Amazon-Owned Audible Lays off over 100 Employees
Amazon-owned audiobook and podcast division Audible is laying off 5 percent of its staff, more than 100 employees, as part of overall job cuts at the e-commerce giant.
OpenAI-Backed 1x Raises $100 Million to Build Next-Gen Humanoid Robots
Norwegian robotics startup 1X Technologies, backed by OpenAI, has raised $100 million in its series B funding round led by EQT Ventures.
Discord Laying Off 17 Percent of Workforce
Discord, the popular communication platform, has announced a significant reduction in its workforce, affecting 17 percent of its employees.
Google Eliminates Hundreds of Jobs Across Hardware, Engineering Teams
Google on Thursday confirmed it has cut several hundred jobs across hardware, core engineering, and Google Assistant teams.
Microsoft Overtakes Apple to Become World’s Most Valuable Company
Microsoft has upstaged Apple to become the world’s biggest company by market value, as the boom in artificial intelligence brought a new twist to the decades-long rivalry between the two Big Tech groups, media reports said.
WhatsApp Now Lets iOS Users Turn Their Photos into Stickers
WhatsApp has started to roll out a new feature that lets iOS users create, edit, and share their stickers.
JN.1 Covid Spread May Cause a Bigger Wave, Warn Global Experts
JN.1, the currently dominant and highly transmissible COVID-19 sub-variant, may result in a bigger wave than the previous ones, according to global experts.
Raptor Technologies’ School Safety Software Exposes 4 Million Records
Cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a significant data breach involving the exposure of an estimated 4 million records, containing sensitive school safety information and personally identifiable information (PII) of students, parents, and school staff.
Google To Shut Websites Made with Business Profiles in March
Google has announced that it will be shutting down websites made with Google Business Profiles in March this year.
Meta Faces New EU Complaint over ‘Pay for Privacy’ Consent
Privacy rights advocacy group noyb on Thursday filed a new complaint against Meta, alleging that the social media platform unlawfully ignores the users’ right to easily withdraw consent and asks them to pay.
Researchers Identify Over 200 New Genes Linked to Depression
More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified, which may soon lead to treatments for the mental health condition suffered by thousands of people.
Google Laying off Hundreds of AR Employees, Fitbit Leaders Move on
Google is laying off hundreds of hardware employees, especially in the augmented reality (AR) division while Fitbit co-founders James Park, Eric Friedman, and other Fitbit leaders are reportedly leaving the company.
Meta Lays off Technical Program Managers at Instagram
Meta has started the New Year by laying off some technical program managers (TPMs) at Instagram and reports said that at least 60 such jobs are either being consolidated or eliminated.
Netflix Ad Plan Reaches 23 Million Monthly Users
Streaming giant Netflix's ad-supported tier has reached more than 23 million global active users per month.
US SEC Greenlights Bitcoin ETFs In Watershed for Crypto Market
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has finally approved the first-ever Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Multiple Vulnerabilities Patches in POST SMTP Mailer WordPress Plugin
This vulnerability makes it possible for unauthenticated threat actors to reset the API key used to authenticate to the mailer and view logs, including password reset emails on WordPress sites that use this plugin.
OpenAI Launches GPT Store for ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise Users
OpenAI, the company behind the AI chatbot ChatGPT, has officially launched the GPT Store for users of ChatGPT Plus, Team, and Enterprise.
Amazon to Lay off Hundreds of Workers in Its Prime Video, MGM Studios: Report
Amazon is reportedly laying off several hundreds of employees in its Prime Video and MGM Studios.
YouTube Lets Creators Upload Podcast Episodes via RSS Feed
YouTube now let audio-first podcast creators upload episodes via RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed instead of making them manually create a video.
Meta To Hide Age-Inappropriate Content for Teens on Insta, FB
Meta has announced that it will start to hide more types of age-inappropriate content for teens on Instagram and Facebook, in line with expert guidance.
