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Apple’s New Jersey store workers file petition for unionization

(Reuters) - Workers at Apple's store in Short Hills, New Jersey, have filed for union representation, a staff member who is part of the organizing committee said on Wednesday amid a push for

Google investing $1 billion to boost connectivity to Japan via two subsea cables

By Granth Vanaik (Reuters) - Google will invest $1 billion to improve digital connectivity between the U.S. and Japan through two new subsea cables, the Alphabet-owned firm said on Wednesday amid a

Background-screening firm Checkr cuts 32% of workforce, source says

By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - Background-screening platform Checkr has cut 382 jobs, or 32% of its workforce, a person familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, the latest company in the tech

US government’s Apple antitrust suit gets new judge after recusal

By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's blockbuster case accusing Apple of unlawfully monopolizing the smartphone market was reassigned to U.S. District Judge Julien Neals in New

Exclusive-Deutsche Telekom, Airbus slam plan allowing Big Tech access to EU cloud data

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Airbus and 15 other EU companies have criticised a proposal that would allow Amazon, Alphabet's Google and Microsoft to bid for highly

Exclusive-Foxconn considers rotating CEOs in management reshuffle

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Apple supplier Foxconn is considering introducing a rotating chief executive system in a major overhaul of its management structure designed to nurture future talent,

Roblox taps ad-tech firm PubMatic to boost sales of video ads

(Reuters) - Roblox has hired PubMatic to help ramp up sales of new video advertisements the gaming platform expects to launch later this year, the advertising tech firm said on Wednesday. Roblox began

Collaborative Robotics raises $100 million amid robots funding boom

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) - U.S. startup Collaborative Robotics (Cobot) said on Wednesday it has raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, as investors bet on a new generation of robots

Meta debuts new generation of AI chip

By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Meta Platforms unveiled details on Wednesday about the next generation of the company's in-house artificial intelligence accelerator chip. WHY IT IS

US electric utilities brace for surge in power demand from data centers

By Laila Kearney, Seher Dareen and Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) - U.S. electric utilities predict a tidal wave of new demand from data centers powering technology like generative AI, with some power

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Ghatkopar hoarding collapse a typical Mumbai disaster—too many agencies, no one to blame

As per the BMC, there are 1,025 officially approved hoardings in the city right now. However, any Mumbaikar can tell you that number is a ludicrous underestimate.

India’s GDP to grow at 6.9% in 2024 — UN agency revises its January projection of 6.2%

Latest report by UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs says global growth to be faster than estimated earlier & India’s 'robust performance' to boost South Asia’s growth.

Spain denies port call to vessel carrying shipment of ‘arms to Israel from India’

The Spanish foreign minister says 'the Middle East does not need more weapons, it needs more peace'. Spain has been very critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?