Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is calling for a full return to office at the start of 2025. For the last 15 months, employees have been expected to work in the office three days per week. Now employees will be expected to be in the office five days a week, with work from home being OK only in extenuating circumstances. Big Tech executives have championed return-to-office mandates, but they have proven unpopular among some tech workers.
U.S. tech giant Cisco has let go of thousands of employees in its second layoff round of 2024. The technology and networking company will reduce its headcount by 7%, or around 5,600 employees. The cuts follow an earlier layoff in February, where it let go of about 4,000 employees. In August, Cisco published its most recent full-year earnings report that saw the company’s “second strongest year on record.” Were you affected? We’d like to hear from you.
The iPhone 16 Pro Max is a $1,200 glimpse at a more intelligent future, according to TechCrunch’s Brian Heater. There’s a lot of new things to take notice of across the iPhone 16 line, including a new Camera Control button, an A18 Pro chip, a major makeover for Siri, and a slew of Apple Intelligence features. But are the features — plus the FOMO — truly enough to warrant an upgrade?
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