Huawei to lay off large portion of its U.S. workforce
The layoffs are expected to be in the hundreds and is likely to effect those in research positions in the company.
Liu Young is likely to become Foxconn’s chairman
Although Foxconn’s chairman Terry Gou plans on retiring in order to run for elections, the company’s filing with Taiwan’s stock exchange shows his name in the proposed candidates for the company’s new board.
AT&T to revamp CNN’s digital operations
The move is aimed at tweaking CNN’s digital and will entail more funds being sunk into it as well as changes in HR. As per a report from the Wall Street Journal, John Stankey, the AT&T executive who is the CEO of WarnerMedia, plans on revamping CNN’s digital operation, and plans on infusing more money…
Apple dismisses more than 200 people from its autonomous vehicles group
The changes are seen as a restructuring of leadership at Project Titan. On Thursday, as per a report from CNBC which cites sources familiar with the matter at hand, Apple Inc has dismissed more than 200 employees from Project Titan, its autonomous vehicle group. The dismissals are seen, internally, as anticipated restructuring under the relatively…
Instagram appoints Vishal Shah as director of product management
The appointment, effective immediately, sees Vishah Shah replacing Adam Mosseri who became Instagram’s head in October 2018. Facebook Inc’s owned photo-sharing app Instagram stated, it has promoted Vishal Shah, its director of product management, as the head of product, effective immediately. The position was earlier held by Adam Mosseri, who was appointed as Instagram’s head…
Snap Inc’s Chief Strategy Officer set to step down
Imran Khan, Snap Inc’s Chief Strategy Officer is set to step down. His last day of working has yet to be disclosed. On Monday, Snap Inc statement its Chief Strategy Officer, Imran Khan, would be stepping down from the company. Khan became Snap’s Chief Strategy Officer in 2015. His last date of working for Snap…
Salesforce.com appoints Keith Block as its Co-CEO
The development sees Keith Rock, currently Salesforce.com’s COO, joining its board along with Parker Harris, a co-founder who is also its CTO. Salesforce.com Inc, a U.S. sales and marketing software company disclosed, its board has appointed Keith Block, who ic currently its Chief Operating Officer, as its joint-chief executive officer. Since joining Salesforce in 2013,…
Robert Bosch hires Tanja Rueckert from SAP
Rueckert, who is currently heading SAP’s digital supply chain business, will assume the role of the president of Bosch Building Technologies division from August 1, 2018. The world’s biggest automotive supplier Robert Bosch has hired Tanja Rueckert, an expert in the“internet of things” from SAP, a business software maker. The internet of things, (IoT) refers…
Amazon to expand its footprint in France, will create 2000 permanent jobs in the country
Amazon has 5 logistics centers in France. It now plans on opening a 142,000-square-foot delivery warehouse later this year. The ramping up of investments in its infrastructure and services in the country along with the settling of long-running taxes with French tax authorities, are a pointer to the strategic role France is to play in…
Lyft hires Jon McNeill as its Chief Operating Officer
McNeill’s ability to nurture and bring a startup to scale will be beneficial for Lyft as it continues to grow and expand in the coming years. Lyft disclosed it has hired Jon McNeill, a former president of global sales and service at Tesla, as its chief operating officer and noted McNeill’s ability and experience of…
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