Big tech is paying for Trump’s White House ballroom

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Trump's $250 million White House ballroom will be funded in part by big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft.

4 months / appleinsider

Intel delivers first profit in six quarters as turnaround gains momentum

Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Intel Corp.’s turnaround continued making progress, as the company repored strong sales growth in its core personal computer chip business and lower costs from layoffs and other cuts implemented over the past year. The struggling chipmaker, which has fall…

#semiconductors #chips #stockmarket #earnings #investment #business #intel #manufacturing #technology

Foundry turnaround and AI push (3)
Government-backed investment boost (1)
Mixed investor sentiment (1)
Strong Q3 earnings turnaround (5)

4 months / cnbc

Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers' info leaked in data breach

Bill Toulas / bleepingcomputer - Toys "R" Us Canada has sent notices of a data breach to customers informing them of a security incident where threat actors leaked customer records they had previously stolen from its systems. [...]

#cybersecurity #ecommerce #dataprivacy #infosec #business #canada #scam #privacy

Toys “R” Us Canada warns customers' info leaked in data breach

4 months / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

Playtime’s over: Crooks swipe Toys R Us Canada customer data and dump it online

4 months / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Toys “R” Us Canada affected by data breach hitting personal data

4 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Apple TV Could Get A Major Boost By Acquiring Warner Bros. Content

bgr - Apple is reportedly one of several companies thinking about acquiring the Warner Bros. content library as WBD puts itself up for sale.

#apple #streaming #entertainment #business #hbomax #acquisitions #media #technology #contentmoderation #tv

Warner Bros. could be the next big prize for Netflix, Amazon, and Apple

4 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Three of the rumored potential buyers for entertainment titan Warner Bros. Discovery are tech companies. Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are all interested in buying Warner Bros… www.theverge.com/news/805387/...

4 months / bsky / @gjabberbox.bsky.social / gjabberbox.bsky.social

Warner Brothers Is For Sale (Again): Prepare For More Pointless, Disastrous Media Mergers

4 months / techdirt / Karl Bode

Netflix, Amazon, and Apple are reportedly interested in buying Warner Bros.

4 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Apple TV Could Get A Major Boost By Acquiring Warner Bros. Content

4 months / bgr

Zaslav stands to make $500M from Warner Bros. Discovery sale - https-//www.semafor.com

4 months / google

Apple TV Could Gain Major Warner Bros. Titles via Acquisition

4 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Apple is considering buying HBO owner Warner Bros. to bolster its streaming catalog

4 months / appleinsider

Microsoft’s lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind the price hikes and studio shutdowns

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - Pressure from Microsoft to achieve industry-topping profit margins has led to Xbox being butchered over the last two years, after not imposing specific targets on the gaming unit in the past. Citing sources with knowledge of internal matters, Bloomberg re…

#gaming #microsoft #entertainment #business #pricing #xbox #layoffs #technology #microsoft365

Xbox Is Suffering for the Dumbest Reason Possible https://gizmodo.com/xbox-is-suffering-for-the-dumbest-reason-possible-2000676268

4 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

Xbox Is Suffering for the Dumbest Reason Possible

4 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Microsoft’s lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind its price hikes and studio shutdowns. A new report reveals Microsoft CFO Amy Hood set across-the-board targets of 30% profit margins, far beyond averages for the video game industry www.theverge.com/news/

4 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Xbox Was Enshittified From Within ⭐

4 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Microsoft’s profit squeeze reportedly behind recent Xbox price hikes, layoffs

4 months / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Microsoft reportedly ordered its Xbox division to boost profits to an unrealistic level

4 months / engadget / Matt Tate

Microsoft’s lofty goals for Xbox profit are behind the price hikes and studio shutdowns

4 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Microsoft Reportedly Asked its Xbox division to Deliver 30% Profit Margins

4 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Microsoft Forcing Xbox to Hit 30% Profit Margin, Resulting in Aggressive Practises

4 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Xbox Under Pressure: Microsoft’s 30% Profit Mandate Drives Pivot from ‘Antiquated’ Exclusives

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Irish co-founded fintech Paygentic raises $2m in seed round

