State television reported that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader, pardoned “tens of thousands” of prisoners on Sunday, including many Iranians arrested during recent protests against the Islamist regime. The pardon included the release of prisoners and amnesty. Khamenei announced the decision in honour of the anniversary of the 1 […]
The assets of Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent Meta Platforms, made a record jump of $ 12.5 billion on Thursday. That happened after Zuckerberg announced at the publication of the quarterly results that 2023 would be a “year of efficiency” for Meta. After the publication of the figures, Meta […]
Sony has raised its profit forecast for this year. The Japanese tech company expects strong results in the games sector, partly because the yen exchange rate will drive profits from foreign sales. Sony reports this by publishing quarterly figures showing that the company is doing good business. Net profit between […]
At NetApp, eight percent of employees are fired. This was announced by the CEO of the American storage company, George Kurian, this week. NetApp will cut staff as part of “planned efforts” to reduce spending and cope with economic challenges. The global layoffs are expected to be phased in gradually […]
American DataCore Software has acquired Object Matrix, a British specialist in object storage and media archiving. The company’s devices and cloud solutions will become part of DataCore’s Periphery portfolio. Object Matrix develops MatrixStore equipment on-premises, hybrid solutions and cloud storage solutions. The products enable broadcasters and service providers to manage […]
Another police officer has been charged with sex crimes in the United Kingdom. The man is charged with two rapes and other sex offences. In total, it concerns eight sex crimes, the police in the southern English county of Dorset announced on Monday. The 46-year-old would have committed the facts […]
The British regional airline Flybe, which restarted in April last year, has ceased operations again. The British Aviation Authority (CAA) announced all flights had been cancelled. “We are sorry to report that Flybe has been placed in judicial liquidation,” Flybe wrote on Twitter. The activities have been discontinued, and receivers […]
About half of the washing machines, ovens, refrigerators and other smart goods released in recent years are connected to the internet by users, to the regret of the manufacturers. This is according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. A manufacturer like LG reports that less than half of […]
The budget deficit in the United Kingdom reached a record high last month. Public finances came under further pressure from the cost of measures to protect households and businesses against high energy bills. The government also spends much more on paying interest on its debts. The budget deficit is now […]
The round of layoffs at Microsoft particularly affects employees working on virtual and mixed reality. Microsoft announced last week that it would lay off 10,000 people, or about 5 percent of its workforce. Of course, these layoffs concern different departments, but it is striking that the teams around metaverse, virtual […]
