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Google fires 28 workers after office sit-ins to protest cloud contract with Israel
TechXplore· 2024-04-18 15:20
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. On Friday, April 12, 2024, Google announced it was testing removing links to California news websites from some people's search results. The search giant said it was preparing in case the Legislature passed a bill requiring it to pa ...
Media groups urge feds to investigate after Google limits California news in search results
TechXplore· 2024-04-18 12:40
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Two journalism trade organizations representing thousands of publishers this week called on California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google, after the tech giant announced that it was pulling California news articles fr ...
Tesla, Starlink entry on agenda when Musk heads to India
TechXplore· 2024-04-18 07:56
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Indian media reports suggest Musk's trip will begin as soon as Sunday and last two days. Tech billionaire Elon Musk is set to visit India as his businesses seek new markets in the world's most populous nation, with electric carmaker Tesla—suffering a sales downturn in the United States—reportedly scouting factory locations. An ...
Taiwan's TSMC posts 9% profit rise in Q1
TechXplore· 2024-04-18 07:55
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC announced Thursday a nearly 9 percent increase in net profits in the first quarter of 2024. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company—whose clients include Apple and Nvidia—controls more than half the world's output of silicon wafers, used in everything from s ...
Going 'backwards'? Whistleblowers slam Boeing safety culture
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 20:34
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour gestures while testifying before a Senate subcommittee. Witnesses at a US Senate hearing on Boeing drew a disturbing picture Wednesday of an aviation giant that blows off safety questions and sidelines critics as it chases faster production and bigger profits. "The attitude from Boeing from the hi ...
Meta shouldn't force users to pay for data protection: EU watchdog
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 19:39
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Meta in November launched a 'pay or consent' system -- a model that has faced several challenges. Facebook owner Meta and other online platforms must not force users to pay for the right to data protection enshrined in EU law when offering ad-free subscriptions, the European data regulator said Wednesday. "Online platforms sho ...
Amazon removed Just Walk Out from many of its own stores but wants to sell the system to others
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 19:36
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: An Amazon Fresh grocery store is seen, Feb. 4, 2022, in Warrington, Pa. Amazon is removing Just Walk Out technology from its Amazon Fresh stores as part of an effort to revamp the grocery chain. Credit: AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File Amazon wants the public and—especially other businesses—to know it's not giving up on its Just Walk ...
Tesla wants shareholders to reinstate $56 billion pay package for Musk rejected by Delaware judge
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 13:57
Core Viewpoint - Tesla is seeking shareholder approval to reinstate a $56 billion compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that was previously rejected by a Delaware judge, and to relocate the company's corporate home from Delaware to Texas [1][2][3] Group 1: Compensation Package - The compensation package for Musk, potentially worth about $55.8 billion over 10 years starting in 2018, was ruled not entitled to him by Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick [2] - Tesla's board argues that Musk has met all operational and stock value targets outlined in the 2018 pay package, and that the court's ruling is unfair to shareholders who approved it [3] - The board's decision to seek reinstatement of the pay package followed a report from a special committee member [6] Group 2: Corporate Relocation - Musk has expressed intentions to move Tesla's corporate listing to Texas, where he has already relocated the company's headquarters [2] - This move follows a similar action with Musk's other company, Neuralink, which was relocated from Delaware to Nevada shortly after the court ruling [2] Group 3: Company Performance and Market Conditions - Tesla reported record deliveries of over 1.8 million electric vehicles in 2023, but the company's stock value has significantly declined this year due to softening sales [4] - The company delivered 386,810 vehicles from January to March, nearly 9% fewer than the same period last year, contributing to a loss of more than one-third of its stock value this year [5] - Tesla has implemented price cuts of up to $20,000 on some models, which have negatively impacted profit margins and led to a decrease in used electric vehicle values [5] Group 4: Workforce Adjustments - Tesla is planning to lay off about 10% of its workforce, approximately 14,000 employees, as part of cost-cutting measures following disappointing first-quarter sales [4][5]
Boeing safety in spotlight at US Senate hearing
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 08:30
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: A Senate panel will hear claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety. Boeing is expected to face a bruising once-over Wednesday as company critics testify at a US Senate hearing, including an employee who has characterized the top-selling 787 as prone to disaster. In a ...
Apple CEO meets Indonesia leader to talk investments
TechXplore· 2024-04-17 08:10
This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: Apple CEO Tim Cook is visiting Indonesia. Apple chief executive Tim Cook met Indonesia's president on Wednesday, as the tech giant explores ways to invest in Southeast Asia's biggest economy and diversify supply chains away from China. The visit comes as US President Joe Biden's administration seeks to boost other Asian trade ...