Suhasini Srinivasaragavan / siliconrepublic - Paygentic co-founder Susan O'Neill is a member of the Fintech Ireland advisory council.Read more: Irish co-founded fintech Paygentic raises $2m in seed round

#ai #startups #vc #fintech #digitaltransformation #aiethics #business #payments #technology

Irish co-founded fintech Paygentic raises $2m in seed round

4 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Paygentic Raises $2M Funding In Pre-seed Round

4 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Paygentic nets $2M pre-seed to power payments for AI-native firms

4 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

US government eyes equity stake in quantum computing firms

The Trump Administration is reported to be exploring equity investments in quantum computing companies, a move that underscores a broader governmental interest in strategic tech sectors. This potential stake has already stirred market reactions, with firms like IonQ experiencing notable share surges amid the unfolding quantum race.

#innovation #quantum #defensetech #government #stockmarket #investment #privateequity #business #trump #technology

Commerce denies quantum equity negotiation claims (1)
Gov equity stake talks underway in quantum computing (5)
Quantum stocks surge amid government investment chatter (2)
Trump expands government stake strategy across sectors (1)
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Commerce denies quantum equity negotiation claims

Trump admin not negotiating equity stakes with quantum firms: Commerce official

4 months / cnbc

Gov equity stake talks underway in quantum computing

US Commerce Department considers taking equity in quantum computing firms through CHIPS program

4 months / techspot

Trump eyes government control of quantum computing firms with Intel-like deals

4 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Trump administration to follow up Intel stake with investment in quantum computing, report claims — tens of millions of CHIPS Act dollars could be paid out to leading companies in exchange for equity

4 months / tomshardware

First rare earths and chips, now quantum computers: Trump reportedly eyes new U.S. stakes

4 months / cnbc

Trump Administration in Talks to Take Equity Stakes in Quantum-Computing Firms

4 months / wsj / Amrith Ramkumar

Quantum stocks surge amid government investment chatter

Quantum stocks stayed higher after Trump administration's denial of equity talks. Here's why

4 months / cnbc

Quantum computing companies might be Trump's next target for a government stake. The stocks surge

4 months / qz / Chris Morris

Trump expands government stake strategy across sectors

Trump keeps taking government stakes in big companies. What's next?

4 months / qz / Brian O'Connell

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‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims

Ece Yildirim / gizmodo - Musk says he's not "comfortable" creating a "robot army" without an unprecedented pay package.

#ai #robotics #automation #innovation #aiethics #tesla #business #technology #elonmusk #safety

Elon Musk said Tesla’s robot will be ‘incredible surgeon,’ help eradicate poverty- but he left Wall Street with no forecast on EV demand or margins… www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/e...

4 months / bsky / @lorak.bsky.social / lorak.bsky.social

Elon Musk said Tesla's robot will be 'incredible surgeon,' left Wall Street with no guidance on EVs

4 months / cnbc

‘Corporate Terrorists’ May Stand in the Way of Elon Musk’s Trillionaire Status, He Claims

4 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

Elon Musk Wants ‘Strong Influence’ Over the ‘Robot Army’ He’s Building

4 months / wired / Aarian Marshall

Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

Richard Lawler / theverge - A New York Times report on Tuesday cited internal Amazon documents touting how its shift into automation could help it sell more products without hiring more people, but today the company has issued a PR blast about robotics and delivery tech that is much…

#ai #robotics #automation #amazon #aiethics #business #supplychain #technology

Amazon's AI specs aim to stop delivery drivers getting lost between van and porch

4 months / theregister / Owen Hughes

Amazon uses AI to make robots better warehouse workers

4 months / techxplore

Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

4 months / theverge / Richard Lawler

Amazon's switch to robots over human warehouse employees will save it up to $4 billion a year, Morgan Stanley says

4 months / cnbc

Amazon melds AI with robotics and smart glasses to streamline deliveries

4 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Amazon introduces 'Blue Jay' warehouse robot that performs multiple tasks at once

4 months / cnbc

Amazon Testing New Warehouse Robots and AI Tools for Workers

4 months / wsj / Sean McLain

Meta cuts 600 AI jobs amid ongoing reorganization

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.

