4 d. ago Tech company reportedly laying off nearly 1,000 workers, including 240 in California

Tech company reportedly laying off nearly 1,000 workers, including 240 in California  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 d. ago Napster (yes, that Napster) sold to tech commerce company for $207 million

A tech startup announced Tuesday it had bought Napster in hopes of transforming the streaming service into a social music platform where artists can connect with fans and better monetize off their work. The post Napster (yes, that Napster) sold to tech commerce company for $207 million appeared first on Boston.com.

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5 d. ago SF tech company Niantic lays off staff from Ferry Building after $3.85B megadeal

SF tech company Niantic lays off staff from Ferry Building after $3.85B megadeal  SFGATE

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1 week ago Google search, Play Store falling foul of Digital Markets Act rules, says EU

Google Search and its Play Store mobile app marketplace are suspected of breaching of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), per preliminary findings announced Wednesday by Commission enforcers of the bloc’s flagship market contestability law who have been investigating the company for months. The DMA applies to a handful of tech giants, Alphabet (Google’s […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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1 week ago Apple loses appeal against Germany’s special abuse control for Big Tech

Being a staggeringly successful big tech company does have some downsides: Apple has lost an appeal against a special abuse control regime that Germany’s competition watchdog applied to it last year. The iPhone maker can expect to continue to face bespoke competition controls in a major European market, in addition to other similar laws (such […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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1 week ago SF tech company claims it caught rival in 'brazen' spying attack

SF tech company claims it caught rival in 'brazen' spying attack  SFGATE

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1 week ago San Francisco tech company accuses competitor of corporate espionage

San Francisco tech company accuses competitor of corporate espionage  The San Francisco Standard

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2 w. ago SoftBank buys $676M old Sharp plant for its OpenAI collab in Japan

SoftBank is marching ahead on its ambitions to build out a major AI operation in its home market of Japan, on its own steam and in strategic partnership with others like OpenAI. On Friday, the tech company confirmed it would pay $676 million for factory previously used by Sharp to build LCD panels to convert […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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2 w. ago Seattle fleet tech company lays off staff after ownership change

Seattle fleet tech company lays off staff after ownership change  The Business Journals

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3 w. ago Tech company moves HQ into SF skyscraper abandoned by Bay Area giant

Tech company moves HQ into SF skyscraper abandoned by Bay Area giant  SFGATE

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3 w. ago Siemens announces $285 million investment in US manufacturing

Siemens plans to invest $285 million in manufacturing in the United States, the tech company said Thursday, including two new facilities in California and Texas.

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3 w. ago Exclusive: S.F. tech company to invest $1 billion in the city over the next three years

Exclusive: S.F. tech company to invest $1 billion in the city over the next three years  San Francisco Chronicle

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4 w. ago What is Mistral AI? Everything to know about the OpenAI competitor

Mistral AI, the French company behind AI assistant Le Chat and several foundational models, is officially regarded as one of France’s most promising tech startups and is arguably the only European company that could compete with OpenAI. But compared to its $6 billion valuation, its global market share is still relatively low.  However, the recent […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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