50 h. ago Washington, D.C., Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid

Washington, D.C., Jewish federation will distribute $180,000 to laid-off federal workers  JTA News - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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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 USPS signs agreement with DOGE, agrees to cut 10,000 workers: ‘Broken business model’

The US Postal Service has signed an agreement with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency to cut 10,000 workers and billions of dollars from the US Postal Service budget.

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2 w. ago Federal Cuts Prompt Johns Hopkins to Cut More Than 2,000 Workers

The university, a leader in scientific research, has been hard hit by the Trump administration’s cuts, which will slash at least $800 million from its budget.

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2 w. ago NOAA braces for mass layoffs, fueling concerns about lifesaving weather services

NOAA is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers as part of the Trump administration's mandate for agencies to prepare "reductions in force," according to sources.

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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 Surprise Worker Strike Impacts 40,000 Passengers at Hamburg Airport

Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned wider protest across Germany amid new contract negotiations. The post Surprise Worker Strike Impacts 40,000 Passengers at Hamburg Airport appeared first on Breitbart.

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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 Donald Trump: Jobs Report Shows 284,000 More Americans Working & 87,000 Fewer Foreign

The hiring of Americans apparently surged in February as more migrants left the workforce after President Donald Trump ended the Bidenomics policy of importing migrants for U.S. jobs. The post Donald Trump: Jobs Report Shows 284,000 More Americans Working & 87,000 Fewer Foreign-Born Workers appeared first on Breitbart.

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3 w. ago Labor Department to release monthly jobs report card on Friday

The Labor Department is expected to show a modest uptick in hiring as part of its monthly jobs report card. But federal government layoffs could cast a chill over the job market in coming months.

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3 w. ago Top Republicans and Democrats concerned about VA cutting 80,000 from its workforce

VA is preparing to lay off as many as 80,000 workers in coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.

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3 w. ago Top Republicans and Democrats concerned about VA plan to cut 15% of its workforce

VA is preparing to lay off as many as 80,000 workers in coming weeks, according to an internal memo obtained by ABC News.

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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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