Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 employees
This is Amazon’s second layoff after the company cut 14,000 corporate jobs in October.
Identity, Data Security Converging Into Trouble for Security Teams: Report
A new Netwrix report warns that converging identity and data security, combined with AI-driven automation, is expanding attack surfaces and reshaping cyber risk, insurance, and defense strategies. The post Identity,
Snap gets serious about Specs, spins AR glasses into standalone company
The social media company’s smartglasses are set to be released to the public later this year.
Redwood attracts Google for its $425M Series E as AI power needs rise
Google is the latest investor to back Redwood Materials as the battery recycling startup scales a new energy storage venture to power AI data centers and other industrial sites.
Hawaii lawmakers introduce bill that would ban prediction markets
The House Bill 2198 has been introduced in Hawaii, which would see prediction markets be included in the definition of gambling, making them banned in the US state. The summary of the bill reads as: “Includes
Third Amarillo cockfighting figure sentenced in federal gambling investigation case
A third individual linked to an Amarillo cockfighting ring has been sentenced as part of a wider gambling investigation. A custodial jail term was imposed on Salvador Sanchez Chávez, 49, after the case led by United
Iowa Senate shelves bill to ban smoking on casino gaming floors
A bill that would have banned smoking on casino gaming floors in Iowa didn’t go anywhere this week, after a Senate subcommittee voted to shelve the proposal indefinitely. The legislation, Senate File 2051, was
Problem gambling found to be higher among those exposed to gambling as children
The Gambling Authority of Ireland (GRAI) has found that problem gambling is much more likely amongst people who were exposed to gambling as children. The study, which was conducted by the ESRI’s Behavioural Research
Waabi raises $1B and expands into robotaxis with Uber
Waabi has secured a $750 million Series C round to accelerate autonomous trucking, and another roughly $250 million commitment from Uber to deploy 25,000 robotaxis exclusively on its platform.
Google pitches Gemini to students studying for India’s most competitive college entrance exam
Google’s launch of practice tests for JEE follows its recent move to offer full-length SAT practice tests in Gemini.