HP Inc. said that it will lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees in favor of AI deployments, claiming it will help save $1 billion in annualized gross run rate by the end of its fiscal 2028. HP expects to complete the layoffs by the end of that fiscal year. The reductions will largely hit product...
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Crypto hoarders dump tokens as shares tumble
Crypto-hoarding companies are ditching their holdings in a bid to prop up their sinking share prices, as the craze for “digital asset treasury” businesses unravels in the face of a $1 trillion cryptocurrency rout. Shares in Michael Saylor-led Strategy, the world’s biggest corporate bitcoin holder, have tumbled 50 percent over the past three months, dragging down...
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(BPRW) The Alabama Collective Wraps Statewide Innovation Power Hours Series at Alabama HBCUs
(Black PR Wire) The Alabama Collective has successfully concluded its Fall 2025 Innovation Power Hours series, a powerful initiative that brought immersive innovation experiences to five Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the stat…
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(BPRW) The 2025 ESSENCE Holiday Celebration of Joy Unites Chance The Rapper, Kierra Sheard, CeeLo Green, DC Young Fly, Kat Graham, and Shannon Thorton in a Live Studio Experience Premiering November 27th
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Today, ESSENCE Communications Inc., announced the premiere of the ESSENCE Holiday Celebration of Joy, a filmed holiday special that unites powerhouse voices, live-audience energy, and modern expre…
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(BPRW) 100 Black Men of Atlanta, The B.E.S.T. Academy at The Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Institute, and Atlanta Public Schools Celebrate Ribbon Cutting for New B.E.S.T. Indoor Agriculture Container
(Black PR Wire) Atlanta, GA — 100 Black Men of Atlanta, BEST Academy, and Atlanta Public Schools proudly unveiled the new B.E.S.T. Indoor Agriculture Container, a groundbreaking student-driven initiative designed to advance STEM learn…
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UK government will buy tech to boost AI sector in $130M growth push
The UK government will promise to buy emerging chip technology from British companies in a 100 million pound ($130 million) bid to boost growth by supporting the artificial intelligence sector. Liz Kendall, the science secretary, said the government would offer guaranteed payments to British startups producing AI hardware that can help sectors such as life...
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(BPRW) Roc Nation Distribution Introduces New Cutting-Edge Dashboard To Empower Independent Artists To Maximize Global Reach
(Black PR Wire) Recently, Roc Nation Distribution announced the launch of its new, cutting-edge dashboard, which will empower its independent artists to maximize their global audience reach, strengthen their fanbases and unlock new business opportunities …
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The Fate of Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands
A judge queried lawyers about whether a breakup made sense during closing arguments on how to fix the tech giant’s dominance in online advertising.
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Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key.
One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) said Friday that the votes were submitted and tallied using Helios, an open...
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How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers
Thousands of Asus routers have been hacked and are under the control of a suspected China-state group that has yet to reveal its intentions for the mass compromise, researchers said. The hacking spree is either primarily or exclusively targeting seven models of Asus routers, all of which are no longer supported by the manufacturer, meaning...