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Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs in Latest Round of Layoffs

The e-commerce giant has been cutting costs while pouring resources into building data centers to compete in the race to dominate artificial intelligence.

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Build Practical Cyber Defense Skills with This 5-Course Bundle

Train in AI threat detection, OSINT tools, and Zero Trust security models with lifetime access for just $19.99. The post Build Practical Cyber Defense Skills with This 5-Course Bundle appeared first on TechRepublic.

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How AI Mirrors Are Changing the Way Blind People See Themselves

These digital tools are providing access to detailed descriptions about physical appearance and surroundings. The post How AI Mirrors Are Changing the Way Blind People See Themselves appeared first on TechRepublic.

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TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Plus-one passes are almost gone and only 3 days remain

The TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 plus-one passes at 50% off are almost sold out, and this deal ends in 3 days. Register here before this deal ends on Friday, January 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Trump’s acting cybersecurity chief uploaded sensitive government docs to ChatGPT

A report cited officials as saying that Homeland Security sought to determine if there was any harm to government security as a result of the lapse.

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NYC snowfall sees millions of dollars traded on prediction markets

The recent snowstorm in New York City surprisingly led to Kalshi’s largest climate-related market, according to a report, but not everyone is happy with the outcome. It also comes just weeks after Polymarket declined to pay out on bets about … Continue reading

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Ex-Palantir engineer raises $40 million for cyber startup Outtake, with backing from Microsoft CEO Nadella

Since its founding in 2023, Outtake has added OpenAI, Applovin and Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to its growing list of customers.

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Snap establishes Specs subsidiary for its AR glasses

Snap on Wednesday said its unit working on the development of augmented reality glasses is now housed under a wholly owned subsidiary named Specs Inc.

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Samsung teases new privacy feature to hide your Galaxy phone screen from onlookers

Samsung said that the upcoming feature will let you protect selected parts of the screen like notification popup area.

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Anthropic, Apple, OpenAI CEOs condemn ICE violence, praise Trump

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman spoke out against ICE enforcement tactics following Minneapolis violence, with one addressing concerns publicly and the other in an internal message.

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