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Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity ProgrammesApple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes

Apple Board Advises Against Plan To End Diversity Programmes

Apple board advises investors to vote against shareholder proposal to end diversity programmes as Meta, Amazon seek favour with Trump

1 month ago
Amazon, Meta End Diversity InitiativesAmazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta End Diversity Initiatives

Amazon, Meta end diversity and inclusion initiatives as tech firms re-align policies with those of president-elect Trump and his supporters

1 month ago
New York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New LawNew York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New Law

New York Agencies Must Publish AI Assessments Under New Law

New York state agencies will have to publish assessments of the AI technologies they use under newly signed law

2 months ago
Amazon Faces Strike Action In US Ahead Of ChristmasAmazon Faces Strike Action In US Ahead Of Christmas

Amazon Faces Strike Action In US Ahead Of Christmas

Amazon faces strike actions at facilities across US days before Christmas as union members authorise action over contract negotiations

2 months ago
AI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy AgentAI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy Agent

AI Start-Up Basis Raises $34m For Accountancy Agent

Start-up Basis raises $34m in Series A funding round for AI-powered accountancy agent to make up for shortfall in human…

2 months ago
Samsung Warns Striking Workers In India Of No Pay, Possible TerminationSamsung Warns Striking Workers In India Of No Pay, Possible Termination

Samsung Warns Striking Workers In India Of No Pay, Possible Termination

Industrial dispute of Samsung workers in India escalates, as tech giant warns of no pay and potential terminations

5 months ago
Cisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of Major Job CutsCisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of Major Job Cuts

Cisco ‘Planning Second Round’ Of Major Job Cuts

Cisco plans second round of thousands of job cuts after laying off more than 4,000 staff in February amidst sluggish…

6 months ago
Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To TexasElon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas

Elon Musk To Relocate SpaceX, X HQ To Texas

Leaving California. Elon Musk protests new gender-identity law, says he will move headquarters of SpaceX and X from California

7 months ago
Microsoft Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves For RobloxMicrosoft Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves For Roblox

Microsoft Xbox Marketing Chief Leaves For Roblox

Microsoft loses Xbox marketing chief amidst executive changes in company's gaming division, broader layoffs and spending weakness

8 months ago
Generative AI Not Replacing UK Jobs, Study FindsGenerative AI Not Replacing UK Jobs, Study Finds

Generative AI Not Replacing UK Jobs, Study Finds

Study finds UK organisations broadly deploying generative AI to support existing jobs, but execs say employment not affected

8 months ago
Google Shifts Rules For Contract Firms Amidst Labour BattleGoogle Shifts Rules For Contract Firms Amidst Labour Battle

Google Shifts Rules For Contract Firms Amidst Labour Battle

Google removes benefits requirements for contract firms as US labour board seeks to force union negotiations

10 months ago
Electronic Arts Cuts 5 Percent Of Staff Amidst Jobs BloodbathElectronic Arts Cuts 5 Percent Of Staff Amidst Jobs Bloodbath

Electronic Arts Cuts 5 Percent Of Staff Amidst Jobs Bloodbath

Electronic Arts latest videogame company to engage in mass layoffs as industry continues to reel from pandemic overhiring

12 months ago
Twitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After LayoffsTwitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After Layoffs

Twitter Ghana Staff Finally Paid, More Than A Year After Layoffs

X, formerly Twitter, reaches settlement with Ghana-based staff more than a year after they were sacked in November 2022

1 year ago
Cisco Confirms It Will Cut More Than 4,000 JobsCisco Confirms It Will Cut More Than 4,000 Jobs

Cisco Confirms It Will Cut More Than 4,000 Jobs

Bad news confirmed for employees at Cisco, after business confirms that more than 4,000 jobs are to be axed

1 year ago
Apple Engineering Veteran Departs For EV Maker RivianApple Engineering Veteran Departs For EV Maker Rivian

Apple Engineering Veteran Departs For EV Maker Rivian

Apple engineering veteran DJ Novotney leaves Apple for Rivian amidst string of senior executive departures

1 year ago

Riot Games Cuts 11 Percent Of Staff In Latest Industry Job Losses

Tencent's Riot Games to cut 11 percent of staff as gaming industry continues 'course correction' after mass pandemic hiring

1 year ago

IMF: AI Could Impact 40 Percent Of Jobs Worldwide

Ahead of World Economic Forum in Davos IMF predicts 40 percent of jobs worldwide affected by AI, rising to 60…

1 year ago

US Awards $35m To BAE Systems In First Chips Act Grant

BAE Systems US subsidiary to receive $35m in first Chips and Science Act award as Raimondo predicts multi-billion-dollar projects next…

1 year ago

Gartner Cites Generative AI Impact On Business Going Forward

Focus on worker augmentation to improve productivity and quality of work, rather than role automation from AI, Gartner warns

1 year ago

Amazon Trials Humanoid Robot, Prompting Job Fears

Experiment to automate a couple of Amazon warehouse in the US via the use of robots, has prompted job loss…

1 year ago

LinkedIn To Cut More Jobs, In Second Round Of Layoffs

Another 668 people across LinkedIn's engineering, product, talent and finance teams are to be made redundant, in second tranche of…

1 year ago

Tim Cook Says Apple Hiring AI Staff In UK

On visit to UK Apple chief executive Tim Cook says Apple hiring AI staff as firm touts new Battersea headquarters…

1 year ago

Foxconn To Double Jobs, Investment In India In Next 12 Months

Bad news for Beijing? Executive confirms Foxconn is to double its workforce and investment in India by next year

1 year ago

UN Study Finds Women Face Disproportionate AI Job Risk

Study from UN's International Labour Organisation finds women in clerical jobs face disproportionate AI job automation risk

2 years ago

AI Growth Prompts Job Takeover Fears, Corndel Finds

Younger employees in particular fear their jobs are at risk due to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), Corndel finds

2 years ago

Pokemon Go Developer Niantic Lays Off Quarter Of Workforce

Niantic, developer of popular AR game Pokemon Go, lays off quarter of workforce, cancels two games amidst post-pandemic revenue slowdown

2 years ago

Linda Yaccarino Clocks In As Twitter Boss

Former NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino spends first day as Twitter chief executive after being named by Elon Musk last month

2 years ago

Samsung ‘Pushes For Tax Payouts’ In Vietnam

Samsung, other multinationals push for reimbursements as higher OECD-mandated tax regime set to take effect on 1 January

2 years ago

Meta Lays Off Technical Staffers, In Another Workforce Blow

Second tranche of layoffs begin at Meta Platforms, as engineers and other technical staff are made redundant

2 years ago

Virgin Orbit Lays Off 85 Percent Of Staff

Nearly 700 jobs to go at Sir Richard Branson’s rocket company Virgin Orbit Holdings, amid reports it will cease operations

2 years ago