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A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2025.

Riding onboard with Rivian’s race to autonomy

Rivian demonstrated the progress it's made, and in the process showed just how far it still has to go to make its cars autonomous.

With iOS 26.2, Apple lets you roll back Liquid Glass again — this time on the Lock Screen

Your iPhone clock doesn't have to be so "glassy" anymore, thanks to a new Apple software update.

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks.

OK, what’s going on with LinkedIn’s algo?

Women ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But there's more complexity involved, experts say.

Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant

Microsoft's data center ambitions have imperiled its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it generates, making carbon removal credits all but necessary.

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

Trump’s AI executive order promises ‘one rulebook’ — startups may get legal limbo instead

Trump signed an AI executive order targeting state laws and promising one national rulebook. Critics warn it could trigger court battles and prolong uncertainty for startups while Congress debates federal rules.

Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones

The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.

Retro, a photo-sharing app for friends, lets you ‘time-travel’ through your camera roll

Retro's new feature, Rewind, lets you look back at your photo memories and scroll through them with a dial.

Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher

A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its back-end GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored.

ChatGPT: Everything you need to know about the AI-powered chatbot

A timeline of ChatGPT product updates and releases, starting with the latest, which we’ve been updating throughout the year.

Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures

Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their back-end systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.

Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban

Reddit, one of the world's largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn't meet the definition of "social media platforms" as it seeks to overturn Australia's law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.

Netflix is showing Hollywood what happens when a startup grows up 

A baby was born in a Waymo this week, and it wasn’t even the first one.  What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles have quietly become part of everyday life, complete with all the messiness that entails. The real coming-of-age story this week, however, wasn’t happening in San Francisco’s robotaxis. It was playing out in […]

World launches its ‘super app,’ including crypto pay and encrypted chat features

Tools for Humanity, the company behind the app, is seeking to expand its "real human network."

Stanford’s star reporter takes on Silicon Valley’s ‘money-soaked’ startup culture

His reporting on a Stanford University president put Theo Baker on the map, but his upcoming book may cement his reputation as the rare young journalist willing to challenge Silicon Valley's startup machine.

Google launched its deepest AI research agent yet — on the same day OpenAI dropped GPT-5.2

For the first time, developers can embed Google's Deep Research tool, based on Gemini 3 Pro, into their own apps.

1X struck a deal to send its ‘home’ humanoids to factories and warehouses

Despite launching as a humanoid robot designed to help consumers around the house, 1X's Neo robots are heading to industrial use cases.

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