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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

Ruling: Microsoft illegally placed cookies on child's tech

Register UK - Jan 28, 2026 7:42am 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

How agentic AI strains modern memory hierarchies

Register UK - Jan 28, 2026 7:08am 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

UK users say Oracle Cloud Infrastructure wobbled last week

Register UK - Jan 28, 2026 6:47am EST

Europe buys more electric vehicles than petrol cars for first time — despite Trump’s ‘drill, baby, drill’ push

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

Office zero-day exploited, forces Microsoft OOB patch

Register UK - Jan 28, 2026 6:03am EST

ASML made record $11.5 billion profit in 2025 thanks to AI-driven demand, plans to cut 1,700 jobs

ABC News - Jan 28, 2026 6:03am EST

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra to launch with smart privacy display

Samsung has recently teased a new feature, a smart privacy display, to debut with the Galaxy S26 Ultra. The upcoming privacy screen will allow users to control visibility across specific areas of the display.

First Post - Jan 28, 2026 6:00am EST

TikTok’s US joint venture off to a rocky start

Register UK - Jan 28, 2026 5:47am EST

Google expands AI photo editing to India, letting users edit With text or voice commands

Users can now ask Google Photos to perform a range of edits, such as blurring backgrounds, fixing glare, sharpening images, adjusting colours, or even removing reflections from windows, all through text or voice commands.

First Post - Jan 28, 2026 5:31am EST

Moon soil rewrites how Earth got its water, Nasa reports

NASA scientists are turning to the Moon to solve one of Earth’s oldest mysteries: where our water came from. A new study led by the US space agency uses Moon soil collected during the Apollo...

International The News - Jan 28, 2026 5:31am EST

South Korea's SK Hynix to establish a special ‘AI Company’ in the U.S.

SK Hynix will set up a new U.S.-based company focused on artificial intelligence solutions, with $10 billion committed to the project.

CNBC - Jan 28, 2026 5:12am EST

The Trump administration has secretly rewritten nuclear safety rules

NPR - Jan 28, 2026 5:08am EST