3 place 0 fresh

13 Big Tech's New Layoffs Phase is Underway

The Information
Martin Peers @ The Information 2 place · today 20:00 EDT

Big Tech's New Layoffs Phase is Underway

We’re in a tech layoff era again—although a more accurate term may be an “employee replacement” phase. Meta Platforms told staff on Thursday it plans to lay off 10% of its staff, or about 8,000 people, next month. (The next few weeks won’t be fun at Meta!) The latest layoffs follow Meta’s cuts of about 2,000 people earlier this year and a spate of such cuts elsewhere at Snap, Amazon and Microsoft.   Most companies herald these moves as a sign of cost discipline—something Wall Street wants to hear—but if his

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
The Information The Information
Silicon Valley
George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 1 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

Newark apartment complex bought for much less than prior value

An East Bay apartment complex has been bought at a price that's well below its prior value. Read more

0

🔮
23.04.2026 ♈︎ Dear Aries, today awaits you a busy and interesting day filled with various events and... Read more ›
Silicon Valley
George Avalos @ Silicon Valley 2 place · 02/07/2106 01:28 EDT

PG&E buys San Jose building to bolster South Bay operations

A PG&E Corp. unit has bought a San Jose building in a move to bolster the utility's South Bay operations. Read more

0

Business Insider
Alistair Barr @ Business Insider 1 place · today 21:27 EDT

Tech jobs have hit an AI air pocket. Is it temporary or permanent?

Tech layoffs have picked up lately. Some pressures may be temporary as AI reshapes hiring, roles, and the future of work in Silicon Valley. Read more

0 newcommer

Inc42 Media
Vaishnavi Dayalani @ Inc42 Media 1 place · today 21:18 EDT

Test de fiabilité d’un véhicule d’occasion : guide pratique en 6 étapes pour choisir en toute confiance

Pourquoi tester la fiabilité d’un véhicule d’occasion ? Les critères essentiels du test de fiabilité Historique d’entretien Kilométrage réel vs… Read more

0 fresh

Business Insider
Dominick Reuter,Katherine Li,Shubhangi Goel,Jordan Hart,Roya Sha @ Business Insider 2 place · today 21:06 EDT

Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Oracle — see the list

Layoffs have hit over a dozen companies in 2026, including Meta, Amazon, and Oracle. AI and economic conditions are reshaping the business landscape. Read more

0 fresh

GSMArena.com
GSMArena.com 1 place · today 21:03 EDT

vivo X300 FE in for review

It's been kind of hectic here at GSMArena HQ in the last few weeks - we're getting phones left and right and are working pretty much nonstop to bring you guys content! But we're slowly getting through the pile, and today, we've got the recently globalized vivo X300 FE in the house! Unveiled and rolled internationally alongside the vivo X300 Ultra, the vivo X300 FE is coming in two configurations... Read more

0 fresh

Habr
omyhosts (ISPsystem) @ Habr 1 place · today 20:33 EDT

«Трубы» зовут — вспоминаем историю скринсейверов

Когда ЭЛТ-монитор долго показывает одну и ту же картинку, на экране навечно остается ее след — из-за выгорания люминофора. Многие из вас и так это знают, а кто-то даже видел такое своими глазами. Именно для решения этой проблемы и были придуманы скринсейверы — движущаяся картинка вместо статичной не позволяла экрану «застаиваться».Но в сегодняшней статье мы не будем писать о том, как такая (вроде) очевидная штука позволила продлить жизнь огромному количеству... Read more

0 fresh

Skift
Meghna Maharishi @ Skift 1 place · today 20:26 EDT

Trump Says He Wants the U.S. to Buy Spirit: Where Things Stand on the Bailout

As the terms of a bailout for Spirit are being finalized, President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was interested in the U.S. buying the airline and selling it for a profit once oil prices drop. Read more

0 fresh

Droid Life
Kellen @ Droid Life 1 place · today 20:24 EDT

How to AirDrop on Samsung Galaxy Phones

AirDrop on Android is one of the best features we’ve seen delivered to the platform in some time. With so many people in our lives owning iPhones and so many of us using Apple computers or iPads, being able to share quickly and directly with all of those devices is such a convenience. We first... Read the original post: How to AirDrop on Samsung Galaxy Phones Read more

