Big Tech Laid Off Thousands. Here’s Who Wants Them Next
Governments, nonprofits, and small startups hope to scoop up people let go by the likes of Meta and Amazon. It’s their big chance to lure top-tier talent.
Google’s smart home devices now support the Matter standard
The Matter standard can only simplify the use of smart home devices from various brands if products actually support it. Today, Google has announced that it has enabled Matter support for its Nest and Android devices — you don’t even have to download or insta…
How Should You Cut Through the Noise of This Year’s Headlines?
WIRED’s editor in chief reflects on a cacophonous year in Big Tech, crypto, and more, and predicts where 2023 may lead.
ARM won’t sell its latest chip designs in China due to US and UK export controls
ARM won’t sell its latest Neoverse V series chips to Chinese tech giant Alibaba after concluding that the US and UK would not approve licenses to export them, according to The Financial Times. The decision follows new US government rules restricting China and…
19 Best Deals: TVs, Soundbars, and Headphones
Best Buy is running a killer sale event on all kinds of tech, including tablets and smartwatches, but it ends December 11.
Congress axes media revenue sharing bill after pushback from Google and Meta
A US government attempt to compensate publishers for web links has fallen apart, as Congress has cut the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) from the annual national defense spending bill. The measure would have made temporary exceptions to ant…
Uber and Motional’s robotaxis arrive in Las Vegas
Uber has launched public robotaxi rides in Las Vegas using Motional’s Hyundai Ioniq 5 autonomous EVs with the aim of offering a full driverless service to the public in 2023. It will eventually expand to Los Angeles, where the two companies have been testing …
DoorDash to lay off 1,250 corporate employees
DoorDash on Wednesday said it will lay off about 1,250 corporate employees after growing its team too quickly during the pandemic, making it the latest tech company to cut staff in recent weeks.
Why some tech CEOs are rooting for Elon Musk
As Elon Musk remakes Twitter, other tech leaders are looking on in admiration as he cuts jobs with abandon and pushes back on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion principles.
The Morning After: Senator calls for an end to ‘failed Big Tech self-regulation’
Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts is calling on Congress to pass new legislation to rein in tech companies after Twitter boss Elon Musk ignored an information request. “Elon Musk could respond to my tweets but failed to respond to my letter by yesterday’s de…
