Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An EU court on Wednesday largely upheld an antitrust fine against US chipmaking giant Qualcomm but reduced the penalty slightly to 238.7 million euros ($265 million).…
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Intel delays Germany, Poland chip factories for two years
Intel has delayed two mega chip-making factories in Germany and Poland. Chip-making giant Intel on Monday said it was delaying its plans to build two mega chip-making factories in Germany…
Union says talks with Boeing to resume Tuesday
Boeing workers in the Seattle, Washington region went on strike against the company on September 13, 2024. Talks between Boeing and striking US factory workers will resume Tuesday under a…
Brazil judge seizes $3 million from Musk to pay X fines
Brazilian Supreme Court Judge Alexandre de Moraes (R) has repeatedly clashed with tech tycoon Elon Musk (L) after making it his mission to crack down on disinformation. Brazil’s Supreme Court…
Boeing works to conserve cash as 33,000 factory workers go on strike
Boeing Machinists Union members Dave Hendrickson, left, and Steven Wilson, right, on the picket line at the Renton assembly plant, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, in Renton, Wash. Credit: AP Photo/John…
Microsoft cutting more jobs from its gaming unit
Word of more layoffs at the gaming unit of Xbox-maker Microsoft comes as labor organizers promote unionizing to protect jobs. Microsoft is cutting about 650 more positions from its gaming…
How online crowds wield power, for good and bad
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain How do online crowds form, grow and behave? How do they wield influence? What distinguishes desirable crowd activism from mob harassment? In the summer of 2022,…
Big tech is painting itself as journalism’s savior: We should tread carefully
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain We’ve long been warned about the looming demise of traditional journalism in the face of digital disruption. But some tech giants, once the very disruptors themselves,…
Telegram chief Durov announces ‘new features’ to combat illicit content
Founder and chief executive Pavel Durov lashed out at claims that ‘Telegram is some sort of anarchic paradise’ Telegram founder and chief executive Pavel Durov on Friday announced a range…