#ai #ml #meta #aiethics #business #layoffs #technology

Comprehensive cuts reflect Meta's broad AI reorganization efforts. (4)
Legacy team layoffs hit FAIR and traditional AI units. (4)
Superintelligence lab restructuring signals next-gen AI focus. (2)
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Comprehensive cuts reflect Meta's broad AI reorganization efforts.

Meta Reportedly Laying Off Hundreds From Its AI Team

4 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Meta is axing 600 roles across its AI division

4 months / theverge

Meta cuts 600 AI jobs amid ongoing reorganization

4 months / techcrunch / Amanda Silberling

Meta lays off 600 employees within AI unit

4 months / cnbc

Legacy team layoffs hit FAIR and traditional AI units.

Meta cuts 600 AI jobs to reduce "overly bureaucratic" AI efforts

4 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Meta Cuts 600 Roles in AI Unit to Make It More Agile

4 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Meta Cuts 600 Jobs in AI Division

4 months / wsj / Meghan Bobrowsky

Meta is downsizing its legacy AI research team

4 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Superintelligence lab restructuring signals next-gen AI focus.

Meta lays off 600 AI workers to streamline its Superintelligence Labs unit

4 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Meta Cuts 600 AI Jobs to Focus on Super-intelligence Goals

4 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

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Meta continues to restructure its AI efforts after poaching more than 50 researchers from competing labs this summer.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Höhö.

4 months / bsky / @sachlichepolitik.bsky.social / sachlichepolitik.bsky.social

1️⃣ Meta wird rund 600 Mitarbeiter innerhalb seiner Abteilung für künstliche Intelligenz entlassen, bestätigte ein Sprecher gegenüber CNBC.Die Kürzungen kommen, da Meta Milliarden von Dollar in KI investiert hat, um mit Konkurrenten wie Google und OpenAI

4 months / bsky / @profharleyquinn.bsky.social / profharleyquinn.bsky.social

Major AWS outage disrupts global services, costing billions

A severe AWS outage, sparked by a DNS malfunction, brought down vast swathes of online services worldwide. Reports detail everything from smart devices misbehaving to extensive financial losses. Critics argue this event underscores troubling overreliance on cloud infrastructure and its inherent fragility.

#cloud #infosec #cloudsec #amazon #business #internet #technology

Musk Opportunism (1)
Outage Analysis & Impact (2)
Smart Bed Disruptions (4)
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Musk Opportunism

Musk Exploits AWS Outage To Unfairly Slam Signal, Promote His Shittier Chat Software

4 months / techdirt / Karl Bode

Outage Analysis & Impact

The Long Tail of the AWS Outage

4 months / wired / Lily Hay Newman

Opinion: AWS outage exposes risks that come with cloud monopoly

4 months / siliconrepublic / silicon

Smart Bed Disruptions

The AWS Outage Borked People’s Pricey ‘Smartbeds’

4 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Smart beds leave sleepers hot and bothered during AWS outage

4 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen

4 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds

4 months / 404media / Matthew Gault

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4 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

There are many things that do not require to be connected to the Internet. Laundry machines, dishwashers, microwaves, stoves... and especially beds DO NO NEED THE INTERNET. arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

4 months / bsky / @redwolf.ws / redwolf.ws

In den heutigen Nachrichten aus der Dystopie in der wir Leben: "Hilfe, mein Bett ist kalt, weil die Amazon Server ausgefallen sind." www.theverge.com/news/804289/...

4 months / bsky / @netzfeuilleton.bsky.social / netzfeuilleton.bsky.social

Apple Slashes iPhone Air Production Amid ‘Virtually No Demand,’ Boosts iPhone 17 Orders

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Apple is drastically cutting production of the new iPhone Air due to weak consumer demand, according to reports, while increasing orders for the popular iPhone 17 and 17 Pro models.The post Apple Slashes iPhone Air Production Amid ‘Virtually No Demand,’ B…

#apple #business #iphone #supplychain #pricing #manufacturing #smartphone

Analyst warnings and supply chain insights (3)
Consumer rejection amid underwhelming launches (1)
Industry context: Normalizing production adjustments (1)
Rapid production cuts and supply chain pullbacks (5)
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Analyst warnings and supply chain insights

