#Salesforce slashing 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs

#Salesforce slashing 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs

“Salesforce slashing 10% of workforce in latest tech layoffs” Salesforce plans to cut its workforce by 10% and close some offices, saying it needs to cut costs after rapid pandemic hiring left it with “too many people” amid an economic slowdown, sending its shares up 5%. The cloud-based software company said on Wednesday it expects between…

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#Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales

#Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales

“Microsoft profits down 14% as Windows hit by weak PC sales” Microsoft Corp posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth in five years and a 14% drop in profit on Tuesday as the tough macroeconomic conditions hit PC sales and slowed cloud growth, which had supercharged the earnings for years. The company reported revenue of $50.12 billion for…

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#Twilio announces 11% of employees will lose jobs in ‘Anti-Racist’ layoffs

#Twilio announces 11% of employees will lose jobs in ‘Anti-Racist’ layoffs

“Twilio announces 11% of employees will lose jobs in ‘Anti-Racist’ layoffs” Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson announced in a message to all employees that 11% of its workforce would be laid off, stating that they made the layoffs through an “Anti-Racist” and “Anti-Oppression” lens. The San Francisco-based corporate communications company CEO said in the message to employees that the…

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#Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in  billon deal

#Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 billon deal

“Chipmaker Broadcom to buy VMware in $61 billon deal” Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the cloud technology company VMware, one of the biggest deals of the year despite an environment of rising inflation and economic uncertainty. The proposed deal comes just weeks after billionaire and Tesla CEO…

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#Google Cloud outage crashes Spotify, Snapchat, Etsy

#Google Cloud outage crashes Spotify, Snapchat, Etsy

“#Google Cloud outage crashes Spotify, Snapchat, Etsy” A sweeping Google Cloud outage on Tuesday briefly crashed popular websites, including Snapchat, Spotify, Discord and Etsy, and while the issue has been partially resolved, Google says it’s not sure when it will have a full resolution. Google Cloud’s status dashboard shows that the company suffered a networking issue just…

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#Pentagon nixes contract that pitted Amazon against Microsoft

#Pentagon nixes contract that pitted Amazon against Microsoft

“#Pentagon nixes contract that pitted Amazon against Microsoft” The Department of Defense announced Tuesday that it’s nixing the $10 billion cloud computing contract that it awarded to Microsoft in 2019 and that drew legal complaints from market leader Amazon. The JEDI, or Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, deal was meant to modernize the Pentagon’s IT operations…

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