Tech
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Tech Layoffs: Coinbase Announces New Round Of Firings, 20% To Lose Jobs
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase is firing 20% of its workforce, the latest indicator of turmoil for the tech and crypto industries. The company cited adverse economic conditions and disruptions within…
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Tech At CES Shows How Farmers Can Save Time, Money And The Environment
The SentiV robot, designed by French start-up Meropy, can detect weeds, pests or disease on the tops or bottoms of plants AFP Armed with a smartphone in today’s ever more…
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From Bees To Bullets, CES Tech Show Gives Gamers The Feels
A man tries out the Haptic Suit by bHaptics at the CES tech show in Las Vegas AFP Getting shot, standing in a downpour, being surrounded by bees: None are…
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Green Tech Fights For Limelight At CES Gadget Fest
Paris-based startup ACWA Robotics won plaudits at CES for a robot dedicated to the detection and prevention of water leaks in underground pipes AFP At the CES tech megashow in…
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Without Airline Communication Tech Upgrades, Passengers Won’t Get More Rights
During the recent Southwest Airlines meltdown, the media was full of stories of both passengers and airline employees who spent hours on hold with customer service. Thousands of passengers never…
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Chinese Tech Giant Alibaba Helps Push Nasdaq Higher
Shares of Chinese tech giant Alibaba jumped Wednesday, helping push the Nasdaq Composite Index higher even as a newly released jobs report showed a still-tight labor market. The Dow Jones…
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Deadly Ukraine Strike Reveals Russian Tech Weakness
Russia blamed casual mobile phone use for the deaths of its soldiers AFP Russia has blamed the deaths of scores of its soldiers in a New Year missile strike on…
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Jobs Scene: Most fired tech workers landing new jobs in 3 months: Report
Amazon begins mass layoffs to combat “unusual and uncertain macroeconomic environment” In some cheer for those who have lost jobs in the ongoing funding winter and global macro-economic conditions, most…
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Toshiba Buyout: Preferred Bidder Finalising $10.6 Billion Financing to Take Tech Giant Private
NASA sensors to detect methane produced by landfills globally The preferred bidder for Toshiba Corp is finalising 1.4 trillion yen ($10.6 billion) in financing from Japanese lenders to fund its…
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Khalil Halilu is on His Personal Path to Success in the African Tech Space
“To prosper, Africa needs homegrown technology as much as it needs agriculture to harvest its abundant resources.” This is the message behind Nigeria’s leading non-profit organization, KSH Foundation. Under the…
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Analysis-China’s Massive Older Chip Tech Build Up Raises U.S. Concern
People visit a booth of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), at China International Semiconductor Expo (IC China 2020) in Shanghai, China October 14, 2020. Reuters China’s largest chip maker SMIC…
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Meta Sees Itself As Dwarfed By ‘Giant Tech’ Apple
Facebook parent Meta has seen its stock market fortunes slide on the back of Apple’s data privacy change and its costly focus on Augmented Reality (AR) hardware AFP Facebook parent…
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Republicans Target Big Tech Over Hunter Biden Laptop; McCarthy Says Facebook and Google Should be Probed
Beginning of World War III? Biden says Putin was wrong, US is ready The likely next US Congress Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said Facebook and Google should be investigated following…
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Elon Musk Reveals Deal With Apple Days After Accusing Tech Giant Of Hating ‘Free Speech’
KEY POINTS Last week Musk threw allegations against Apple Musk said Apple threatened to “withhold Twitter from its App Store.” After talking to Apple CEO, Musk said there was a…
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Unemployed Tech Worker Kills Daughter, Attempts Suicide Due To Financial Loss
KEY POINTS Cops launched an investigation after recovering the 2-year-old’s body from a lake The father confessed to smothering his daughter by holding her against his chest He had been…