Kuo joins iPhone Air supply chain cutback claim chorus

4 months / appleinsider

Apple’s iPhone Air Facing ‘End-of-Production’ Cuts Just Weeks After Launch: Reports

4 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Apple's iPhone Air Experiment Fails as Supply Chain Cuts Production by 80%

4 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Consumer rejection amid underwhelming launches

Apple scales back the iPhone Air as the market rejects thinness

4 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

Industry context: Normalizing production adjustments

Relax - Apple tweaking production numbers on new iPhone models is normal

4 months / appleinsider

Rapid production cuts and supply chain pullbacks

Apple’s reportedly pulling back on iPhone Air production

4 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Apple To Drastically Cut iPhone Air Production As Ultra-Thin Phones Fail To Catch On

4 months / bgr

Deep production cutbacks again rumored to hit iPhone Air supply chain

4 months / appleinsider

Apple Slashes iPhone Air Production Amid ‘Virtually No Demand,’ Boosts iPhone 17 Orders

4 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Report: 'Virtually No Demand' for iPhone Air

4 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

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iPhone Air kommer til at sove med fiskene, ligesom iPhone Mini

4 months / bsky / @tveskov.com / tveskov.com

Headlines screaming that iPhone Air order cuts mean the death of the model and is a failure ignore that Apple has absolute mastery of its supply chain, and guessing in advance what will be popular at launch time is an imprecise art.

4 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Volta Raises €5M To Transform B2B Commerce With AI

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Volta, a French–Italian startup, has raised €5 million in a round led by RTP Global. Pascal Houillon, former CEO of Cegid and Sage, joined the round alongside existing investors Emblem, Robin Capital and Founders Future. Coming less than a year after an i…

#ai #automation #digitaltransformation #aiethics #investment #business #europe

Volta Raises €5M To Transform B2B Commerce With AI

4 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Volta raises €5M led by RTP Global to revolutionize B2B commerce with AI

4 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

Exclusive: Volta grabs €5M to digitise €360B French B2B commerce market with AI

4 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Roclub Raises $11.7M To Tackle Medtech Staffing And Access Challenges

Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Munich-based roclub, a teleoperation platform for medical technology, has raised $11.7 million in a Series A round led by Smedvig Ventures and YZR Capital, with participation from Speedinvest and angel investors. roclub offers a vendor-agnostic, cloud- an…

#startups #vc #robotics #automation #digitalhealth #business

€10 million boost for Germany’s roclub to scale AI-powered remote operations in medical technology

4 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Roclub Raises $11.7M To Tackle Medtech Staffing And Access Challenges

4 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

roclub lands $11.7M to scale solutions for medtech staffing shortages

4 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

roclub scoops $11.7M to scale AI-powered platform for remote MRI and CT operation

4 months / techfundingnews / Sofia Chesnokova

Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Netflix reported that it earned a net income of $2.4 billion on revenues of $9.8 billion in the quarter ending September 30, 2025.The post Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter appeared first on Thurrott.com.

#streaming #netflix #earnings #business #brazil #ads #advertising

Netflix's Ad Revenue Is Poised To Double This Year

4 months / bgr

CNBC Daily Open: Netflix shows how it's done despite earnings miss

4 months / cnbc

Netflix Revenues Grew 17 Percent in Third Quarter

4 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Netflix’s biggest twist this quarter came from Brazil

4 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

Netflix revenues boosted by success of KPop Demon Hunters - Financial Times

4 months / google

General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - A chaotic four-year program comes to an end after GM struggled to sell the electric vans at scale.

