PayPal is shedding around 2,000 jobs, or 7% of its workers, as it becomes the latest big tech firm to cut costs. The online payments company says it was forced…
USA: Microsoft to cut 10,000 jobs as spending slows
Microsoft will cut 10,000 jobs in the latest round of staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. It will affect up to 5% of its global workforce and cost the…
USA: Dell to cut workforce
Dell is to lay off about 6,650 workers because of the decline in demand for personal computers. The job cuts are expected to affect about 5% of its global workforce.…
USA: Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs
Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for…
USA: Yahoo to slash 20% of its workforce
Yahoo plans to lay off more than 20% of its total 8,600 workforce as part of a major restructuring. The veteran tech company is reorganising its advertising unit, which will…
USA: Rapper and founding member of De La Soul David Jolicoeur dies
David Jolicoeur, a founding member of the pioneering hip hop trio De La Soul, has died aged 54, US media have reported. No cause of death has been given for…
Israel: PM Netanyahu legalises nine West Bank settlement outposts
The Israeli government has authorised nine Jewish settlements in the West Bank which were previously unauthorised outposts. It is the first such move by the new government of Prime Minister…
Cambodia: PM Hun Sen shuts down independent media outlet Voice of Democracy
Cambodia’s leader Hun Sen has shut down one of the country’s last independent media outlets – just months before the country’s election. VOD, or the Voice of Democracy, had published…
New Zealand: Cyclone Gabrielle leaves thousands without power
Some 46,000 homes have lost power as Cyclone Gabrielle lashes the north of New Zealand. Authorities have issued warnings of heavy rain and winds, and hundreds of flights have been…
USA: Mystery surrounds objects shot down by US military
The US military is unsure what three flying objects it shot out of the skies over North America were – and how they were able to stay aloft. President Joe…