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Tech companies
A new EU law aims to tame tech giants. But enforcing it could turn out to be tricky.
Mar 7, 2024
It imposes hefty fines for scofflaws. But the commission charged with enforcing it has only 80 staffers.
For tech giants like Meta, feverish pandemic growth is now followed by layoffs
Nov 7, 2022
Jobs losses at Meta and others could be an indicator of wider cuts in other industries.
Microsoft layoffs may signal a broader tech downturn
by
Lily Jamali
Oct 18, 2022
Other tech companies are also cutting jobs and scaling back recruitment after years of rapid hiring.
What Apple and Amazon earnings may be able to tell us about this economy
by
Andy Uhler
Apr 28, 2022
The consumer economy, in particular.
Rolling back degree requirements expands the pipeline for tech
Apr 27, 2022
Hiring based on skills rather than degrees is more labor intensive.
Are tech companies influencing politics more than governments?
by
David Brancaccio
, Rose Conlon
and Daniel Shin
Oct 20, 2021
Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group, believes we're increasingly becoming citizens of Facebook and Twitter rather than of nations.
Rising IT spending lifts tech giants
Jul 27, 2021
Companies are spending more on tech, and that is expected to help the likes of Microsoft and Alphabet, which report earnings today.
For public good, not for profit.
Dow index boosts its tech profile with addition of Salesforce
by
Justin Ho
Aug 25, 2020
Bellwether market index also adds Honeywell and Amgen and expels Exxon and others. Move reflects tech's expanding role in the economy.
Tech companies reconsider facial recognition software
Jun 11, 2020
IBM says it will no longer sell or research facial recognition software, and Amazon announced a moratorium on police use of its software.
Tech companies get a win in the USMCA
Dec 11, 2019
The treaty will extend to Canada and Mexico a provision of U.S. law that protects them from being sued for what their users' do.