by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
The tech layoff wave is still going strong in 2024. Following significant workforce reductions in 2022 and 2023, this year has more than 130,000 job cuts across 457 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. Companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google,...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
AMD has confirmed that it’s laying off 4% of its workforce to focus on “large growth opportunities.” It’s unclear how many workers have been impacted by the reduction — and which divisions. AMD had roughly 26,000 employees as of last year, according to the company’s...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
Starfish Space has closed a new tranche of funding led by a major defense tech investor as it looks to launch three full-size satellite servicing and inspection spacecraft in 2026. The Washington-based startup’s Otter spacecraft is designed for two primary missions:...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
Roblox said it is launching thumbnail personalization to help creators attract more users by showing the most relevant thumbnail to each user on the Roblox home page. While thumbnails are the tiny images that you tap to initiate a game play, it turns out that the...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
Lyten, a Silicon Valley battery startup, announced today that it’s acquiring manufacturing assets from Northvolt, a Swedish battery manufacturer that’s facing a cash crunch. As part of the deal, Northvolt is selling manufacturing equipment the company inherited in its...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 13, 2024 | Technology
Every year, more than 1,000 startups join Station F, the iconic startup campus in Paris. As it can be hard to sift through 1,000 startup descriptions, Station F selects the 40 most promising startups and shares a list of what it calls the “Future 40”. The campus also...