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US tech giants find it hard to lay off European workers

The American policy of "hire and fire" is simply not allowed under some European labour laws. After announ...

Joseph Brunoli April 6, 2023

Amazon is going to cut another 9,000 jobs. The round of layoffs should ensure cost savings in the long term. ...

Coen van Eenbergen March 21, 2023

Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market, says the Commission will closely watch tech co...

Mieke Meintjes March 17, 2023

Project Kuiper is Amazon's plan to deploy thousands of internet satellites in low Earth orbit to provide wire...

Kimanthi Sammy March 15, 2023

The study was commissioned by a US non-profit industry group dedicated to "open markets". This week Reuter...

Joseph Brunoli March 6, 2023

Slow growth in cloud services is pushing Amazon to increase their focus on the telco market. This week, Am...

Joseph Brunoli February 22, 2023

The move comes as part of a broader trend of increased scrutiny over tech mergers and acquisitions, signaling...

Kimanthi Sammy February 16, 2023

The combination of a robust US dollar and a sluggish Chinese economy led to a decline in growth for the cloud...

Kimanthi Sammy February 7, 2023

Amazon is now facing threats from competition authorities on both sides of the Atlantic. This week the Wal...

Joseph Brunoli February 7, 2023

The software giant is the latest big tech player to announce major job cuts in 2023. German software vendo...

Joseph Brunoli January 26, 2023