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Preparing for a Layoff in Today's Economy: What to Do Before You Lose Your Job

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-31 14:19:51

As employers downsize and slash budgets, fear of layoffs is escalating. Tharon Green/CNET Workers are facing a challenging economy and a tough job market as companies pull back on investment and trim budgets. Nearly half (46%) of US employees are anxious about layoffs in the next year, according to a survey by Indeed. The Trump administration's cuts across federal agencies, health organizations and nonprofits have led to hundreds of thousands of layoffs. Mass reductions in force are also happe

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The first dual-screen Android gaming clamshell was just announced, and it looks incredible

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 00:14:15

AYANEO TL;DR AYANEO announced the Pocket DS, an upcoming dual-screened Android gaming handheld. The first of its kind, it features two enormous screens and inset sticks. The company also teased a new Game Boy-like vertical handheld, and several Windows devices. The Pocket DS will have a full announcement event tomorrow. AYANEO has been absolutely crushing it this year, with tons of premium releases and unique form-factors added to its catalog of retro gaming handhelds. The Flip 1S DS was an

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Insta360 spin-off Antigravity is making a drone that can record 360-degree video

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-01 05:00:48

Insta360 has decided to spin out its own drone company, Antigravity, allowing it to operate independently. The new sub-brand is now developing an as-yet-unnamed drone that can record 360-degree video, similar to Insta360's X camera series. Details are currently limited, as the company finalizes its first product. However, Insta360’s Antigravity says its drones will be aimed at existing drone owners, looking for more creative video options as well as beginners “intimidated by the learning curve

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Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-01-01 05:29:58

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft will let Gamescom attendees play a demo of the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong on the new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. It’s part of more than 20 titles that will be available at the Xbox booth at Gamescom, including a new theater experience to demonstrate The Outer Worlds 2. Silksong will be available to play on the new Xbox Ally devices at Gamescom, just months aft

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Intel's 14A chip process in jeopardy, while cutting jobs and pulling back global expansion

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-29 05:18:00

Cutting corners: Intel's next leap in semiconductor manufacturing, known as the 14A process, now hangs in the balance. The company warned that it could slow down or even halt development of the advanced 1.4nm-class technology unless it secures a significant external customer and meets critical project milestones. This admission, made public in a regulatory filing, marks a notable shift for the chipmaker, which has traditionally set the pace for pushing leading-edge technologies but now risks ce

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses 'painful' layoffs, discusses ambitious AI plans in company memo

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-29 08:03:00

What just happened? Microsoft is facing one of the most turbulent phases in its history, balancing massive investments in artificial intelligence and infrastructure with significant job cuts, creating a climate of uncertainty within the company. On Thursday morning, CEO Satya Nadella addressed employees in a memo that directly acknowledged the contradictions they are experiencing. "I want to acknowledge the uncertainty and seeming incongruence of the times we're in. By every objective measure,

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Goo.gl killed by Google: Billions of shortened links to die next month

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-30 12:51:00

Editor's take: The number of services Google has chosen to retire is starting to resemble a digital massacre. While Mountain View excels at launching new products, its track record for long-term support is far less impressive, and that should concern everyone. Google is moving ahead with its previously announced plan to kill off billions of internet links created through its URL shortener service. All URLs using the "goo.gl" domain will stop working entirely by August 25, 2025, returning a stan

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Elon Musk confirms Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion chip contract with Samsung Electronics

cnbc.com Dylan Butts 2026-01-01 22:17:15

Samsung Electronics has entered into a $16.5 billion contract for supplying semiconductors to Tesla , based on a regulatory filing by the South Korean firm and Tesla CEO Elon Musk's posts on X. The memory chipmaker, which had not named the counterparty, mentioned in its filing that the effective start date of the contract was July 26, 2025 — receipt of orders — and its end date was Dec. 31, 2033. However, Musk later confirmed in a reply to a post on social media platform X that Tesla was the c