0 fresh

SlashGear
SlashGear 1 place · today 20:15 EDT

Americans Are Carpooling To Save On Gas – Here Are Some Tips For Beginners

If rising gas prices have you considering a carpool, there are some things you need to consider. Here are a few tips to help you get started. Read more

0 fresh

The Information
Valida Pau @ The Information 1 place · today 20:12 EDT

The Region Where Software M&A Is Hopping

Elon Musk may be the busiest dealmaker right now. This Tuesday, his SpaceX rocket company said it had an option to buy coding startup Cursor for $60 billion. That would be the biggest venture-backed acquisition—other than SpaceX’s February purchase of his startup, xAI, for what Musk has said was a $250 billion valuation.Outside the Musk-verse, by contrast, tech bankers have been complaining about how slow dealmaking is—particularly in software, where... Read more

0 fresh

Tech Wire Asia
Dashveenjit Kaur @ Tech Wire Asia 1 place · today 20:00 EDT

The global smartphone market just had its worst quarter in two years, and memory is to blame

Global smartphone market fell in Q1 2026 as a DRAM and NAND shortage squeezed supply and pushed prices beyond reach for many consumers The memory crunch is reshaping the global smartphone market rankings, with premium-focused brands pulling ahead while volume players absorb the heaviest losses The global smartphone market ended a 10-quarter growth streak in ... Read more

0 fresh

CNET
Aaron Pruner @ CNET 1 place · today 19:58 EDT

Meta Adds New Live Chat Feature to Threads for NBA Playoffs, Major Events

Threads users can chat in real-time conversations during big cultural events. Read more

0 fresh

Inc42 Media
Vaishnavi Dayalani @ Inc42 Media 2 place · today 19:56 EDT

Générateur arrière‑plan présentation – guide pratique, fonctionnalités et cas d’usage

Qu’est‑ce qu’un générateur d’arrière‑plan pour présentations ? Principales fonctionnalités à rechercher Bibliothèque de modèles Personnalisation avancée Export et compatibilité Avantages… Read more

0 fresh

CNET
Aaron Pruner @ CNET 2 place · today 19:35 EDT

Meta Centralizes Access to Facebook, Instagram, AI Glasses and More Apps

Meta Account lets you manage and access all your Meta accounts from a single unified dashboard. Read more

0 fresh

CNET
Corin Cesaric-Epple @ CNET 3 place · today 19:30 EDT

My Dog Is Banned From the Groomers. Is This Pet Vacuum Tool the At-Home Solution?

I tried a Oneisall grooming kit on my grooming-resistant dog, and he didn't hate it. Read more

0 fresh

Android Authority
Brady Snyder @ Android Authority 1 place · today 19:27 EDT

Tired of constant price hikes? These smart glasses are actually getting cheaper

XREAL's flagship One Pro display glasses are still stunning, and now, their price is slightly easier to stomach. Read more

0 fresh

Gizmodo
Matt Novak @ Gizmodo 2 place · today 19:25 EDT

Feds Arrest Soldier Who Allegedly Made $400,000 on Maduro Kidnapping Polymarket Bet

“Prediction markets are not a haven for using misappropriated confidential or classified information for personal gain,” said U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton for the Southern District of New York. Read more

0 fresh

CNET
Tyler Lacoma @ CNET · today 19:25 EDT

Mullvad VPN Creates iOS Master Switch to Protect Users From Data Leaks

Mullvad's new approach addresses an issue with Apple app updates, but you'll need to do more hands-on maintenance. Read more

0 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
The Information The Information
The Information
Anissa Gardizy @ The Information · 04/16/2026 21:19 EDT

OpenAI to Spend More Than $20 Billion on Cerebras Chips, Receive Equity Stake

OpenAI recently struck an unusual deal to lessen its dependence on Nvidia’s AI chips and potentially lower its computing expenses in the coming years. OpenAI has agreed to pay Cerebras more than $20 billion to use servers powered by the firm’s chips over the next three years, double the figure that was previously associated with the deal, according to multiple people with knowledge of the deal. As part of the... Read more

0

The Information
Valida Pau @ The Information · 04/16/2026 21:50 EDT

Cerebras Prepares Public Listing, Eyes $35 Billion-Plus Valuation

Chip startup Cerebras is planning to make its IPO paperwork public as soon as Friday, The Information reported Thursday. It aims to raise more than $3 billion and seeks a valuation of at least $35 billion, which represents a 60% premium to its last private valuation of $22 billion in February. ... Read more

