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A 2nd wave of layoffs at Meta; 10,000 jobs are cut

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

Facebook parent Meta is slashing 10,000 jobs, about as many as the social media company announced late last year in its first round of cuts, as uncertainly about the global economy hits the technology sector particularly hard. The company announced 11,000 job cuts in November, about 13% of its workforce at the time. In addition to the layoffs, Meta said Tuesday that it would not fill 5,000 open positions. “This will be tough and there’s no way around that,” said CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Meta and other tech companies have been hiring aggressively for at least two years and in recent months have begun to let some of those workers go. Hiring in the U.S. is still strong, but layoffs have hit hard in some sectors. Early last month, Meta posted falling profits and its third consecutive quarter of declining revenue. On the same day, the company said that it would buy back as much as $40 billion of its own stock. The Menlo Park, company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting tea...

Man shot, killed while confronting car thief

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

GILROY, Calif. (KRON) -- The Gilroy Police Department is investigating a homicide that took place early Tuesday morning after the suspect shot a man while trying to steal his car, GPD said. Officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run on the 1300 block of Pheasant Drive just after midnight, officials said. On the scene, police said they found a 33-year-old man lying on the road suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. 8 pounds meth, 2 pounds cocaine seized in Santa Rosa An initial investigation showed the man tried to confront the suspect while he was trying to steal his car. The suspect then shot the man and fled in his stolen car and led officers on a car chase that ended in Salinas.The identities of the suspect or victim have not been released.The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information related to this incident is urged to contact Gilroy Police Detective Jason Greathead at (408) 846-0373 or [email protected]. Tips can also be submitted anonymously...

Felon arrested for DUI, gun possession

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

SAN MATEO, Calif. (KRON) -- A traffic stop early Tuesday morning in San Mateo led to the arrest of a felon allegedly driving under the influence and possession of a gun, according to the San Mateo Police Department. The stop occurred just after 2 a.m.Tuesday morning, an officer with the San Mateo Police Department noticed a Toyota driving on Flores Street who's license plate light was out. The officer pulled the vehicle over and noticed the driver showing signs of intoxication. The officer said the suspect driver, Saimone Nai, 45, of San Mateo, failed a field sobriety test. The officer also realized that Nai was a convicted felon. 8 pounds meth, 2 pounds cocaine seized in Santa Rosa Nai was arrested and his car was towed. During a search of the vehicle, officers said they found a loaded gun and an additional loaded magazine inside a bag in the car's backseat.Nai was booked into San Mateo County Jail for felon in possession of a firearm, carrying a concealed weapon in a vehicle, fe...

Surprise factor key to Napoli’s success in Champions League

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

Napoli has been a revelation this season at home and abroad and that is helping set it on course for some firsts.It has become more a matter of when and not if Napoli will win a first Serie A title in more than three decades, while the surprise factor has also left it on the verge of a first-ever Champions League quarterfinal appearance.Standing in its way is Eintracht Frankfurt, and Napoli takes a 2-0 lead into the round-of-16 second leg at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday.“Everyone dreams of winning the Champions League, but we know it’s difficult,” Napoli midfielder Stanislav Lobotka told Italian newspaper Corriere dello Sport. “But we have nothing to lose, we’re playing without pressure, we are not like Real Madrid.“If we manage to progress, we could meet them and we will face them — them or anyone else — with the conviction that we can play on par. Nobody expects Napoli to reach the final.”Napoli announced its return to the Champions League with a 4-1 victory over...

AUTO RACING: Byron and Chevy rolling; F1 is Max’s playground

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Ambetter Health 400Site: Hampton, Georgia.Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 11:35 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (FOX).Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway.Race distance: 260 laps, 400 miles.Last year: William Byron won after starting 12th. Last race: Byron passed Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson in overtime at Phoenix and won his second consecutive race.Fast facts: A third Hendrick driver, Alex Bowman, leads the point standings, followed by Kevin Harvick, Ross Chastain, Byron and Larson. … Ryan Blaney finished second, followed by Tyler Reddick and Larson. … All four races have been won by a driver in a Chevrolet. … Byron’s consecutive victories have both come after he took on right side tires only on his last pit stop. … Harvick had a sizeable lead until Harrison Burton spun with 10 laps to go. Harvick finished fifth, his series record 20th consecutive top 10 finish at Phoenix.Next race: March 26, Austin, Texas.Online: h...

