Dell to lay off more than 6,500 employees
By Brian Fung, CNN Dell plans to lay off roughly 5% of its workforce, the company said in a regulatory filing Monday, in the latest example of tech…
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Foxconn January sales hit record high after production restored at world’s biggest iPhone factory
By Michelle Toh, CNN Apple supplier Foxconn says its January monthly sales hit a record high as it bounced back from Covid-19 disruptions in China.…
Continue Reading Why Twitter users are upset about the platform’s latest change
By AJ Willingham, CNN The season of Twitter shakeups isn’t over yet. The social media platform has announced it will eliminate free API access…
Continue Reading Activision Blizzard settles SEC charges for $35 million
By Brian Fung, CNN Activision Blizzard will pay $35 million to settle US government allegations that the video game giant violated a whistleblower…
Continue Reading A first generation iPhone fetches $63,000 at auction
By Jennifer Korn, CNN A first-generation 2007 iPhone sold for more than $63,000 in an online auction Sunday, more than 100 times its original cost.…
Continue Reading Democratic senator urges Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores
By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over concerns…
Continue Reading Democratic senator urges Apple and Google to ban TikTok from their app stores
CNN By Brian Fung, CNN A member of the Senate Intelligence Committee is calling on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores over…
Continue Reading Meta shares surge nearly 20% as Zuckerberg pledges to make 2023 a ‘year of efficiency’
By Clare Duffy, CNN For years, Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg invested heavily in growth, including in areas like virtual reality with unproven…
Continue Reading ChatGPT creator launches subscription service for viral AI chatbot
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, announced on Wednesday it is piloting a $20 monthly subscription plan that…
Continue Reading Judge reportedly allows Meta to move forward with VR startup acquisition, in blow to FTC
By Brian Fung, CNN A federal judge will not block Meta from buying a virtual reality tech startup, according to multiple reports, in a setback for…
Continue Reading Samsung unveils Galaxy S23 lineup with powerhouse camera
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business At its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones — and the…
Continue Reading Record $3.8 billion stolen in crypto hacks last year, report says
CNN By Jennifer Korn A record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various services last year, with much of those thefts driven by…
Continue Reading Record $3.8 billion stolen in crypto hacks last year, report says
By Jennifer Korn A record $3.8 billion worth of cryptocurrency was stolen from various services last year, with much of those thefts driven by North…
Continue Reading Apple and Google’s app stores wield ‘gatekeeper’ power and should be reined in, Commerce Department says
By Brian Fung, CNN The Biden administration on Wednesday took its biggest swipe yet at app stores run by Apple and Google, with a new report accusing…
Continue Reading Apple is the only US tech giant to have avoided significant layoffs. Will it last?
By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN In less than three months, four of the big five US tech companies have cut tens of thousands of employees combined,…
Continue Reading Tech CEO apologizes for quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in layoff announcement
By Rob McLean, CNN A tech CEO is apologizing after quoting Martin Luther King Jr. in a layoffs announcement. On January 24, PagerDuty CEO Jennifer…
Continue Reading Snap stock plunges 15% as revenue growth stalls
By Clare Duffy, CNN Snapchat’s parent company reported stalled revenue growth and a large net loss for the final three months of 2022, as it…
Continue Reading Instagram’s founders are back with a new app
By Jennifer Korn More than four years after Instagram’s founders left the company, they’re back with a new app. Kevin Systrom and Mike…
Continue Reading ChatGPT creator rolls out ‘imperfect’ tool to help teachers spot potential cheating
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Two months after OpenAI unnerved some educators with the public release of ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that can…
Continue Reading Apple has infringed on worker rights, NLRB investigators say
By Brian Fung, CNN Apple has illegally imposed rules on its employees that prohibit them from discussing their wages and engaging in other protected…
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