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Gizmodo - Jan 28, 2026 8:47am EST
Ecuador says ICE agent was blocked from entering its Minneapolis consulate
The Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry said it had issued “a note of protest” to the U.S. Embassy in Ecuador.
NBC News - Jan 28, 2026 8:22am EST
CGI reports $442-million in first-quarter profit, up from a year ago
Business and tech consulting firm also posted higher revenue of $4.08-billion in the quarter
The Globe and Mail - Jan 28, 2026 8:18am EST
Chip stocks rally after bumper earnings and a report of a game-changing China approval for Nvidia
Reuters reported that China has approved sales of Nvidia's H200, sending the AI chip giant's shares higher in premarket trade.
CNBC - Jan 28, 2026 8:18am EST
Live Science - Jan 28, 2026 8:02am EST
ASML lifts 2026 outlook on record AI chip orders, plans 1,700 management job cuts
Chip equipment maker posted €13.2-billion of orders in the fourth quarter and will focus on replacing corporate jobs with engineers to boost innovation
The Globe and Mail - Jan 28, 2026 8:00am EST
EU strengthens space autonomy by signing Ariane 6 launch contract for Galileo satellites
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme and Arianespace have signed a new contract for the launch of the second pair of Galileo Second Generation satellites with Europe’s Ariane 6...
International The News - Jan 28, 2026 7:57am EST
Amazon tells workers it will cut 16,000 jobs worldwide in second big wave of layoffs
Guardian UK - Jan 28, 2026 7:50am EST
Two federal officers fired guns in Alex Pretti shooting, initial DHS report says
The report did not say at any point that Pretti attacked officers or was brandishing a gun, as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed.
NBC News - Jan 28, 2026 7:40am EST
A Texas man is facing execution for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend
Charles Victor Thompson was condemned for the April 1998 shooting deaths of his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend at her apartment in the Houston suburb of Tomball.
NBC News - Jan 28, 2026 7:15am EST
Government offers UK adults free AI training for work
The online lessons give advice on things such as how to prompt chatbots or complete admin tasks.
BBC News - Jan 28, 2026 7:09am EST
Amazon to cut about 16,000 jobs in latest round of layoffs
Amazon said Wednesday it would be cutting approximately 16,000 jobs, marking the latest round of mass layoffs for the tech giant and the industry. Beth...
Daily Sabah - Jan 28, 2026 7:07am EST
Amazon confirms 16,000 job cuts as part of major restructuring drive
Amazon is planning to layoff 16,000 roles out of its total workforce. In the blog Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President of People Experience and Technology, said this move is a part of the major restructuring drive in October last year.
First Post - Jan 28, 2026 6:50am EST
Amazon slashes another 16,000 jobs across the company
Wednesday's announcement is the second round of large-scale job cuts at the firm since October.
NBC News - Jan 28, 2026 6:43am EST
Europe’s car market has hit a turning point as fully electric vehicles edge past petrol cars for the first time — even as Tesla struggles for momentum and Donald Trump pushes a return to fossil fuels in the US
First Post - Jan 28, 2026 6:43am EST
Amazon laying off about 16,000 corporate workers in latest anti-bureaucracy push
The layoffs mark the second round of mass cuts at Amazon since last October, when the company laid off roughly 14,000 employees across its corporate workforce.
CNBC - Jan 28, 2026 6:38am EST
China gives green light to importing first batch of Nvidia's H200 AI chips, sources say
The approval covers several hundred thousand H200 chips and was granted during Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang’s visit to China this week, the sources said, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
First Post - Jan 28, 2026 6:31am EST
Business Brief: Rise of the robotaxis
Raquel Urtasun’s Toronto company Waabi Innovation Inc. is on a roll
The Globe and Mail - Jan 28, 2026 6:30am EST
Waabi launching robotaxi fleet with Uber after raising US$750-million
Toronto company’s deal with Uber marks its first expansion outside of autonomous trucking
The Globe and Mail - Jan 28, 2026 6:21am EST
Simon Harris calls for social media ban for under-16s
The Tanaiste said: ‘This can’t be the wild west anymore.’
Evening Standard - Jan 28, 2026 6:16am EST
Autonomous trucking startup Waabi raises $750 million to expand into robotaxis
Khosla Ventures, G2 Venture Partners, Uber, Nvidia and Volvo are all investing in the Toronto-based, driverless tech startup.
CNBC - Jan 28, 2026 6:13am EST