MASS CULLINGS
Elon Musk's Robotaxi dreams plunge Tesla into chaos
Elon Musk's Tesla Inc. faces a tumultuous year with stock plunges, sales decline, and strategic shifts causing chaos. Musk aims for a robotaxi future, scaling back on a mass-market vehicle. Layoffs and internal upheaval follow as Musk asserts wartime CEO mode. Investors and employees are left questioning Tesla's direction amidst regulatory challenges and an uncertain future.
X, formerly Twitter, violated contract by not paying millions in bonuses: US judge
Mark Schobinger, the former senior director of compensation at X (formerly Twitter), sued the company alleging that it promised employees 50% of their 2022 target bonuses but never made those payments.
Twitter violated contract by failing to pay millions in bonuses, US judge rules
Mark Schobinger, who was Twitter's senior director of compensation before leaving Elon Musk's company in May, sued Twitter in June, claiming breach of contract.
How nations are losing a global race to tackle AI's harms
EU lawmakers had gotten input from thousands of experts for three years about AI, when the topic was not even on the table in other countries. The result was a "landmark" policy that was "future-proof," declared Margrethe Vestager, EU's head of digital policy. Then came ChatGPT.
Explainer: India's Nipah virus outbreak - what do we know so far?
India is currently dealing with an outbreak of the Nipah virus, a rare virus that spreads from animals to humans and causes a deadly fever. Nipah has been listed by the World Health Organization as one of several diseases that could potentially cause a global epidemic. The virus usually spreads through contaminated food or from animals to humans, but it can also be transmitted directly between people.
Layoffs in 2023: Microsoft, Cognizant, Accenture among latest firms to cut jobs amid economic turmoil
The layoff wave has swept not only startups and mid-sized firms, but also big tech companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google parent Alphabet, among others.
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Meta begins latest round of layoffs; tech teams affected
The layoffs are part of a cost-cutting exercise by founder Mark Zuckerberg, announced last month, which will culminate in 10,000 positions being culled. Meta is reportedly set to fire more staff in May, as part of the exercise.
Google employees brace for a cost-cutting drive as anxiety mounts
The worries have grown as Google's tech industry peers have handed out pink slips amid a souring global economy. Last month, Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, purged its ranks by 11,000, or about 13% of its workforce.
From IT rule tweaks to Thanos' snap at Twitter, social media hits reset in 2022
The year gave a tonne of new ways for users and platforms to reward creativity, and pay the creators. Tumblr launched tip jar feature and YouTube announced new pathways for creators to make money for their content.
Updates from Elon Musk-Twitter saga; Udaan takes convertible notes route to raise $120 million
Elon Musk now calls himself ‘Chief Twit’ on Twitter. On Wednesday, the Tesla and SpaceX boss sauntered into the microblogging platform’s San Francisco headquarters, armed with a sink. “Entering Twitter HQ — let that sink in!” he tweeted later, posting a video of his entry. It’s not clear if he was just being a twit or conveying a message that Twitter had a ton of troubles (kitchen sinking refers to acknowledging every bit of bad news in one go). But at the very least, it looks like he is finally buying Twitter. And he clarified that he would not be firing 75% of the staff, as had been speculated. But there could be more twists in this pretzel-shaped tale before the Friday court deadline to close the deal passes.
What is neuroplasticity? A look at the human brain's incredible resilience & auto-repair mechanism
Neurons are beautiful and fragile creatures that work together throughout our lives.
Apples aren't what they used to be. Commercialisation has made the fruit almost tasteless
When grown from seed, apples vary from the parent.
African swine fever reported in Kerala's Wayanad
African swine fever has been reported from two farms at Mananthavady in Kerala's Wayanad district, officials said on Friday. The disease was confirmed among pigs of two farms in the district after the samples were tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal.
Now even chicken is getting too expensive?
There have been some shocking dislocations as a result. Malaysia this week said it would halt exports of the meat by the end of this month to ensure it had sufficient domestic supplies.
