From ComputerWorld: After several major technology companies announced layoffs due to macroeconomic headwinds in the last few months, Google is now under the spotlight as news reports this week predict that the company will cut at least 10,000 jobs.

The forecasts are based on a report from the...

From PC Mag: Foxconn decided the easiest way to end the violent protests at the world's largest iPhone factory is to offer disgruntled workers money to leave.

As Bloomberg reports(Opens in a new window), the protests earlier this week were spearheaded by new hires at the company. Foxconn had...

From TechCrunch: LinkedIn is rolling out a new feature that allows users to schedule posts to send at a later time.

The Microsoft-owned social network has seemingly been testing the new feature internally for several months already, according to at least one online report back in August from web...

From The Verge: Mercedes is the latest manufacturer to lock auto features behind a subscription fee, with an upcoming “Acceleration Increase” add-on that lets drivers pay to access motor performance their vehicle is already capable of.

The $1,200 yearly subscription improves performance by boosting...

From CNET: Employees at Apple's biggest iPhone plant in China clashed with police and security personnel in a protest that began Tuesday night and lasted into Wednesday. Mounting tensions over restrictions intended to suppress a COVID-19 outbreak led to unrest at the campus in Zhengzou. 

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From ExtremeTech: A few too many iCloud for Windows users are reporting an odd issue with their cloud-based photo storage: They’re receiving pictures of random strangers’ families. Over the last week, several users have posted to the MacRumors Forums complaining of eerie situations in which their...

From PC World: The floodgates seem to be opening for OLED monitors, with Dell, Asus, and of course, LG all releasing multiple models. Unfortunately they’re all rather on the pricey side — LG in particular can chop a grand off its price tags and still be unaffordable for most consumers. The latest LG...

From The Verge: Hyperkin is introducing an officially licensed remake of Microsoft’s original Xbox 360 controller, which looks poised to bring the 2005 nostalgia trip to modern Xbox consoles and Windows PCs. The Xenon controller, named after the Xbox 360’s first internal development codename, brings...

From CNET: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's third wave of DLC courses, as part of its Booster Course Pass, will introduce eight new tracks, including ones for fall and winter called Maple Treeway and Merry Mountain.

Maple Treeway, from 2008's Mario Kart Wii, will be tacked-on with Wave 3, which goes live on...

From CNET: Disney's CEO is Bob Iger once again.

In a surprise move late Sunday, Walt Disney Co.'s board of directors said it had installed the company's former chief Iger to replace Bob Chapek, effective immediately. Iger will fill the role for two years, the board said, to "set the strategic...