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From Microsoft to Levi's, here's a look at tech and retail companies that have recently made layoffs 01/26/2024 10:51am • 2024 has already proven to be a difficult year for layoffs. A handful of companies have been making job cuts in recent weeks, bringing uncertainty for workers across industries. In the world of retail and tech, some of these cuts arrive after a ramp-up in hiring seen during the COVID-19 pandemic ��� US expresses concerns over Sri Lanka's controversial internet regulation law 01/25/2024 07:58pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� The United States expressed concerns over Sri Lanka's online regulation bill Thursday, a day after it passed overwhelmingly in Parliament over protests by the media, opposition and rights activists. The Online Safety bill allows the government to set up a commission with FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups 01/25/2024 04:32pm • U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them. The action targets Amazon, Google and Microsoft and their sway over the generativ Microsoft lays off 1,900 employees in its gaming division following Activision Blizzard buyout 01/25/2024 03:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Microsoft is laying off about 1,900 employees in its gaming division, according to an internal company memo, just over three months since the tech giant completed its $69 billion purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard. The job cuts represent about an 8% reduction of Micr FTC launches inquiry into how big tech companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google are holding sway over AI startups 01/25/2024 12:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� FTC launches inquiry into how big tech companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google are holding sway over AI startups. Sri Lanka passes bill allowing government to remove online posts and legally pursue internet users 01/24/2024 09:59pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka���s parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved an internet regulation bill that was highly criticized as a move to stifle speech in an election year while the Indian Ocean island nation copes with an economic crisis that required an international bailout. T Online retailer eBay is cutting 1,000 jobs. It's the latest tech company to reduce its workforce 01/24/2024 06:30am • LONDON (AP) ��� Online retailer eBay Inc. will cut about 1,000 jobs, or an estimated 9% of its full-time workforce, saying its number of employees and costs have exceeded how much the business is growing in a slowing economy. It marks the latest layoffs in the tech industry. CEO Jamie Iannone said i Tencent's 'League of Legends' developer Riot Games announces layoffs of 530 staff 01/23/2024 11:21pm • BANGKOK (AP) ��� Riot Games, the developer of the popular ���League of Legends��� multiplayer battle game, is joining other tech companies that have been trimming their payrolls with a layoff of 11% of its staff. In a lengthy statement to staff issued late Monday, CEO Dylan Jadeja and chief product TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year 01/23/2024 03:47pm • TikTok is laying off dozens of workers in its advertising and sales unit, becoming the latest tech company to trim jobs in the new year. A spokesperson for the company confirmed Tuesday that the social media platform is cutting 60 jobs. The company did not provide a reason for the layoffs. It said Apple App Store - Top Apps 01/23/2024 12:13pm • Top Free iPhone Apps (US): 1. Temu: Shop Like a Billionaire, Temu 2. Threads, an Instagram app, Instagram, Inc. 3. CapCut - Video Editor, Bytedance Pte. Ltd 4. ChatGPT, OpenAI 5. Google, Google LLC 6. TikTok, TikTok Ltd. 7. Instagram, Instagram, Inc. 8. MONOPOLY GO!, Scopely, Inc. 9. 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"A lot of people cheat a little," says David Pritchard, a physics professor emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Tec What to stream this week, women shine edition: Louis-Dreyfus, Kidman, Teigen and Vergara 01/22/2024 12:01am • Julia Louis-Dreyfus starring as a neurotic writer in the movie ���You Hurt My Feelings" and Nicole Kidman leading the new limited series ���Expats��� are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by How to Find Local Scholarships for College 01/21/2024 07:00pm • While it may be instinct to aim for high-dollar, national college scholarships, experts say this may turn students into a "little fish in a big pond." Instead, local scholarships may often offer less competition and a greater chance for success. 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