Cherlynn Low @cherlynnlow The Series 8 is the middle child of Apple’s 2022 Watch lineup, and unfortunately it might be the easiest to overlook. With its main updates being crash detection and a new skin temperature sensor that allows for ovulation tracking, the Series 8 feels like a small update to last year’s Series … Continue reading Apple is reportedly developing an AI health coach for Apple Watch
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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
Gap Reportedly ‘Pauses’ Ad Business
Gap Reportedly ‘Pauses’ Ad Business by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, March 22, 2023 Gap has paused its GPS Media business and shifted investments to new supply-chain and custom clothing programs that are core to its main retail business. Taking resources from GPS Media, a Gap spokesperson told Insider that the company will shift support to its … Continue reading Gap Reportedly ‘Pauses’ Ad Business
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
Meta reportedly plans more job cuts
Meta is laying off more than 11,000 employees Karissa Bell @karissabe Meta is reducing the size of its workforce by about 13 percent and letting more than 11,000 of its employees go in the first mass layoffs in the company’s history. Mark Zuckerberg has announced the move in a message to employees, which Meta … Continue reading Meta reportedly plans more job cuts