April 2024

Microsoft’s $1.5B check for G42 shows growing US-China rift

April 16, 2024

As the Gulf region gains growing strategic importance for the tech war between the U.S. and China, Microsoft makes a big move into one of its richest oil countries. On Monday evening, Microsoft announced a $1.5 billion strategic investment in G42, the Abu Dhabi-based company that has become a major force in the United Arab […]

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Threads is finally testing a recent filter for search results

April 16, 2024

Meta-owned social network Threads is finally testing a “Recent” filter to sort search results by the latest. Instagram head Adam Mosseri noted Monday that this is a limited test, and the feature is available to only a few people. “We’re starting to test this with a small number of people, so it’s easier to find […]

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Trump Media stock plummets again

April 16, 2024
Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (TMGT) shares plummeted after the entity filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue 21 million shares. The parent company of…

Tesla trims workforce by 14,000

April 16, 2024
Electric automotive giant Tesla is cutting 14,000 jobs as sales have been slowing. Billionaire Elon Musk’s eco-friendly electric car company announced the redundancies, as reported by Elektrek. Musk cuts staff…

Tesla layoffs hit high performers, slashes some departments, sources say

April 15, 2024

Tesla management told employees Monday that the recent round of layoffs — which gutted some departments by 20% and even hit high performers– were largely due to poor financial performance, a source familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. The layoffs were announced to staff just a week before Tesla is scheduled to report its first-quarter […]

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