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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Dozens of Google employees laid off in San Francisco  KRON4 Source link

(Reuters) -The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) audit of Boeing’s 737 MAX production process after a panel blew off on an Alaska Airlines jet in January failed 33 of 89 tests, the New York Times reported on Monday. In the wide-ranging investigation, Boeing failed a check which dealt with the component that blew off the jet, known as a door plug, the report said, citing an FAA presentation viewed by NYT. Supplier Spirit AeroSystems, which makes the fuselage for the MAX, passed six of 13… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google lays off dozens in its news division in latest round of cuts: report  New York Post Source link

A 2017 report by the Inspector General for the National Science Foundation also found ethics concerns and recommended that the foundation “take corrective actions to strengthen controls over IPA conflicts of interests, including reassess controls to ensure staff do not have access to awards and proposals for which they are conflicted.” In a statement, FAS said that “we have strict policies in place to ensure the integrity and independence of the process by mandating a firewall between… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Amazon.com Inc., determined to reduce the size of its sprawling delivery operation amid slowing sales growth, has abandoned dozens of existing and planned facilities around the US, according to a closely watched consulting firm. Most Read from Bloomberg MWPVL International Inc., which tracks Amazon’s real-estate footprint, estimates the company has either shuttered or killed plans to open 42 facilities totaling almost 25 million square feet of usable space. The company has… Source link

Yandex Taxi is however owned and operated by Russia’s largest IT corporation Yandex. Yandex is the equivalent of the Russian Google. Europe has thus far sanctioned the company’s co-founder Arkady Volozh, because of accusations that Yandex is “de-ranking and removing content critical of the Kremlin, such as content related to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.” No one yet knows for sure who was behind the Yandex Taxi hack. However the Twitter page of Anonymous TV has taken… Source link

Topline Dozens of apps—including Muslim prayer apps, a speed-trap alert app and a QR-code reader—were removed from the Google Play Store around March 25 after researchers found they included software for secretly collecting user data that was developed by a company with ties to U.S. security agencies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The Google Play Store reportedly included dozens of apps that secretly harvested user data on behalf … [+] of a Panama-based… Source link

Google Cloud has confirmed to CRN that the company is reorganizing to save money, eliminating and reshuffling dozens of roles in its support teams. In a statmeent to CRN, a Google Cloud spokesperson said that the reshuffling is in line with the company’s frequent evaluations for how it supports customers. “As Google Cloud grows, we frequently evaluate our approach to providing the best service and support for our customers,” according to the statement. “The changes announced… Source link

Attorneys general from 36 states and one district are suing Google for alleged anti-competitive practices — this time, over its Google Play app store. The suit turns up the heat on Big Tech companies, which are also facing a growing pile of antitrust suits, fending off bipartisan antitrust legislation from the House of Representatives, and preparing for more intense scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission now that it’s headed by antitrust expert and Big Tech critic Lina Khan. The… Source link

WASHINGTON — A group of 36 states and the District of Columbia sued Google on Wednesday over claims that its mobile app store abuses its market power and forces aggressive terms on software developers, expanding the legal challenges facing the internet search giant. The suit is the fourth state or federal antitrust lawsuit filed against Google since October, but the first to scrutinize the company’s lucrative app store. Utah, North Carolina, New York and Tennessee led the suit, which was… Source link