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Google's founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have reportedly made a surprise return to approve plans to add chatbot features to the search engine.

Google's Founders Return: How ChatGPT Is Changing Search Google's founders re-engage with the company following the success of OpenAI's ChatGPT, which could threaten Google's search business.

Tech Companies Keep Slashing Jobs in Uncertain 2023 Economy

The tech industry is slashing jobs at a pace nearing the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. In November, the most recent month for which data is available, the sector announced 52,771 cuts, for a total of 80,978 this year, according to consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. It was the highest monthly total for the industry since the firm started keeping data in 2000.

After a bumpy start to the pandemic in 2020, tech companies benefited from a boom in e-commerce spending and remote work boomed, triggering a hiring spree. Now, things look different. In recent earnings reports, Alphabet Inc., Meta Platforms Inc., Microsoft Corp. and others missed estimates, sending shares plunging. For Amazon.com Inc. and Salesforce Inc., the outlook seems to be worsening as they pursue deeper layoffs at the start of 2023. Other companies are reckoning with volatile cryptocurrency markets or a sudden slump in demand.

Tech Companies Keep Slashing Jobs in Uncertain 2023 Economy Here’s a running list of the companies planning layoffs.

Meta Fined $414 Million After Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under EU Law

Meta’s Ad Practices Ruled Illegal Under E.U. Law The decision is one of the most consequential issued under the E.U.’s landmark data-protection law and creates a new business headwind for the social media giant.

Cyber attacks set to become ‘uninsurable’, says Zurich chief

Cyber attacks set to become ‘uninsurable’, says Zurich chief Warning comes from Mario Greco, chief executive at insurer Zurich