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Additional Meta Layoffs, California Robotaxi Testing, and Twitter API Restored
MORE META LAYOFFS According to reports, Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is contemplating another round of layoffs after eliminating 11,000 jobs, or 13 percent of its global staff, in November. Meta made these cuts in an effort to reduce expenses and boost efficiency as it fights the same financial challenges as the rest of the technology…
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Mattel Relaunches the Iconic Purple Dinosaur Barney for Children and Adults
Mattel is giving the Barney franchise a new spin. The toy business intends to renew the well-known purple dinosaur with a new presence across television, film, YouTube, and children’s merchandise, including toys, books, and clothing. According to the business, the revival of Barney is the latest instance of Mattel’s mining “amazing depth and breadth of…
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The $2 Billion Lottery Winner Is Revealed
Edwin Castro was recognized as the player who won a record-breaking $2 billion Powerball prize three months ago. Castro avoided media interviews and did not attend a news conference on Tuesday; however, he did indicate in a statement that he attended public schools in California. “As startled and happy as I am to have won…
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T-Mobile Links Nationwide Service Outages to “Third Party Interruptions”
According to websites that track outages, Monday saw an increase in service disruptions reported by T-Mobile customers. According to Downdetector.com, outages peaked at approximately 81,000, up from a baseline of 46. According to feedback on the website, delays have happened in New York, Chicago, Seattle, Phoenix, Houston, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas.…
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Housing, Energy, and Prices Drive Up the Monthly Inflation Rate
According to the latest consumer price index, prices increased by 0.5% in January. This is a rise from the 0.1 percent fall in December and the five-fold increase in November. The monthly increase was in line with expectations, but the year-over-year rate was higher than anticipated at 6.4%, a little decrease from December’s rate of…
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MetaQuest Pro Aims to Improve Collaboration and Inspire Creativity in the Workplace
At this year’s CES expo, Meta demonstrated the new Quest Pro virtual reality headset and claimed its applications in the workplace. Using augmented reality, the improved headset from Facebook’s parent firm allows users to interact with both the virtual and real worlds. Meta Quest Pro aims not only to improve how employees, particularly those in…