Amazon, Dell, Google and Microsoft: Nearly 60,000 tech layoffs so far in 2024 and ‘more pain to come’ April 4, 2024 The tsunami of tech layoffs which plagued much of 2023 has continued to hit companies of all sizes this year.
Google owner Alphabet, Apple and Meta probed under sweeping new EU digital law March 25, 2024 The EU has opened investigations into Apple, Facebook owner Meta and Google owner Alphabet in the first probes under sweeping new tech legislation that could lead to heavy fines.
British Land and Royal London ink joint venture for former Meta HQ in Euston March 18, 2024 Facebook owner Meta exited its corporate lease in the building in September last year.
Meta faces European complaints over ‘gargantuan’ data collection February 29, 2024 Consumer groups have criticised Meta's ad-free offerings, which they say leaves users with an “unfair ‘pay-or-consent’ choice” in the face of mass data collection.
Big tech faces backlash over big water consumption February 25, 2024 Tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Meta have ramped up their water usage to cool their data centres, increasingly used for AI services.
‘About a third’ of Facebook Marketplace listings could be scams, MPs told February 7, 2024 A director at TSB Bank has warned a group of top MPs that Facebook Marketplace and cryptocurrency investment are major breeding grounds for scams amid calls for Big Tech to take more responsibility for a wave of fraud on social media.
FTSE 100 today: London markets likely to rise on heels of Wall Street’s tech rally February 2, 2024 A tech rally ignites global stocks: Meta soars 15%, while Amazon climbs 7%. Apple drops 3% amidst market turbulence, while oil prices surge. Focus now shifts to U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls.
Tech giants Meta and Amazon drive tech rally; Apple suffers from China woes February 2, 2024 Meta surged 15% post-market on strong revenue, dividend, and a $50 billion buyback; Amazon rose 7% on solid earnings and AWS growth; however, Apple fell 3% on a China sales miss and revenue forecast drop.
Earnings watch: Apple, Amazon, and Meta reports to set market tone February 1, 2024 Earnings reports from tech titans Apple Inc, Amazon.com, and Meta Platforms Inc, slated for Thursday, are poised to steer stock movements this week.
Investors to focus on AI and antitrust issues as Amazon, Apple and Meta line up to report January 29, 2024 Big tech companies Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google owner Alphabet are set to report quarterly earnings this week.