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• Amazon layoffs now expected to mount to 20,000, including top managers

  02-12-2022 19:04
  Amazon plans to lay off as many as 20,000 employees across the company in the coming months, including  distribution center workers, technology staff and corporate executives—about twice as many as previously reported—as the retail and cloud computing giant retrenches after going on a hiring spree during the pandemic.Amazon employees are ranked from level 1 to level 7, and staff at all levels will likely be affected, according to sources with direct knowledge of the matter, who
  
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• Apple gives up on 'Reality,' but still wants to extend it

  02-12-2022 15:55
  While we must wait and see what the tangible enterprise benefits of Apple’s next big product introduction will be, the company has given up on Reality when it comes to the name of the operating system that drives its mixed/augmented reality glasses, according to a new report. No longer RealityOS, now it’s xrOS
  We had originally anticipated Apple would christen the OS for the system RealityOS — in part because earlier reports suggested this, plus it has acquired or partner
  
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• Maersk's TradeLens demise likely a death knell for blockchain consortiums

  02-12-2022 12:00
  The impending shutdown of one of the largest digital shipping tracking ledgers is likely a sign that costly customized enterprise blockchain projects managed by consortiums are doomed — and have been for a long time.“They only succeed when all parties are on the same win-win page, and there is clear demonstrable ROI when the application is implemented,” said Avivah Litan, a vice president analyst at Gartner Research. “[This] seems like the last chapter in the era of cost
  
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• Hey, Google: It's time to step up your Pixel upgrade promise

  02-12-2022 11:45
  Look, it's no big secret that I'm a fan of Google's Pixel program.I've personally owned Pixel phones since the first-gen model graced our gunk-filled pockets way back in 2016. And Pixels have been the only Android devices I've wholeheartedly recommended for most folks ever since.There's a reason. And more than anything, it comes down to the software and the overall experience Google's Pixel approach provides.
  Part of that is the Pixel's interface and the lack of any unnecessary meddling and com
  
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• Capt, Jakhar make it to BJP national executive - The Indian Express

  02-12-2022 10:41 via news.google.com
  Capt, Jakhar make it to BJP national executive  The Indian Express
  
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