Tag Archives: Reportedly

Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

  By Michael Grothaus April 19, 2023 Meta Platforms is expected to announce a third round of layoffs today, according to reports from Vox and Bloomberg. The layoffs follow two previous rounds of job cuts at Meta, which laid off 11,000 employees back in November and, just last month, announced that an additional 10,000 employees … Continue reading Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp

Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine

Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine   Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Facing renewed competition from Microsoft and OpenAI, Google is reportedly “racing” to build an “all-new” AI-powered search engine. According to The New York Times, the company is in the early stages of creating a search service that will attempt to anticipate what … Continue reading Google is reportedly developing a new AI-powered search engine

Apple reportedly held anti-union meetings at all of its US stores

Apple Store employees in Maryland vote to unionize   Igor Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Apple Store employees at the company’s Towson Town Center location in Maryland have voted to unionize. According to the Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, the group that led the unionization effort, workers voted “overwhelming” in favor of joining the International Association of Machinists … Continue reading Apple reportedly held anti-union meetings at all of its US stores

Portions of Twitter’s source code were reportedly leaked online

Andrew Tarantola   @terrortola A company’s public image is arguably even more important to its bottom line than the product they produce and very much not something to be trifled with. Would Disney be the entertainment behemoth it is today if not for its family-friendly facade, would Google have garnered so much goodwill if not … Continue reading Portions of Twitter’s source code were reportedly leaked online

Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord

Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord   Kris Holt @krisholt Elon Musk is reportedly attempting to build a company town where Tesla, Boring and SpaceX workers might live. The mooted town, which is around 35 miles away from Austin, Texas, would likely be called Snailbrook, The Wall Street Journal reports. The publication unearthed … Continue reading Elon Musk reportedly wants to be his employees’ landlord

Mass layoffs hit the automotive industry as GM reportedly joins Ford and Rivian

  By Michael Grothaus March 01, 2023 Recent months have not been good for the tech and media industries, which have seen hundreds of thousands of jobs lost as companies look for ways to reduce costs among slowing sales and fears of an economic downturn. But Big Tech and media weren’t the only industries hit … Continue reading Mass layoffs hit the automotive industry as GM reportedly joins Ford and Rivian

Twitter reportedly created a system to artificially boost Elon Musk’s tweets

Elon Musk says Twitter is fixing its Elon Musk tweet problem   Steve Dent @stevetdent If you’ve been using Twitter’s “For You” instead of the chronological “Following” tab, you may have noticed a problem. A number of users have remarked that the algorithmic feed has been showing a lot of Elon Musk’s tweets and replies, … Continue reading Twitter reportedly created a system to artificially boost Elon Musk’s tweets