June brought another wave of layoffs in tech, with cuts impacting roughly the same number of employees as May: 16,000 employees, according to tracker layoffs.fyi. Another layoff aggregator from TrueUp paints a more dire picture, counting 26,000 impacted employees this month, up from about 20,000 last month. Either way, the data is grim. The end…
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The most serious crash to date involving a self-driving truck might have resulted in only moderate injuries, but it exposed how unprepared local government and law enforcement are to deal with the new technology. On May 5, a Class 8 Waymo Via truck operating in autonomous mode with a human safety operator behind the wheel…
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Ramallah, Occupied West Bank – The European Union (EU) has told two prominent Palestinian NGOs that it will resume funding them after a yearlong suspension tied to unfounded “terror” allegations made by Israel. The European Commission – the EU’s executive branch – sent letters several days ago to Al-Haq and the Palestinian Center for Human…
The United States Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v Wade, the nearly 50-year-old landmark decision that recognized women’s right to abortion, will come at a high economic cost, some economists warn while other experts and anti-abortion advocates argue that higher fertility rates will have a positive effect on the economy. In a 6-3 vote, the…
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According to a report by Capchase comparing more than 400 SaaS startups to unicorns that reached the public markets in the last two years, the top performers “are handily beating the ‘Rule of 40,’” reports Kyle Wiggers. For those of us who haven’t memorized economic frameworks: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors developed…
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By Ben Gray Published: July 1, 2022 5:59 pm Last Updated: July 1, 2022 6:01 pm UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 kicks off on 6 July with hosts England taking on Austria at a sold-out Old Trafford. In total, 31 matches will be played across ten venues in July with the final taking place on 31…
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Sharon Horgan has told NME about collaborating with PJ Harvey for her forthcoming Apple TV + show Bad Sisters – revealing that the iconic singer-songwriter has recorded a version of Leonard Cohen’s 1974 track ‘Who by Fire’ as its theme tune. Horgan, the acclaimed writer and actor known for creating and starring in the Channel…
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GTA 5 is nothing short of a powerhouse. Even after almost 10 years since launch, it continues to top gaming charts and bring in millions of new players each year. And if you know Grand Theft Auto, you know that the best way to play its singleplayer campaign is with cheats enabled. It’s tradition, after…
In partnership with Amex Gold Unsigned When embarking on a career in music, many new and unsigned artists will dream of experiencing their breakthrough moment when everything just triumphantly clicks into place. With global access to music at a scale never witnessed before, these moments of opportunity really can come in all shapes and sizes….
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God of War Ragnarok is official – for a long time, the name of the game was assumed, and the rumor mill was working hard to try and dissuade fans that Ragnarok would indeed be the final suffix for the title. The game is already making some big promises: developer Sony’s Santa Monica Studio has…
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