Tech giants and the evolving productivity landscape
Qualcomm does indeed have 50,000-ish employees, double those of Nvidia and AMD
EU regulators name the "Big Six" tech gatekeepers that fall under the DMA's purview
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Bytedance, Meta, Microsoft
Looking deeper into Arm's IPO prospects: First and second impressions
The search for more money
Tech giants Amazon, Apple, and Samsung could be major investors in Arm's IPO
Arm is expected to go public this year with a blockbuster IPO that could value the company at $60 billion
Amazon's return-to-work plan now includes relocation for some employees
How to make angry workers even angrier
Tax prep companies including H&R Block and TaxSlayer found to be tracking users, share sensitive data with Google, Facebook
Death, taxes and tracking come for everyone
Amazon is suing the EU over its designation as a "very large online platform"
It's not exactly a small one
As layoffs surge, tech giants still lead when it comes to high salaries
Meta and Alphabet pay especially well
Larry Ellison passes Bill Gates to become world's fourth richest person
The highest ranking ever for Oracle's founder
Europe will invest another $8.7 billion in innovative technology projects
New state aid approved by the European Commission for 56 tech companies
5 companies offering great employee benefits, despite the 'perkcession'
In-office perks are less in demand than employer flexibility on hybrid working
New European Commission rules for 19 tech giants could spell trouble for Twitter
"Today is the D(SA)-Day for digital regulation"
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
As the AI race unfolds, OpenAI keeps the lead and unveils GPT-4
Why it matters: OpenAI launched GPT-4 this week, an update to its popular language model and technology that aims to improve precision and is designed to act as an underlying engine for chatbots, search engines, online tutors, and more. GPT-4 is now available to paid subscribers and there's a waitlist to use the model via API. Furthermore, the AI race is on, with "AI startups" raising funds like there is no tomorrow and big tech companies like Google scrambling to make it known that they are not so far behind.
Multibillion dollar companies should do more to prevent cyberattacks, says the Biden administration
Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated and existing security mechanisms are proving ineffective
Software engineers are showing a strong preference for remote work, according to survey
Commuting to work is passé and employers are embracing the brave new world of remote work
Google Lawyer says internet could become a "Horror Show" without Section 230
Google claims sites would be forced to strictly regulate everything, or nothing at all
European Union to enact Digital Markets Act tomorrow
New law could eventually force iOS to allow sideloading
White House consults experts, lays down a six-point plan to increase Big Tech accountability
The Biden Administration wants to put large tech platforms on a leash
EU adopts Digital Markets Act, possibly forcing Apple to allow sideloading
Epic Games is unsurprisingly pleased
EU may force Apple to allow competing browser engines on iOS
Leak suggests the EU will fight iOS WebKit dominance
Elon Musk confirms he confronted Bill Gates about shorting Tesla stock
It's not the first time these two have feuded
Tim Cook defends Apple's position against app sideloading once more
Apple CEO thinks data harvesters would abuse sideloading
New EU law could force Apple to allow sideloading
New rules for app stores, messaging apps, and advertising