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Google says it’s working to fix voice commands for your smart lights

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 15:58:16

Lil Katz / Android Authority TL;DR Google has acknowledged a bug affecting voice commands for smart lights. The company says it is aware of the issue and will share an update soon. Many users say they can still control lights via the Google Home app, but not through Assistant voice commands. Google has confirmed it’s investigating a bug preventing users from controlling their smart lights through Google Assistant voice commands. We first reported on the issue over the weekend, as user compla

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VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 16:33:04

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ZUSE – The Modern IRC Chat for the Terminal Made in Go/Bubbletea

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 12:01:01

ZUSE IRC Terminal Client ZUSE is a sleek, minimal IRC client for your terminal. Built with Go and powered by the elegant Bubble Tea framework. Chat faster, cleaner, and without distractions right from your terminal. Installation go install github.com/babycommando/zuse@latest Build from Source Get and build: git clone https://github.com/yourusername/zuse.git cd zuse go mod tidy go build -o zuse # or zuse.exe on Windows Add the compiled file to your system PATH Usage Open a fresh terminal

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Katharine Graham: The Washington Post

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-28 00:47:24

The Knowledge Project Podcast When Katharine Graham took over the Washington Post in 1963, she was a shy socialite who’d never run anything. By retirement, she’d taken down a president, ended the most violent strike in a generation, and built one of the best-performing companies in American history. Graham had no training, no experience, not even confidence. Just a newspaper bleeding money and a government that expected her to fall in line. Public Release: July 29. Members have access now .

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Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack

news.ycombinator.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-01 11:49:23

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. When reached by TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesperson Brett Weinberg confirmed the breach. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life,” referring to a customer relationship management (CRM) database containing

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We Just Saw 10 Jaw-Dropping Minutes of ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-01 15:06:48

We were already on edge anticipating it: Welcome to Derry, the HBO prequel series laying the groundwork for Stephen King’s tale of a small town with a sizable demonic clown problem. But the new peek just shared in-room at San Diego Comic-Con—building off that evocative teaser from a few months back—signals it’s going to be a show that interrupts your sleep on a regular basis. We saw the opening of the very first episode. It’s 1962 in Derry, Maine—near Christmas, going by the snow and the decora

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One of the hottest new browsers is also the best thing that’s happened to my YouTube experience

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-01 14:30:44

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority We hadn’t even heard of agentic AI until recently, and now suddenly, companies like Google, OpenAI, and others are betting big on the tech. These aren’t just chatbots that answer your questions; they’re smart assistants that actually get things done for you. Think of it as AI with initiative. An agentic AI won’t just help you find the best coffee shop in your area — it’ll figure out what beans they use, order them for you from Amazon, and even schedule a recurr

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Linux on Snapdragon X Elite: Linaro and Tuxedo Pave the Way for ARM64 Laptops

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 11:01:02

At Linaro Connect 2025 Linaro, thanks to its work within the Qualcomm ecosystem, and TUXEDO Computers, showcased an off-the-shelf prototype ARM64 Linux laptop using the Snapdragon X Elite SoC, demonstrating progress in enabling Linux on Snapdragon devices to meet the increasing demand for ARM computing. But wait! This is just the tip of the iceberg of a long journey! Advancements in Linux Support for Snapdragon X Elite: Over the past year, substantial progress has been made in integrating Lin

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The Electron E1 Processor

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-01 12:37:42

Innovation demands processors that can keep up. Readily available processors are built on technology that is over 70 years old. This limits innovation. To meet modern demands, processors must be entirely reimagined, breaking free from the constraints that have plagued computing for decades. This spatial dataflow architecture supports general-purpose computing, without being bound by the constraints of traditional processor designs or limited by fixed-purpose accelerators. The Electron E1

