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AMD launches Ryzen 7020 series chips for mobile in India
The company said the Ryzen and Athlon 7020 Series Processors for mobile will deliver excellent everyday performance and up to 12 hours of battery life so users can get the most out of their laptops. "In 2023, in partnership with our OEMs, AMD will deliver high performance, affordable laptops based on the 6nm 'Zen 2' enhanced architecture to provide improved efficiency for work, play, and connectivity," Vinay Sinha.
Hit hard by Microsoft layoffs, Halo developer says franchise 'here to stay'
"Halo and Master Chief are here to stay," 343 said in a statement attributed to studio head Pierre Hintze, reports Engadget. "343 Industries will continue to develop Halo now and in the future, including epic stories, multiplayer, and more of what makes Halo great," it added.
Techies earning up to $1 mn a year laid off at Big Tech firms
At Google, laid-off employees included those who had previously received high performance reviews or held managerial positions "with annual compensation packages of $500,000 to $1 million,a reports The Information. According to the report, 12,000 impacted employees belonged to every department, from Google Cloud and Chrome to Android and "search-related groups under senior executive Prabhakar Raghavan".
HP launches new Envy x360 15 laptops for content creators in India
The laptops, offering a 15.6-inch OLED touch display and a durable 360-degree hinge, are available from a starting price of Rs 82,999. "HP's new Envy x360 15 portfolio enables content creators to express themselves through best-in-class display and smart, high-performance productivity features that liberate creativity and expression," said Vickram Bedi.
Google pauses green card applications from employees amid layoffs
"Recognising how this news may impact some of you and your families, I wanted to update you as quickly as possible on the difficult decision we've had to make to pause new PERM applications. This does not impact other visa applications or programmes," an email from a company executive read.
Deeptech battery startup Log9 raises $40 mn, aims global footprint
Log9, backed by its recent series of investments, aims to solve the challenges around safety, reliability, and performance by investing further into cell and battery technologies. "The recent round of investments will allow us to grow our battery manufacturing capabilities to a 2 GWH capacity by the end of 2024
iPhone 15 Pro may feature ultra-thin curved bezels
A leaker named ShrimpApplePro shared the information on Twitter, in which it said, "Pro 15 will have thinner bezels with curve edges, display is still flat tho, only the bezels is the curve". Moreover, it also mentioned that all iPhone 15 series will feature the same display sizes as iPhone 14 series.
16 years at Google, this employee was sacked at 3 am
Justin Moore, who is based in Washington DC in the US, wrote on his LinkedIn profile, "So after over 16.5 years at Google, I appear to have been let go via an automated account deactivation at 3 am this morning as one of the lucky 12,000". "I don't have any other information, as I haven't received any of the other communications the boilerplate "you've been let go," website (which I now also can't access) said I should receive," he continued.
About 3,000 tech employees now being fired a day on average in Jan
The sacking episodes have gained speed amid global economic meltdown and recession fears. More than 65,000 employees have been sacked by 166 tech companies to date. Google's parent company Alphabet announced to lay off 12,000 employees, or about 6 per cent of its workforce. Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella last week said the company will be "making changes that will result in the reduction of our overall workforce by 10,000 jobs through the end of FY23 Q3 (third quarter)".
2,300 active & working employees now at Twitter, clarifies Musk
A CNBC report, citing internal documents, claimed that Twitter is down to fewer than 550 full-time engineers, and the company has fired about 80 per cent of its employees since Musk took over. "Twitter's full-time headcount has dwindled to approximately 1,300 active, working employees, including fewer than 550 full-time engineers by title," the report said.
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