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Twitter fined $350K for delayed response to Trump's account search warrant
Elon Musk's Twitter faced a $350,000 fine earlier this year for refusing to comply with a search warrant concerning former US President Donald Trump's account on the micro-blogging platform.
US cybersecurity company Rapid7 to lay off 470 employees
"The restructuring plan includes reduction of the Company's workforce by approximately 18 per cent. The company estimates that it will incur approximately $24-$32 million in charges in connection with the restructuring plan," it said in the filing.
US space firm Astra cuts 25% of its workforce
Astra Space announced a strategic reallocation of its workforce from its Launch Services organisation to its Astra Spacecraft Engines business to support its growing customer base and order backlog of its spacecraft engines.
Modi can even confuse God, says Rahul in US
Rahul Gandhi, who is on a six-day visit to the US, while interacting with the Indian diaspora on Tuesday, said, "I think if you sat Modi ji down next to God, he would start explaining to God how the universe works. And God would get confused about what I have created".
Rahul reiterates caste census demand, accuses BJP-RSS of attacking Constitution
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is on a six-day US visit, has once again reiterated his demand for caste-based census and has accused the BJP and RSS of attacking the Constitution of India.
Started Bharat Jodo Yatra as BJP-RSS were controlling tools used for politics: Rahul
In an address to the Indian diaspora here, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he decided to launch his Bharat Jodo Yatra was because the normal tools used for politics were being controlled by the BJP and RSS.
Bill Gates 'dating' Paula Hurd, widow of late Oracle CEO
After college, she began her career in sales at the US-based company NCR (National Cash Register) -- a top enterprise software, hardware, and services provider for banks and retailers, said the report.
Google's parent company Alphabet to lay off 12K employees
Joining the Big Tech league of Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, Google's parent company Alphabet is now laying off 12,000 employees, or about 6 per cent of its workforce, globally, the media reported on Friday.
Twitter suppressed Covid-19 info, suspended top experts during pandemic
The US government pressured Twitter to elevate certain Covid-19 information and suppress other content, while the platform suspended reputed medical professionals who disagreed with establishment views during the peak of the pandemic, new 'Twitter Files' have alleged.
Amazon confirms layoffs, employees say 'horrendous way to treat people'
As Big Tech goes through the layoff season, e-commerce giant Amazon has confirmed job losses at the company, saying that in the current macroeconomic environment, some teams are "making adjustments" amid "consolidation of some teams and programmes".
Battle of the ballot carnival set to roll in US
Images of armed militia trying to act as enforcers on ballot day has created further rancour and animus in what is arguably one of the most ever polarised midterms in the US.
Tale of two of the most powerful star-crossed men
It is ironical that two of the most powerful men in the world are besieged and beleaguered as they dominate the headlines here - one an elected official, US President Joe Biden and the other an out and out capitalist - the world's richest man with blue sky between himself and his challengers, centi-billionaire Elon Musk.
Bloodbath at Twitter as Musk sacks half of 7,600 employees
In one of the most brutal sacking the tech world has ever seen, Elon Musk has ruthlessly fired almost half of Twitter's 7,600-strong workforce, leaving several departments completely shut across the globe, including in India.
Twitter faces class-action lawsuit over mass layoffs without notice
"Twitter is also enacting widespread layoffs across its workforce today, on Nov. 4, 2022, it stated, adding that California's Employment Development Department had not received a notice related to the event," they said.
Musk begins laying off Twitter employees, shuts offices 'temporarily'
Twitter has notified employees that it will be "reducing its global workforce" on Friday, as its new CEO Elon Musk aims to cut roughly half of its 7,600-strong workforce.
Musk dissolves Twitter's board, is now the sole director
Chief Twit Elon Musk has dissolved Twitter's board of directors after his takeover of the company, according to a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing on Monday. Musk, according to the filing, became "the sole director of Twitter", reports CNN.
Musk is now Twitter boss, fires Indian-origin CEO Agrawal, other top execs
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has finally taken over as Twitter boss and his first job was to reportedly fire Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal, the company's policy chief Vijaya Gadde and others.
Zuckerberg, Sandberg not to depose in Cambridge Analytica scandal lawsuit
In a relief for Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, the top Meta executives will not depose in a lawsuit about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, after the social network reached an out-of-court settlement with the plaintiffs.
Visa 'intended' to help Pornhub monetise child porn, alleges lawsuit
A US court has allowed a lawsuit against Visa to go ahead that alleged that the financial services company helped monetise sexual videos involving children on Pornhub, owned by porn site operator MindGeek.
San Francisco declares state of emergency in response to spread of monkeypox
As of Wednesday, the city reported that 261 people had confirmed or suspected monkeypox infections. City health officials said they anticipate the figure will grow in the coming days.
Musk denies affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday denied that he had a brief affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife Nicole Shanahan that allegedly led to their divorce earlier this year, saying there was nothing "romantic" with Shanahan.
Elon Musk had an affair with Google co-founder Sergey Brin's wife
Earlier this month, reports surfaced that Musk secretly had twins with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his brain-chip startup Neuralink, in November 2021, just weeks before he welcomed a second child with Grimes via surrogacy in December.
Musk's dad confirms secret second child with his stepdaughter
Recently, reports surfaced that Elon Musk secretly had twins with Shivon Zilis, a top executive at his brain-chip startup Neuralink, in November 2021, just weeks before he welcomed a second child with his former girlfriend Grimes via surrogacy in December.
Over 15K tech workers lose jobs in May globally
Two of the largest instant grocery apps, Getir and Gorillas, announced lay offs this week. Turkish company Getir said it plans to reduce its global headcount by 14 per cent and Gorillas said it was making the "extremely hard decision" to let go about 300 of its employees.