the company applies to the engineer.” That’s Mark Chaffey, co-founder and CEO of Hackajob, a London-based … Continue reading If every company is now a technology company, how should they hire tech talent?
Twitter May Be The Backbone Of Tucker Carlson’s New Media Company by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, July 14, 2023 Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and former White House adviser Neil Patel are working to raise “hundreds of millions of dollars” to create content for a new media company that would potentially use Twitter as its backbone. Longer versions of … Continue reading Twitter May Be The Backbone Of Tucker Carlson’s New Media Company
