The once-booming tech job market has contracted sharply, with software development postings down over 30% since February 2020, according to Indeed.com. Tech companies have shed around 137,000 jobs since January, Layoffs.fyi reports. This downturn, following years of aggressive hiring, marks a significant shift in the industry’s labor dynamics. Companies are pivoting from growth-at-all-costs strategies to… Read More »
An anonymous reader quotes a report from NPR: The State Department announced Wednesday that its online renewal system is now fully operational, after testing in pilot programs, and available to adult passport holders whose passport has expired within the past five years or will expire in the coming year. It is not available for the… Read More »
Coming soon: Amazon sellers duking it out on TV to get their wares prime placement at the world’s largest online retailer. Think “Shark Tank” meets Home Shopping Network. From a report: The e-commerce giant plans to introduce a new competition show next month in which entrepreneurs pitch their products to a studio audience as well… Read More »
Anduril Industries, a defense startup founded by Palmer Luckey, will integrate its Lattice suite of software into Microsoft’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System headset for the U.S. Army. The deal aims to enhance soldiers’ battlefield awareness by displaying real-time data from drones, vehicles, and defense systems. Luckey, who sold virtual reality company Oculus to Facebook for… Read More »
The Federal Trade Commission said on Thursday it found that several social media and streaming services engaged in a “vast surveillance” of consumers, including minors, collecting and sharing more personal information than most users realized. From a report: The findings come from a study of how nine companies — including Meta, YouTube and TikTok —… Read More »
U.S. tech giant Cisco has let go of thousands of employees following its second layoff of 2024. From a report: The technology and networking company announced in August that it would reduce its headcount by 7%, or around 5,600 employees, following an earlier layoff in February, in which the company let go of about 4,000… Read More »
Kenya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the U.S. on nuclear technology cooperation during the 2024 IAEA General Conference in Vienna, with the aim of safely integrating nuclear power into Kenya’s energy mix by 2035. The agreement focuses on collaboration in nuclear safety, regulatory experience, and research. The Standard reports: The historic pact came… Read More »
schwit1 shares a report from SpaceNews: The FAA announced Sept. 17 that it notified SpaceX of $633,009 in proposed fines for violating terms of its launch licenses during the June 2023 Falcon 9 launch of the Satria-1, or PSN Satria, broadband satellite and the July 2023 Falcon Heavy launch of Jupiter-3, or EchoStar-24, broadband satellite.… Read More »
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider two bills Thursday that would effectively nullify the Supreme Court’s rulings against patents on broad software processes and human genes. Open source and Internet freedom advocates are mobilizing and pushing back. The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (or PERA,… Read More »
Snapchat’s terms of service for its “My Selfie” tool reserve the right to use users’ AI-generated images in ads. While users can opt out by disabling the “See My Selfie in Ads” feature, it is enabled by default. 404 Media’s Emanuel Maiberg reports: A support page on the Snapchat website titled “What is My Selfie?”… Read More »