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‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ will be pulled from Paramount+ next week

Kris Naudus @krisnaudus The following contains minor spoilers for episode ten of ‘Star Trek: Prodigy.’ One thing that’s become increasingly common among genre shows is the idea of the “mid-season finale,” where a program goes on hiatus for a bit, but not before shaking things up for the rest of the year. Even children’s … Continue reading ‘Star Trek: Prodigy’ will be pulled from Paramount+ next week →

New versions of ChatGPT and other AI martech releases this week

ChatGPT

Here is a roundup of the AI-powered marketing technology products, platforms and features announced this week. Constantine von Hoffman on June 15, 2023 While Artificial intelligence (AI) has been a part of marketing technology for some time, ChatGPT’s launch made the topic white-hot. As a result, more and more AI-powered solutions are being announced every … Continue reading New versions of ChatGPT and other AI martech releases this week →

Nearly 20,000 jobs lost in another week of brutal mass layoffs for tech and media

Employee Layoffs

By Michael Grothaus February 10, 2023 On Thursday evening, Axios reported that Yahoo is set to lay off more than 1,600 of its employees. Yahoo’s job cuts equate to over 20% of its workforce and Axios reports that the cuts will hit Yahoo’s ad-tech division hard—with 50% of ad-tech employees set to be let … Continue reading Nearly 20,000 jobs lost in another week of brutal mass layoffs for tech and media →

Google is laying off 12,000 employees as another brutal week comes to an end for tech

Employee Layoffs

By Michael Grothaus January 20, 2023 Google and WeWork are the latest companies to announce layoffs in what has been a brutal few months for tech workers. On Friday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the search giant was cutting approximately 12,000 jobs. The cuts span the globe and myriad departments at Google’s parent … Continue reading Google is laying off 12,000 employees as another brutal week comes to an end for tech →

Microsoft could lay off as many as 11,000 employees this week

Microsoft Employees

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 Microsoft could lay off as many as 11,000 employees this week →

Salesforce: The trends underlying a record-breaking Cyber Week

Salesforce

As the Salesforce World Tour hit the Javits Center in New York City, conversation turned to the retail roller coaster. Kim Davis on December 9, 2022 In 2021, the Javits Center in New York city completed construction of a $ 1.5 billion expansion on the north side of its campus, adding over one million square … Continue reading Salesforce: The trends underlying a record-breaking Cyber Week →

Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos

Twitter Under Fire

By Michael Grothaus December 02, 2022 Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has just discovered that even Elon Musk’s version of Twitter has limits on “free speech.” Musk confirmed on Friday that Ye has been suspended from the platform—again. The suspension of Ye’s Twitter account comes after the rapper tweeted a photo … Continue reading Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos →

Meta will reportedly announce ‘large-scale’ layoffs next week

Facebook Employee

Twitter warns employees that layoffs are happening Friday The cuts come only a week after Elon Musk took over the company. K. Holt @krisholt Carlos Barria / reuters Twitter will reportedly begin laying off workers on Friday, only a week after Elon Musk officially took control of the website. Around half of the company’s … Continue reading Meta will reportedly announce ‘large-scale’ layoffs next week →

A week of Musk mayhem: Here are all the Twitter changes since Elon took over

Twitter Takeover

By Chris Morris November 03, 2022 It’s kind of hard to believe, but Elon Musk has owned Twitter for just one week. He certainly has had an impact, though. In terms of outward-facing changes, not a lot has happened yet, but Musk has issued a series of orders to employees that could result in … Continue reading A week of Musk mayhem: Here are all the Twitter changes since Elon took over →

China, U.S. Tech Stocks Climb Throughout The Week On Different Drivers

Stock Market

China, U.S. Tech Stocks Climb Throughout The Week On Different Drivers ValueWalk / 30 Aug 2022 Tech stocks in China and the U.S. are popping, although for different reasons. In China, an agreement between Washington and Beijing over their long-running audit disagreement triggered gains in Chinese tech stocks because their U.S. listings appear to be protected. … Continue reading China, U.S. Tech Stocks Climb Throughout The Week On Different Drivers →