Qualcomm is cutting over 1,200 jobs in California
Qualcomm has just notified the California Employment Development Department that it’s eliminating 1,258 positions within the state, according to Bloomberg. That’s around 2.5 percent of [view more]
Month: October 2023
UK regulator approves Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard
UK’s antitrust regulator has given Microsoft the green light to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion following a protracted back and forth. The regulator called [view more]
The EPA won’t force water utilities to inspect their cyber defenses
The EPA is its plan to require states to assess the cybersecurity and integrity of public water system programs. While the agency says it continues [view more]
Starlink’s satellite cell service is set to launch in 2024, but only for SMS
The launch of Starlink’s much-anticipated satellite cellular service, Direct-to-Cell, will reportedly begin rolling out for SMS in 2024, according to a newly published promotional site [view more]
The EU is probing X’s response to Israel-Hamas misinformation
The European Union (EU) has opened an investigation into X (formerly Twitter) for lackluster moderation of illegal content and disinformation in the wake of the [view more]
EA’s surreal mobile mashup blends soccer with turn-by-turn strategy
EA is making a turn-based strategy game based on… soccer? That’s the bizarre premise behind the upcoming EA Sports FC Tactical, a mobile title heading [view more]
Netflix to open branded retail stores for some reason
Netflix used to make its money on physical media, mailing DVDs to customers, and it looks like the company’s trending toward the analog once again. [view more]
Threads gets an edit button, no subscription required
Threads is now rolling out a pair of useful updates as Meta tries to give the app some more momentum. One of the new features [view more]
Stockholm bans most combustion engine cars from its city center
The combustion engine is a marvel of engineering, but has also majorly contributed to air pollution. After all, there are over 1.4 billion combustion engine [view more]
There’s no easy answer to being a space janitor
Earth’s orbit is getting crowded. Last year, a record 2,409 objects were sent to orbit, the bulk of which were satellites settling into the increasingly [view more]