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The ‘Predator’ Dropped In San Diego For a Surprise ‘Badlands’ Experience

gizmodo.com Germain Lussier 2026-01-01 11:00:38

Usually, activations at San Diego Comic-Con are announced at least a few weeks in advance. That gives fans an opportunity to prioritize their favorites, map them out, and then hit the ground running. This year though, one major experience seemed to join the party late. That’s Predator Badlands, which took over a huge section attached to the Hard Rock Hotel across from the convention center. Outside, security answered the questions of passersby about when the experience would open. And inside, th

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Allianz Life confirms data breach impacts majority of 1.4 million customers

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2026-01-01 08:00:55

Insurance company Allianz Life has confirmed that the personal information for the "majority" of its 1.4 million customers was exposed in a data breach that occurred earlier this month. "On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life)," an Allianz Life spokesperson told BleepingComputer. "The threat actor was able to obtain personally identifiable data related to the majorit

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What went wrong for Yahoo

news.ycombinator.com Dave Farquhar 2026-01-01 08:25:13

Reddit calls itself the front page of the Internet. But for a good decade or even a decade and a half, Yahoo had as legitimate of a claim as any to the title of front page of the Internet. On July 25, 2016, Yahoo met an inglorious end as an independent company, selling out to Verizon for $4.8 billion. That makes today as good of a day as any to look at what happened to Yahoo, the first front page of the Internet. How far Yahoo fell At the time, Forbes called it the saddest $5 billion deal in t

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Astronomer winks at viral notoriety with ‘temporary spokesperson’ Gwyneth Paltrow

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2026-01-01 09:40:33

After spending the past week-plus in the headlines due to a seemingly inescapable social media scandal, data operations startup Astronomer is trying to shift the narrative with a tongue-in-cheek video starring actress and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow. Paltrow was, of course, previously married to Coldplay singer Chris Martin. And it was at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts that the company’s CEO Andy Byron and Chief People Officer Kristin Cabot were apparently caught dancing together on the “

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A Rare Interstellar Object Is Zipping Through Our Solar System. This Brand-New Telescope Saw It First

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2026-01-01 09:00:52

Nearly a month ago, a mysterious object was seen hurtling through the solar system and later confirmed as an interstellar visitor traveling toward the Sun. Several telescopes have since turned their attention to the wandering object, but it turns out the brand-new Vera C. Rubin Observatory was the first to catch a glimpse of 3I/ATLAS. In an act of cosmic serendipity, astronomers pointed the Rubin Observatory toward the patch of sky where the interstellar object appeared during its commissioning

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There’s No New ‘Friday the 13th’ Movie to Announce… Yet

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2026-01-01 10:15:18

If you had high hopes that the Jason Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con would address “the elephant in the room,” as Horror Inc. executive Rob Barsamian called it—well, it did indeed do that. But as of now, there’s no concrete news to report about a new Friday the 13th film. Yet. “After 45 years, we wanted another 45 years,” Barsamian said from the stage, referencing the fact that the original Friday the 13th was released in 1980. “And we hear you loud and clear. We’re doing everything we ca

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New Speed Test Results Reveal the Fastest Internet Service Provider in the US

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-01 09:00:00

There's been a lot of talk about internet speed lately. From various company taglines -- "Don't take slow for an answer" -- to the latest news about Japan's internet data transmission record, it's all about the speed. This week, Ookla released its Speedtest Connectivity Report for the first six months of 2025, and AT&T Fiber topped the list as the country's fastest fixed internet service provider. (Ookla is owned by the same parent company as CNET, Ziff Davis.) What does that mean? Does it tell

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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-01 08:40:16

U.S. insurance giant Allianz Life has confirmed to TechCrunch that hackers stole the personal information of the “majority” of its customers, financial professionals, and employees during a mid-July data breach. When reached by TechCrunch, Allianz Life spokesperson Brett Weinberg confirmed the breach. “On July 16, 2025, a malicious threat actor gained access to a third-party, cloud-based CRM system used by Allianz Life,” referring to a customer relationship management (CRM) database containing

