Chrome issues emergency update after vulnerability was discovered on its previous update
On December 2, 2022, Google released a new version of its Chrome web browser for desktop operating systems and Android. The new Chrome 108.0.5359.94/.95 update for Windows, Mac, and Linux users addresses a single high-severity security flaw, the ninth Chrome zero-day exploited in the wild patched since the beginning of the year. The CVE-2022-4262 high-severity […]
Intel Ireland unveils novel cost-cutting strategy known as voluntary time-off programs
There is hardly a week that goes by without news of layoffs and cost-cutting schemes among tech companies making headlines. The new trend has taken several forms, including mandatory termination of appointments, severance pay after being fired, Twitter’s model of continuing to pay laid-off employees for three months, recommendation letters, and many others. Chipmaker Intel […]
Amazon prepares to lay off around 20,000 employees
Amazon is reportedly putting plans in place to join the trend of laying off employees, with plans to lay off around 20,000 employees from the company in the coming months. Employees said to be affected include, but are not limited to, those at distribution centers, Stores, PXT organizations, technology departments, and even corporate executives, as […]
Employment spikes in American tech industry despite layoffs
According to a CompTIA review of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the US technology industry added 137,000 technology jobs in November, despite the massive layoffs being dished out daily by some tech giants, and the aggressive Federal Reserve action to cool the economy and bring down decades-high inflation. According to the Labor Department, the […]
