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Microsoft Azure service hit with outage

Microsoft Azure service hit with outage

NEW YORK (AP) — Microsoft says users of its Azure cloud portal may be not be able to access Office 365, Minecraft or other services due to issues with its global content delivery network services....

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Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites

One viral video shows what appears to be four sharks swimming in a Jamaican hotel’s pool as floodwaters allegedly brought on by Hurricane Melissa swamp the area. Another purportedly depicts Jamaic...

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GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

GM lays off 1,700 workers at plants in Michigan and Ohio amid slower EV demand

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is laying off about 1,700 workers across manufacturing sites in Michigan and Ohio, as the auto giant adjusts to slowing demand for electric vehicles. The Detroit New...

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Uber to deploy Lucid-powered robotaxi fleet in San Francisco

Uber to deploy Lucid-powered robotaxi fleet in San Francisco

Uber said Wednesday that the San Francisco Bay Area will be the first market for its specially built autonomous taxi, which is expected to launch in late 2026. The San Francisco ride-hailing compa...

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Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

Paramount to lay off 2,000 employees shortly after its merger with Skydance

AP Business Writer (AP) — In long-awaited cuts just months after completing its $8 billion merger with Skydance, Paramount has begun layoffs set to impact about 2,000 employees. Paramount initiate...

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Fintech company Fiserv slashes guidance, shuffles leadership after big earnings miss

Fintech company Fiserv slashes guidance, shuffles leadership after big earnings miss

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fiserv shares careened to their lowest level in more than five years Wednesday after the fintech payment company badly missed Wall Street’s profit targets, lowered its forecast a...

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