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Meta layoffs: More than half of the 8,000 job cuts are in two US states, and these roles took the biggest hit
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Meta Slashed 8,000 Jobs to Fund Its AI Bet, and Middle Managers Paid the Heaviest Price
Founder News Team Jun 11, 2026 0

Meta's aggressive AI investment push has triggered 8,000 layoffs, with 4,665 cuts concentrated in California and Washington state. Middle managers…

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Google Cloud's Quiet Layoffs Hit Cybersecurity Teams
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Google Secretly Gutted Its Own Cybersecurity Teams to Fund Its AI Ambitions
Founder News Team Jun 6, 2026 0

Google Cloud has quietly laid off employees across multiple cybersecurity teams over the past two weeks, including Google's Threat Intelligence…

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Regional: Glass Half Full: Newer Wine Regions Hit Hardest By Declining Demand
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Forgotten Wine Regions Face Permanent Collapse as America Quietly Stops Drinking
Founder News Team May 25, 2026 0

California's lesser-known wine regions — including Lodi, Edna Valley, Fiddletown, and the Dunnigan Hills — are facing severe economic hardship…

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Fleet sustainability plans hit by regulatory uncertainty, Alphabet data shows
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Europe’s Fleet Sustainability Push Stalls for the First Time in Four Years as Regulatory Confusion Forces Companies to Hit Pause
Founder News Team May 15, 2026 0

European fleet sustainability has stalled for the first time in four years, according to Alphabet's European Fleet Emission Monitor (EFEM)…

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Global PMI: Europe Hit Hardest By War Impact In April
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Europe Pays the Steepest Economic Price as War Reshapes Global Business Activity
Founder News Team May 9, 2026 0

Global PMI data for April revealed that Europe bore the heaviest economic impact from the ongoing war, with business activity…

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Tech giants hit for €4bn in fines by Irish regulators – but only €17m collected
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Tech giants hit for €4bn in fines by Irish regulators – but only €17m collected
Founder News Team May 7, 2026 0

Meta leads the way as multinationals in firing line of Coimisiún na Meán and DPC Donald Trump warned EU watchdogs…

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The European Union in January proposed banning foreign telecoms equipment-makers over network access concerns that could pose risks to national security
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EU risks financial hit if Chinese suppliers forced out: trade group
Founder News Team May 6, 2026 0

The European Union in January proposed banning foreign telecoms equipment-creaters over network access concerns that could pose risks to national…

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California offices hit hard during latest round of Oracle layoffs
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California offices hit hard during latest round of Oracle layoffs
Founder News Team May 5, 2026 0

On March 31, more than 700 employees across California were laid off, according to WARN documents filed with the Employment…

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A screenshot showing that an attempt to update the Ubuntu operating system failed, amidst a DDoS attack targeting the Linux-based operating system.
Startups
Ubuntu services hit by outages after DDoS attack
Founder News Team May 2, 2026 0

Hacktivists have claimed responsibility for taking down the public-facing infrastructure of popular Linux operating system distribution Ubuntu, as well as…

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As an entrepreneur considering your immigration options to the UK, you've probably heard about the Self-Sponsorship route.
Funding
Self-sponsorship visas hit record highs — but 40% of applications fail
Founder News Team Apr 28, 2026 0

The UK’s self-sponsorship visa route has become the go-to immigration pathway for international entrepreneurs unable or unwilling to raise the…

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