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December 23, 2024
Spotify announced that it will be cutting 17% of its employees worldwide in an effort to reduce expenses and prioritize profitability. This is the company’s third round of layoffs in 2021. On Monday, the CEO of the company, Daniel Ek, announced in a blog post to employees that there will be job cuts due to
READ MOREThe European Union’s regulations on artificial intelligence, which are being hailed as a groundbreaking achievement, are currently in a crucial stage of negotiation. This week, negotiators are facing the challenge of finalizing the details, which has been made more complex by the emergence of generative AI technology that can create work that is similar to
READ MOREOn Saturday evening, Kiss concluded their final show of the “The End of the Road” farewell tour at the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York City. However, as loyal supporters are well aware, they were always going to continue. It was never truly going to end. During their final performance, the current members of
READ MOREDETROIT (AP) — BMW is recalling a small number of SUVs in the U.S. because the driver’s air bag inflators can blow apart in a crash, hurling metal shrapnel and possibly injuring or killing people in the vehicles. Documents posted on Saturday by U.S. auto safety regulators state that 486 X3, X4, and X5 SUVs
READ MOREAccording to authorities from both the United States and Israel, a water authority in western Pennsylvania was among several organizations that were hacked by a group linked to Iran. The hackers targeted a specific industrial control device because it was manufactured in Israel. Multiple U.S. states were affected, according to an advisory sent to The
READ MOREVANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) — South Korea launched its first military spy satellite into space Friday, a little over a week after North Korea claimed to put its own spy satellite into orbit for the first time as tensions rise between the rivals. The first of five spy satellites that South Korea plans
READ MOREMOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its high-tech military cooperation with Australia and the United Kingdom as part of a broader effort to counter China’s rapidly growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gathered with defense leaders from Australia and the United
READ MOREWalmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. Walmart stated that they have chosen not to advertise on X, as they have
READ MOREA federal judge has declared Montana’s law to be the first in the nation to ban the popular video-sharing app, TikTok, as unconstitutional. The law, which was set to go into effect in one month, was blocked on Thursday. The decision provided a short-term victory for the social media corporation, which has contended that Montana’s
READ MOREHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Three members of Congress have asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate how foreign hackers breached a water authority near Pittsburgh, prompting the nation’s top cyberdefense agency to warn other water and sewage-treatment utilities that they may be vulnerable. On Thursday, Senators John Fetterman and Bob Casey and Representative Chris Deluzio
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