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Apple layoffs hit more than 600 employees on its car and display projectsApple's first major layoffs since the pandemic come after it shut down its decade-old electric vehicle project
Updated April 5, 20242 min read
Apple's first major layoffs since the pandemic come after it shut down its decade-old electric vehicle project
Plus, Google might start charging for AI-powered search, and an executive's warning
The search giant is reportedly looking into adding AI-powered search to its premium subscription services
The Tesla CEO said it's hiking pay for its AI team based on its progress — but a few engineers have left for the maker of ChatGPT
Amazon Web Services' sales growth has slowed in recent quarters
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. stopped some chipmaking and evacuated staff after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan
The U.S. Cyber Safety Review Board found that Microsoft could have stopped Chinese state actors from hacking government emails in 2023
The company is reportedly building an "embodied AI character" that can respond to queries and other support tasks
American officials are asking South Korea to restrict exports to China of equipment and technology used to make memory chips and advanced logic chips to China
The company is building an "embodied AI character" that can respond to queries and other support tasks
The Biden administration has tightened export controls on shipments of advanced AI chips and chipmaking tools from U.S. firms
The fee for products sold through the Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) service will be credited back to sellers for the month of April
Apple's overall revenue and earnings per share are projected to drop year-over-year for the first time since 2016, an analyst said
The money going into AI is distracting from the science and research its making possible, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said
Cognition Labs is building an AI tool for writing code — and seeking a valuation six times its current level
The U.S.-based data center would reportedly house a supercomputer made up of millions of AI chips
Testing showed the chatbot said bosses can take a cut of their workers' tips and that landlords could refuse tenants based on income source
American companies are restricted from sending equipment to Chinese semiconductor factories
Huawei's Mate 60 Pro smartphone boosted the company's sales in China, but Huawei is now reportedly prioritizing AI chips
Mexico will initially assess its existing semiconductor ecosystem for potential joint initiatives in the future
Plus, Meta’s smart glasses are getting a chatty AI update, and the hiring craze gets crazier
The AI feature from Facebook parent Meta lets wearers ask the glasses questions to get realtime information and recommendations
A new Treasury Department warns of a gap in fraud prevention efforts between large and small financial firms
But Microsoft says the customers don't understand how Copilot works