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Tesla plans 'friends and family' car service in California, regulator says

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2026-01-01 11:18:01

A vehicle Tesla is using for robotaxi testing purposes on Oltorf Street in Austin, Texas, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. In an earnings call this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk teased an expansion of his company's fledgling robotaxi service to the San Francisco Bay Area and other U.S. markets. But California regulators are making clear that Tesla is not authorized to carry passengers on public roads in autonomous vehicles and would require a human driver in control at all times. "Tesla is not allow

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Phishing Email Alert

computer.org Jennifer Salazar 2026-01-02 00:33:17

We are aware of recent phishing emails impersonating Hironori Washizaki from a Gmail address. These messages are fraudulent and were not sent by the IEEE Computer Society. No internal systems have been breached. If you receive such an email, please delete it and do not respond. For questions or to report similar messages, contact [email protected]. Thank you for your attention in this matter.

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Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2026-01-02 00:34:18

In Brief Intel continues to streamline its business. The company plans to spin off its Network and Edge group, which is responsible for making chips for the telecom industry, as originally reported by CRN. Intel will be an anchor investor in the stand-alone business and will seek outside capital. Intel was rumored to be looking for a buyer for its Network and Edge group in May. This business produced $5.8 billion in revenue in 2024. This strategy seems similar to the company’s decision to sp

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Intel drops 8% as chipmaker's foundry business axes projects, struggles to find customers

cnbc.com Kif Leswing Samantha Subin 2026-01-02 05:01:09

Intel 's stock dropped more than 8% after the chipmaker said it would slash foundry costs in its latest attempt to turn around its struggling business. Concerns about where that leaves Intel's chip manufacturing business overshadowed a better-than-expected earnings report late Thursday. Intel beat on revenue and issued a sales forecast for the third quarter that also topped estimates. The company reported adjusted earnings of 10 cents per share, topping the average analyst estimate of a penny,

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The Meme Stocks Are Back and May Have Found Their New ‘Roaring Kitty’

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2026-01-02 05:30:57

It seems meme stocks are back, and this time, the latest craze was sparked—somewhat accidentally—by a Canadian hedge fund manager named Eric Jackson. About three weeks ago, Jackson’s firm, EMJ Capital, bought shares of Opendoor Technologies, a San Francisco–based company that buys and sells homes online, at around $0.70 apiece. Since then, the company’s share price has skyrocketed over 600% to an intraday high of almost $5 on July 21. Today, it’s trading at about $2.40, still a roughly 250% gai

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Preparing for a Layoff in Today's Economy: What to Do Before You Lose Your Job

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Insta360 spin-off Antigravity is making a drone that can record 360-degree video

Xbox will let you play Silksong at Gamescom in August

Intel's 14A chip process in jeopardy, while cutting jobs and pulling back global expansion

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses 'painful' layoffs, discusses ambitious AI plans in company memo

Goo.gl killed by Google: Billions of shortened links to die next month

Elon Musk confirms Tesla has signed a $16.5 billion chip contract with Samsung Electronics

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ZUSE – The Modern IRC Chat for the Terminal Made in Go/Bubbletea

Katharine Graham: The Washington Post

Allianz Life says 'majority' of customers' personal data stolen in cyberattack

We Just Saw 10 Jaw-Dropping Minutes of ‘It: Welcome to Derry’

One of the hottest new browsers is also the best thing that’s happened to my YouTube experience

Linux on Snapdragon X Elite: Linaro and Tuxedo Pave the Way for ARM64 Laptops

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Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack

Tesla plans 'friends and family' car service in California, regulator says

Phishing Email Alert

Intel is spinning off its Network and Edge group

Intel drops 8% as chipmaker's foundry business axes projects, struggles to find customers

The Meme Stocks Are Back and May Have Found Their New ‘Roaring Kitty’

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