WHO says Covid-19 pandemic 'nowhere near over' as France, Germany post record cases
"This pandemic is nowhere near over," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters Tuesday from the agency's headquarters in Geneva. Europe is at the epicentre of alarming new outbreaks, with Germany's cases soaring past 100,000 and France reporting nearly half a million cases on Tuesday.
View: An authoritarian zero-Covid strategy could disrupt the global economy, and China
It is not just that the authorities would have to admit that the strategy they have been following, and for which they have imposed tremendous pain on the Chinese people, shutting down cities with virtually no notice, was wrong; they would have to admit that China's Covid vaccines are not all that effective.
From plant-based meat to non-vegetarian fuel
Plant-based meat alternatives won’t replace good quality meat from healthy animals raised in good conditions.
View: How past vaccine races can help win against Covid
History tells us that the best vaccination efforts are built on collaboration and coordination. We know that the U.S. and Soviet Union working together at the height of the Cold War was instrumental in testing the oral polio vaccine. I
Bird flu: Over 2,000 birds to be culled in 2 districts in Maharashtra
Culling is basically the mass slaughter of domestic poultry birds, such as chickens and ducks, to contain the spread of bird flu. During the culling process, all domestic birds in an infected area, where cases of bird flu have been reported, are slaughtered and their remains are buried.
Bird flu spreads to 10 states; Centre allays fears of transmission to humans
Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked all state governments to remain alert and ensure a constant vigil near places such as water bodies, zoos and poultry farms.
Bird flu: MP bans chicken trade with some southern states
In the morning, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviewed the bird flu situation in the state and directed officials concerned to take necessary preventive measures. Chouhan also directed the officials to step-up vigil at poultries in the districts where bird deaths have been reported.
Bird flu outbreak spreads to 20% of Japan's prefectures
More than 370,000 head of poultry will be slaughtered and buried after avian influenza was discovered at two breeding farms in Mimasaka city in Okayama prefecture in southwestern Japan, the agriculture ministry said on Friday.
View: Covid-19 puts a question mark on the future of world’s mink farms
While some researchers downplay the risks, others say the chances of an emerging non-human Sars-CoV-2 reservoir and mutant strains endangering public health and vaccine programmes mandate urgent countermeasures.
Virus lockdowns give major boost to ecommerce
Recent data shows a shift to shopping online — according to Kantar consulting group, international e-commerce grew 41 percent in only three months compared with 22 percent growth for 2020 as a whole to date, as the pandemic "transformed" retail habits.
Coronavirus: Is there an alternative to lockdowns?
If social distancing remains protracted, large parts of the economy would shut down. There would be a huge cost. To avoid this cost, should India as a nation try another strategy? Take the risk of allowing the epidemic to spread and treating those who fall ill? After all, only about a fifth of those who fall ill require hospitalisation.
Northeast's love for Turkeys and the challenges faced by those raising them
There are not all that many turkeys in India – 4,23,374 in the census, compared to 80.78 crore chickens. But this represents a whopping 66.8% increase over 2012, so clearly more people, particularly in Assam, are raising turkeys. Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura also have relatively high numbers of turkeys.
Order to cull Himachal Pradesh’s ‘vermin’ monkeys draws activists’ ire
Union environment ministry has declared monkeys (Rhesus Macaque) as ‘vermin’ in Himachal Pradesh, allowing local authorities to cull this animal in certain identified non-forest areas in Shimla for one year. The move has, however, attracted the ire of animal rights activists.
Volkswagen to trim as many as 4,000 jobs amid digital overhaul
The move, brokered with VW’s powerful unions, includes job guarantees through 2029, the manufacturer said on Wednesday in a statement.
Army's radio intercepts reveal Lashker-e-Taiba suffered maximum damage in surgical strikes
The assessment reports made available by Indian army field units included radio conversations between various Pakistani formations.
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