0

The Information
Juro Osawa @ The Information · 04/17/2026 02:35 EDT

Alibaba Becomes Selective with Open-Source Models, New Release Shows

Alibaba Group has open sourced a smaller size version of its latest Qwen3.6 large language models. The new release shows how Alibaba is becoming more selective with which models to open source, as it shifts its focus toward proprietary AI models that could generate more revenue. The Chinese tech ... Read more

0

The Information
Juro Osawa @ The Information · 04/17/2026 06:39 EDT

China’s Regulator Slaps $515 Million Fines on PDD, Other Food Delivery Platforms

China’s regulator said Friday that it had imposed fines totaling 3.52 billion yuan ($515 million) on seven e-commerce businesses including those operated by PDD Holdings, Meituan, JD.com, Alibaba Group and ByteDance, citing their lack of oversight of problematic food delivery merchants. The ... Read more

0

The Information
Cory Weinberg @ The Information · 04/17/2026 09:00 EDT

Police Tech Startup Flock Safety Valued at $8.4 Billion Amid Civic Protests

Flock Safety, which sells cameras, drones and AI software to police departments, was valued at $8.4 billion in a new round of funding completed in recent weeks, a modest bump from its financing last year, according to a publicly filed corporate charter and people familiar with the round. The company raised the new funds amid the largest political and public relations crisis it has faced in its nine-year history. In... Read more

0

The Information
Jing Yang @ The Information · 04/17/2026 10:36 EDT

China’s DeepSeek is Raising Money for First Time, At $10 Billion-Plus Valuation

DeepSeek is in talks to raise outside capital for the first time, seeking to beef up its financial war chest so it can better compete in the costly battle to develop leading AI models, according to four people familiar with the matter. DeepSeek is owned by Chinese hedge fund High-Flyer Capital Management, which has financed the startup so far. DeepSeek, whose AI model R1 took both Silicon Valley and Wall... Read more

0

The Information
Abram Brown @ The Information · 04/17/2026 12:05 EDT

How Dylan Patel and SemiAnalysis Grabbed Sway in Silicon Valley

For Dylan Patel, founder of SemiAnalysis, an influential AI industry newsletter and research firm, Nvidia deserves the kind of dogged observation and study the tabloid press once devoted to Princess Diana. He scrutinizes the chip giant’s new products, documents its delays and scoops details about its inner workings. His information mongering is so relentless that he sometimes irritates the company, which he said once blacklisted him from its events for... Read more

0

The Information
Stephanie Palazzolo @ The Information · 04/17/2026 13:23 EDT

Anthropic Launches Claude Design

Anthropic on Friday launched a new AI tool called “Claude Design” which will use AI to help users generate designs, product prototypes, presentations and one-pagers, according to a blog post. The announcement confirmed The Information’s earlier report on the new tool. Claude Design will be ... Read more

0

The Information
Yueqi Yang @ The Information · 04/17/2026 14:06 EDT

Kraken Buys U.S. Crypto Derivatives Exchange for $550 Million

Kraken, a top three crypto exchange in the U.S., said it agreed to buy Bitnomial, a U.S. crypto derivatives exchange, for up to $550 million, which will allow it to offer crypto perpetuals, a type of risky crypto product popular on offshore platforms like Binance and Hyperliquid, in the U.S. ... Read more

0

The Information
Martin Peers @ The Information · 04/17/2026 14:58 EDT

Meta Paid Broadcom $2.3 Billion in 2025

Meta Platforms paid Broadcom $2.3 billion in 2025, Meta disclosed in a securities filing, a rare disclosure of how much tech firms pay Broadcom for help designing their AI chips. Meta, like Google, uses Broadcom to help design special AI chips. Earlier this week, Meta and Broadcom announced an ... Read more

0

Most popular sources

  • You see 866 news out of 866.
  • Sources 61 out of 61.
Startup News 0%
Tech.eu 0%
ScienceDaily 0%
ReadWrite 0%
UK Tech News 0%
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

23.04.2026 21:45
Last update: 21:40 EDT.
News rating updated: 04:40.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2026