GM's self-driving car startup Cruise has laid off 8% of its staff, or around 150 workers
The move is aimed at cutting costs amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Charlie Wood
Technology reporter
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TikTok is illegally collecting data on children, according to new allegations to the FTC.
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Uber will require all drivers and riders to wear masks starting Monday May 18 — and is using AI to enforce the rules.
One of Mark Zuckerberg's top lieutenants at Facebook gave 4 tips to maximize your career – here's how you can write a 'personal API'
Andrew Bosworth has been at Facebook since 2006.
Nearly 50 UK lawmakers demanded Amazon-backed unicorn Deliveroo provide PPE and sick pay for its food delivery riders
The letter called for full pay for riders who contract COVID-19, a halt on terminations until the end of the crisis, and more.
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Elon Musk reportedly made the case directly to Trump in a phone call last month that restarting Tesla production would pose little risk to workers — and Trump said he agreed 100 percent.
Apple's rumored high-end headphones may come with some wild new features like automatic head and neck detection
The headphones will reportedly contain sensors that can detect whether they're on your head or neck.
Quibi's cofounder blamed its poor performance on the pandemic even though other video apps are soaring
Quibi's cofounder blames "everything that has gone wrong" on coronavirus.
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'If anyone is arrested, I ask that it only be me': Elon Musk has confirmed Tesla is restarting its factory against local rules.
Silicon Valley billionaire Eric Schmidt predicts that companies will need more office space after the pandemic, not less
The 65-year-old former Google CEO made the prediction during an appearance on "Face the Nation" on Sunday.
Tesla made good on Elon Musk's threats and sued a California county over the closure of its factory
Tesla's Fremont, California, factory in Alameda County has been closed since March 23.
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Elon Musk says Tesla will 'immediately' leave California after coronavirus shutdowns forced the company to close its main car factory.
Over 100 federal meat inspectors have tested positive for COVID-19 — along with at least 5,000 meatpacking workers
In the past 2 months, 22 American meatpacking plants have closed at some point due to coronavirus.
'Solid irony here': The cofounder of speaker firm Sonos called out Spotify billionaire Daniel Ek for criticizing Apple's closed system
Spotify's Ek had said Apple has a long way to go before it's an "open and fair platform."
People are returning to more normal shopping habits, according to the huge UK online grocer which had 8,000 people queueing for delivery slots when lockdown started
Ocado was briefly forced to suspend its service in March after a spike in demand.
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek says Apple has a long way to go before it's an 'open and fair platform' as the two firms war over competition
Ek said he expects Apple to further open up its platform in the future.
YouTube finally deleted notorious conspiracy theorist David Icke's channel after he spread COVID-19 misinformation
Icke's channel had close to 1 million subscribers at the time of its deletion.
Longtime Amazon VP Tim Bray just quit in dismay, calling the company 'chickens---' for firing workers who criticized it
Tim Bray, an outspoken software developer, said on his personal blog that he "quit in dismay" over Amazon's firings of activist employees.
Uber may require drivers and passengers to wear masks in the US
Uber is also developing tech for checking whether drivers are wearing masks.
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