#business #economy #manufacturing #layoffs #automotive #delivery #ev

GM to end production of its Chevy Brightdrop electric vans

4 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

GM drops electric van production at Ingersoll, Ont. plant

4 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

A chaotic four-year program comes to an end after GM struggled to sell the electric vans at scale.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

GM Killing BrightDrop Vans as EV Demand Falls

4 months / gizmodo / Ece Yildirim

General Motors gives up on BrightDrop electric vans

4 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

GM to end production of electric Chevy Brightdrop vans

4 months / theverge / Andrew J. Hawkins

Warner Bros. Discovery is putting itself up for sale

Chris Morris / qz - The media giant said it was expanding its strategic review of the company after receiving "unsolicited interest from multiple parties"

#streaming #entertainment #privateequity #business #finance #acquisitions #media

Warner Bros Discovery officially open to offers

4 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Warner Bros. Discovery May Have Just Sparked the Next Big Hollywood Bidding War

4 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Because everyone loves playing the consolidation game

4 months / bsky / @charlespulliam.bsky.social / charlespulliam.bsky.social

Warner Bros. Discovery is ready for a sale

4 months / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

Warner Bros. Discovery is putting itself up for sale

4 months / qz / Chris Morris

Warner Bros Discovery to launch strategic review after fielding takeover interest - Financial Times

4 months / google

HBO Max is getting even more expensive starting today

engadget - Yet another streaming platform is asking people to dig deeper into their wallets and pay more to keep using the service. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has jacked up the prices of all HBO Max plans, 16 months after the last increase to the ad-free offerings…

#digitalmarketing #streaming #entertainment #business #hbomax #pricing #media

Corporate maneuverings behind pricing (2)
Immediate price update details (7)
Market comparisons in streaming hikes (2)
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Corporate maneuverings behind pricing

HBO Max is raising prices for the third year in a row

4 months / theverge / Richard Lawler

HBO Max is getting even more expensive starting today

4 months / engadget

Immediate price update details

HBO Max Gets Another Price Increase

4 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Your HBO Max Subscription Is Going Up In Price Today - Here's How Much It Costs Now

4 months / bgr

Your HBO Max Is Getting a Price Hike Again

4 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Here's when the latest price hikes for HBO Max are set to kick in

4 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

HBO Max prices increase by up to $20 today

4 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

HBO Max just got more expensive

4 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

HBO Max Hikes Streaming Prices

4 months / cnet / Kourtnee Jackson

Market comparisons in streaming hikes

Streaming Services Prices Keep Rising. Cancel the Ones You Don't Need

4 months / cnet / Jen Karner

Warner Bros. Discovery's HBO Max is raising its prices across all plans

4 months / cnbc

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HBO Max Gets Another Price Increase

4 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Your HBO Max Is Getting a Price Hike Again https://gizmodo.com/your-hbo-max-is-getting-a-price-hike-again-2000675001

4 months / bsky / @gizmodo.com / gizmodo.com

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4 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

~Yo, ho, all hands Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die Yo, ho, haul together Hoist the colours high Heave ho, thieves and beggars Never shall we die~ arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

4 months / bsky / @zoeskunk.bsky.social / zoeskunk.bsky.social

For new subscribers, the updated prices go into effect on Tuesday, while existing customers will see the change on their first billing cycle on or after November 20.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on $8.5 billion U.S. minerals deal

cnbc - Australian critical metals and rare earths shares surged following the announcement of a massive minerals deal between Washington and Canberra.

#iss #business #supplychain #us #mining #australia #technology

Novel facet-guided metal plating strategy improves stability in anode-free magnesium batteries

4 months / techxplore

China's rare earth magnet exports to U.S. fall for second month, reversing brief recovery

4 months / cnbc

China says U.S. and Australia 'should play a proactive role' to bolster rare earth supply chains

4 months / cnbc

Shares of Australian critical metal companies surge on $8.5 billion U.S. minerals deal

4 months / cnbc

US and Australia sign $8.5 billion critical minerals deal, including a gallium refinery in the Outback

4 months / techspot

Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices

Zoë Schiffer / wired - Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

#google #business #technology #bugs #office #safety

New: Google has a bed bug outbreak in its New York offices: www.wired.com/story/theres...

4 months / bsky / @zoeschiffer.bsky.social / zoeschiffer.bsky.social

NEW: Employees at Google’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.

4 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Sources tell WIRED that Google’s offices in New York are home to a number of large stuffed animals that are rumored to be implicated in the outbreak. WIRED was not able to verify this information prior to publication. Google declined to comment.

4 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Employees at Google’s Chelsea office were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation. www.wired.com/story/theres...

4 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

One of Google's New York offices needs literal debugging

4 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices