At the beginning of the pandemic, waves of layoffs hit retail, leisure and hospitality workers — anyone whose job relied on personal interactions. But now that the pandemic has waned, it’s those workers who are in short supply, and it’s the higher-paid employees who find themselves on the receiving end of layoff announcements. Among the … Read more
Dow futures tilted higher overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. The stock market rally saw another weak session, with apple (AAPL) And the Exxon Mobil (xom) broke below key levels during Amazon.com (AMZN) And the Tesla (TSLA) is moving towards the bottoms of the bear market. X The S&P 500 and other … Read more
Image source: Getty Images If you are a parent, you need to read this before you do your holiday shopping. the main points The holiday season can be an expensive time, and this is especially true for parents who tend to get too caught up in giving their kids the perfect holiday. Some of Dave … Read more
KC Stock left his mark in Southwest Florida, not only as a builder and developer, but as a man of principle and kindness. Stock, 84, founder of Naples-based Stock Development, died on November 28. He was remembered as a real businessman and as a tough, yet kind man who loved work and life. Voted “least … Read more
It is the season of giving. This is the season of joy, eggnog, and black-and-white movies with cheerful messages. “This is the season of Rudolph, caroling, holy nights, wee-ki-yay, mom… yeah! This is the most unexpectedly warm and cozy season.” The Christmas movie of all time: Die hard. Every year we hear the same rhetoric … Read more
Government Janet Mills unveiled a $474 million Winter Energy Relief Emergency Plan on Tuesday that will include $450 for eligible home checks and savings to supplement home heating assistance, emergency fuel programs and short-term emergency housing to avoid homelessness. The package of short-term measures, which requires the support of two-thirds of lawmakers to take effect … Read more
In 2018, electrical appliances group Bosch created a startup, Security & Safety (or “SAST” for short), whose stated mission was to develop a platform to help developers create software for AI-equipped cameras. SAST was to host an audited “app store” for Internet-connected cameras that would allow developers to build software on an open standard—software primarily … Read more
Two notable UC Santa Cruz affiliates, Aviv Elor and Nada Miljkovic, have been named finalists for the competition. The Sixth Annual Santa Cruz Works Titans of TechAn event that honors industry professionals who have made a significant contribution to the growth of the local technology and entrepreneurship community. The 2022 Titans of Tech team will … Read more
For the past 10 months, Amazon has been testing machine learning software in space that can analyze Earth observation images on its own and send only the best ones back to Earth. Earth observation satellites It has seen a huge boom over the past decade. Hundreds of satellites, both government-owned and private, orbit the planet … Read more
Computing News Shane Snyder Dec 06, 2022 05:47 PM EST The job cuts are likely just an opening salve as the Santa Clara-based semiconductor giant looks to cut up to $10 billion by 2025. Intel began expected layoffs close to home with cuts in its California operations totaling 201 people as part of a broader … Read more
