Tag: tech
China’s Two-Year Tech Crackdown Winds Up: What’s Changed? | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
Beijing appears to be nearing the end of a two-year crackdown on the county’s big tech companies. Some of China's most well-known and influential internet companies have been forced to make significant changes.
Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs
Spotify Technology SA said on Monday it plans to cut 6% of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to the massive layoffs in the technology sector in preparation for a possible recession.
Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs after pandemic hiring spree, refocuses on AI
The job cuts affect 6% of the Google parent's workforce, and follow thousands of layoffs at tech giants who are downsizing after a pandemic-led hiring spree left them flabby in a weak economy.
How Giant Lasers Could Help Deflect Lightning Strike Danger | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
A test of giant lasers shot from a mountaintop in Switzerland is helping scientists develop ways to guide lightning. It could be a first step in defending against dangerous strikes that lead to death and destruction. WSJ science reporter Aylin Woodward jo...
Satya Nadella: Microsoft's Products Will Soon Access Open AI Tools Like ChatGPT | WSJ
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the company expanding access to OpenAI tools and the growing capabilities of ChatGPT at WSJ’s Journal House during the ...
Microsoft faces EU antitrust warning over Activision deal - sources
Microsoft is likely to receive an EU antitrust warning about its $69 billion bid for "Call of Duty" maker Activision Blizzard , people familiar with the matter said, that could pose another challenge to completing the deal.
Gen Z has a new 'vintage' technology to obsess over | CNN Business
First, it was disposable cameras. Then it was low-rise jeans. Now, Gen-Z's latest "vintage" obsession is the flip phone -- that mid-1990s era phone that has suddenly become oh so popular with millennials.
23 BEST Things I saw in Vegas at CES 2023!
CES 2023 tech was crazy! I went to Las Vegas for CES, and here are the best things I saw. Subscribe for more videos like this: https://bit.ly/3joO1dZEcoflow ...
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads innocent in the FTX fraud case - October trial set
A judge set an Oct. 2 trial date.
Elon Musk on Fixing Twitter (Free Speech, Shadow Banning and Being CEO)
Pick up some cool All-In Podcast inspired merchandise at: https://allinpodcastfanstore.com/Elon Musk on Fixing Twitter (Free Speech, Shadow Banning, etc.)Ori...
Inventions That Allow You to Live Underwater
Pearl Diverhttps://www.behance.net/gallery/43887241/Student-Project-Streamline-Scuba-RegulatorExolunghttps://www.exolung.com https://youtu.be/BZa3u4FJjzs h...
Musk to step down as Twitter CEO once he finds 'someone foolish' enough as successor
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Tuesday he will step down as chief executive of Twitter Inc once he finds a replacement, but will still run some key divisions of the social media platform.
'Tough times': Warnings sound over China's rapid 'zero-COVID' exit
A week after China began dismantling its tough 'zero-COVID' controls, the World Health Organization warned of "very tough" times ahead and state media reported some seriously ill patients at hospitals in Beijing, raising fears of a wave of infections.
ChatGPT, Explained: What to Know About OpenAI's Chatbot | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
ChatGPT, Lensa and DALL-E are giving more people without computing skills the chance to interact with artificial intelligence. These AI programs that can write detailed responses to questions or create stunning images based on prompts are all over social...
Why Google Is Merging Maps and Waze | Tech News Briefing Podcast | WSJ
Google plans to combine its mapping units, Waze and Maps, as its parent company Alphabet looks for opportunities to increase efficiencies. How will it affect employees and users of these apps? WSJ reporter Miles Kruppa joins host Zoe Thomas to break down...