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Key Points: British authorities banned the leasing of "Global Titles" to stop criminals from exploiting the international telecommunications system. Global Titles are special phone numbers normally used to transmit signaling messages across the global network. Regulators warned that harmful actors could use these titles to intercept messages and track a person's physical location. A Canadian watchdog group recently reported that surveillance companies used this exact...

Key Points: Meta announced it will lay off roughly 8,000 workers, which equals about 10% of its total workforce. The social media giant will also leave approximately 6,000 open positions completely unfilled. Microsoft offered voluntary buyouts to roughly 8,750 employees in the United States to reduce its workforce. Both tech companies are trimming staff to free up cash for massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure....

Key Points: Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE voted to deepen its investigation into how Google uses journalistic content. The agency will assess if Google abuses its dominant market position to exploit news publishers. New artificial intelligence features that synthesize information directly in search results sparked the renewed probe. Regulators worry that news publishers are structurally dependent on Google to reach their digital audiences. Brazil is turning...

Key Points: Amazon will strip traditional job titles from hundreds of employees at its Ring and Blink home security units. The company will rename these white-collar product workers "builders" and their bosses "builder leaders." Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is leading a broader effort to reduce corporate bureaucracy and cut red tape. Employees worry the title changes will make earning promotions and pay raises much more...

Key Points: TSMC plans to open a massive new chip packaging plant in Arizona by 2029. The company needs to expand packaging capabilities to solve a massive supply bottleneck for modern AI chips. Construction on the new Arizona facility is already underway, bringing advanced CoWoS and 3D-IC capabilities to the United States. TSMC is currently working with Amkor Technology to accelerate US-based manufacturing options for...