Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut in Washington State Amid Global Reduction

Microsoft Layoffs: 830 Workers Cut in Washington State Amid Global Reduction

Microsoft announced layoffs affecting 830 employees in its home state of Washington, part of a larger reduction of approximately 9,000 jobs worldwide, representing about 4% of its global workforce of 228,000 as of June 2024. The layoffs, reported on July 2, 2025, and effective August 31, 2025, impacted various roles, including cloud solution architects, game … Read more

Weather Challenges Threaten SpaceX Launch of European Weather Satellite

Weather Challenges Threaten SpaceX Launch of European Weather Satellite

By Space News StaffJuly 1, 2025 KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX is gearing up for a critical launch of the Meteosat Third Generation – Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite, a cornerstone of Europe’s advanced weather monitoring system, but Mother Nature may have other plans. The Falcon 9 rocket, poised on Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch … Read more

Bay Area Commuters Get Free Rides Tuesday Due to Clipper Card Outage: What You Need to Know

Bay Area Commuters Get Free Rides Tuesday Due to Clipper Card Outage: What You Need to Know

On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Bay Area commuters experienced an unexpected benefit: free rides across multiple transit systems due to a widespread outage of the Clipper Card system, the region’s all-in-one fare payment method. The disruption affected major transit agencies, including Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni), Caltrain, and others, … Read more

Airlines Divert and Suspend Flights After Israel Attacks Iran

Airlines Divert and Suspend Flights After Israel Attacks Iran

📰 Airlines Divert and Suspend Flights After Israel Attacks Iran In the early hours of June 13, 2025, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion, a major strike on Iran’s nuclear and military facilities. This triggered widespread airspace closures spanning Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Syria, causing severe disruptions across global aviation (en.wikipedia.org, thetimes.co.uk). ✈️ Flight Disruptions … Read more

Warner Bros. Discovery to Split into Two Companies, Separating Cable and Streaming Services by Mid-2026

Warner Bros. Discovery to Split into Two Companies, Separating Cable and Streaming Services by Mid-2026

Warner Bros. Discovery Announces Split into Two Public Companies New York, June 9, 2025 – Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) revealed plans to divide into two publicly traded companies by mid-2026, separating its declining cable TV operations from its thriving streaming and studio businesses. The announcement, made on June 9, 2025, aims to sharpen strategic focus … Read more

US and China Resume Trade Talks in London Following Trump-Xi Phone Call

US and China Resume Trade Talks in London Following Trump-Xi Phone Call

London, June 9, 2025 – In a significant development for global trade relations, the United States and China are engaging in high-stakes negotiations in London, marking a crucial step towards resolving ongoing tensions. This round of talks follows a pivotal phone conversation between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which has set the … Read more

Tesla new car sales rebound in EV-friendly Norway

Tesla new car sales rebound in EV-friendly Norway

Tesla’s new car sales in Norway surged 213% in May 2025 compared to May 2024, reaching 2,600 vehicles, driven primarily by the revamped Model Y SUV, which accounted for about 90% of Tesla’s registrations (2,346 units, up 240% year-on-year). The Model 3 also saw an 87.4% increase, contributing 253 units. This rebound, reported by the … Read more

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan long track record in chips, needs big customer

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan long track record in chips, needs big customer

Lip-Bu Tan, Intel’s CEO since March 18, 2025, brings over four decades of semiconductor industry experience, having led Cadence Design Systems for 12 years, where he drove a 3,200% stock increase, and served as a venture capitalist at Walden International, investing in major players like China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation. Previously an Intel board member … Read more

Nvidia CEO Hammers Chip Controls That ‘Effectively Closed’ China Market

Nvidia CEO Hammers Chip Controls That ‘Effectively Closed’ China Market

SAN FRANCISCO — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered a blistering critique of U.S. export controls on advanced semiconductors to China, declaring that “The $50 billion China market is effectively closed to U.S. industry” and announcing his company is taking a multibillion-dollar writeoff on unsellable inventory. Market Share Collapse in China Speaking at the annual Computex … Read more

Snowflake Shares Surge to Record High as Revenue Exceeds $1 Billion for First Time

Snowflake Shares Surge to Record High as Revenue Exceeds  Billion for First Time

Bozeman, MT, Could 24, 2025 – Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) shares soared to their highest degree in over a yr, climbing 12% on Thursday, Could 22, 2025, after the cloud-based knowledge analytics firm reported fiscal first-quarter 2026 income surpassing $1 billion for the primary time. The inventory reached a peak of $205.40, closing at $200.05, reflecting … Read more