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2024 Layoffs: How They Affect Stock Prices 02/06/2024 07:00pm • In 2023, the stock market had a strong year and gained about 24% despite lingering uncertainty about the economy, interest rates and inflation. But recent news including significant tech layoffs are starting to put a bit of tarnish on this rally. Technology companies are certainly not alone, as evid Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram 02/06/2024 05:52pm • Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of a broader tech industry initiative to sort between what���s real and not. Meta said Tuesday it's working with industry partners on technical standards that will make it easie Apple App Store - Top Apps 02/06/2024 12:11pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 3. ChatGPT, OpenAI 4. Google, Google LLC 5. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 6. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 7. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 8. WhatsApp Messenger, WhatsApp Inc. 9. TurboTax: Cyberattack on Pennsylvania courts didn't appear to compromise data, officials say 02/05/2024 08:13pm • HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) ��� A weekend cyberattack on the website of Pennsylvania's state courts agency disabled some online systems but did not appear to compromise any data and didn't stop the courts from opening Monday, officials said. Various county court clerks said their offices were operating smo Artificial Intelligence Stocks: The 10 Best AI Companies 02/05/2024 07:00pm • Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics are changing nearly every industry. In the past year, the world got a firsthand look at remarkable advances in AI technology from OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. Whether it be machine learning, large language models, smart applications and appliances, d How to Refresh Your Laundry Room with Smart Tech and Style 02/05/2024 07:00pm • The laundry room is fast becoming one of the most high-tech areas of the home, providing advances in cleaning as well as time savings. "The laundry room used to be a place where you just -- well --did your laundry, but it's evolving into a combination of function, efficiency and style. And that's wh Snap, the owner of Snapchat, is laying off about 10% of its global workforce 02/05/2024 02:01pm • The owner of Snapchat is cutting approximately 10% of its worldwide workforce, or about 530 employees, the latest tech company to announce layoffs. Snap Inc. said in a regulatory filing that it currently estimates $55 million to $75 million in charges, mostly for severance and related costs. It expe The job market is humming, but layoffs are still happening in a shifting economic environment 02/05/2024 11:43am • The U.S. economy is humming and there are hundreds of thousands of jobs being added every month. In a stunning burst of hiring to start the year, the nation added 353,000 jobs in January, shrugging off the highest interest rates in two decades that have been put in place by the U.S. Federal Reserve Estee Lauder to cut 3% to 5% of its employees after sales, profit slide in its most recent quarter 02/05/2024 11:20am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Estee Lauder is cutting 3% to 5% of its global workforce as part of a restructuring program that aims to increase profits and become more nimble in a challenging international environment. The layoffs were announced Monday as the New York cosmetic giant reported falling profits and The owners of Russia's tech pioneer Yandex are selling ��� at a big, Kremlin-required discount 02/05/2024 09:37am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The Dutch parent of pioneering Russian tech company Yandex is selling its operations in the country at a steeply discounted price of just over $5 billion to its Russia-based managers and oil company Lukoil, one of the biggest deals for Western-held companies to exit Russi How Much Does It Cost to Go to the Super Bowl? 02/04/2024 07:00pm • With the big game just days away, seeing the Super Bowl in person won't come cheap. Sunday's match between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas with kickoff at 6:30 p.m. EST. If you don't want to spend your child's college fund seeing it Where the jobs are: Strong hiring in most industries has far outpaced high-profile layoffs 02/03/2024 01:32pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Blockbuster job growth in the past several months has coincided with high-profile layoff announcements by a number of large companies. So, how are both occurring at the same time? It's not as contradictory as it might seem. Recent job cuts have been concentrated mainly in just a Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella caps a decade of change and tremendous growth 02/03/2024 06:00am • Satya Nadella marks his tenth year as Microsoft CEO on Sunday, capping a decade of stunning growth as he pivoted the slow-moving software giant into a laser focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Microsoft���s stock has soared by more than 1,000% since Nadella took the helm in 2014, Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors 02/02/2024 04:56pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Target says it will stop selling a product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after a now-viral TikTok spotlighted some significant errors. In a video posted earlier this week, Las Vegas high school teacher Tierra Espy displayed how three Civil Rights icons ��� Carter G. Woodson, W.E. Why Apple is pushing the term 'spatial computing' along with its new Vision Pro headset 02/02/2024 03:33pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� With Apple's hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset hitting store shelves Friday, you're probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of ���spatial computing.��� It's an esoteric mode of technology that Apple exe