La FIFA aprueba nuevo formato para la Copa Mundial: habrá 48 equipos y se jugará en 40 días

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

KIGALI, Ruanda — La enorme Copa Mundial que se disputará en Norteamérica se expandió más.La FIFA incrementó el martes la magnitud del torneo de 2026 por segunda vez — seis años después del primer cambio — al aprobar una etapa de grupos más amplia en el que será el primer Mundial con 48 selecciones.Al preservar los grupos de cuatro equipos en vez de reducir a tres, el ente rector del fútbol concibió un calendario de 104 partidos que abarcará casi seis semanas semanas en los meses de junio y julio en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México. Ahora los equipos estarán en 12 grupos de cuatro seleccionados cada uno.Las 16 ciudades sede —11 en Estados Unidos, tres en México y dos en Canadá— tendrán ahora 24 partidos adicionales que albergar sobre los 80 que ya habían sido previstos.LA COPA MUNDIAL 2026 SE JUGARÁ EN MÉXICO, EEUU Y CANADÁCon 1.5 millones de entradas adicionales, la FIFA podrá facturar más para sus arcas — por lo menos $11,000 millones hasta 2026 en un torneo que se disputará mayorme...

La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. propone las primeras normas para que el agua potable sea más segura frente a los “químicos para siempre”

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

(CNN) — La Agencia de Protección Ambiental de EE.UU. (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) propuso este martes la primera norma nacional de agua potable para las “sustancias químicas para siempre”, peligrosas para la salud humana. La medida podría afectar radicalmente al agua potable de casi todos los habitantes de Estados Unidos.La nueva norma pretende establecer normas de agua potable para seis sustancias perfluoroalquiladas y polifluoroalquiladas, también conocidas como PFAS o “sustancias químicas para siempre”. Los PFAS son una familia de sustancias químicas sintéticas omnipresentes que permanecen en el medio ambiente y en el cuerpo humano, donde pueden causar graves problemas de salud.Aunque existen miles de PFAS, según los Institutos Nacionales de Salud (NIH, por sus siglas en inglés), bajo la nueva norma, los sistemas de abastecimiento de agua tendrían que controlar seis sustancias químicas específicas, notificar al público los niveles de PFAS y trabaj...

Car collides with Dallas horse riders, killing 1, injuring 2

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A 14-year-old on horseback was killed and two other teens were injured early Tuesday in Dallas in a collision between a vehicle and the group of teens, who were riding stolen horses, police said.The two riders who were injured — a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old — were hospitalized in stable condition after the 5:30 a.m. crash, police said. Police said no charges are expected for the driver of the vehicle, who remained at the scene.One horse died at the scene, another was euthanized at the scene by a veterinarian and the third horse was injured but expected to survive, according to police.The crash occurred in an area about 7 miles (11 kilometers) south of downtown along Great Trinity Forest Way, a highway that crosses Interstate 45. Much of the area around Great Trinity Forest Way east of Interstate 45 is forested. Police said the investigation into the crash is ongoing and more information will be released when it becomes available.Source

Italy’s leaders, attacked on migrant tragedy, blame Russians

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

ROME (AP) — On the defensive after a deadly migrant boat shipwreck near an Italian beach, Italy’s right-wing government is contending that Russian mercenaries in Libya are behind an uptick in migrant arrivals in alleged retaliation for Western support for Ukraine.On Monday evening, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, a leading figure in Premier Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, described the recent increase in smugglers’ unseaworthy boats setting out for Italian shores from Libya as “part of a clear strategy of hybrid war that the Wagner division, mercenaries paid by Russia, is carrying out, utilizing its significant weight in several African countries.”Building on that assertion, Brothers of Italy lawmaker Silvio Giovine on Tuesday depicted the migratory flows toward Italy as “retaliation against Europe and the West.”The far-right lawmaker claimed that members of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group in Libya aim to destabilize the North ...

Tysons-based Cvent to be acquired for $4.6 billion

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:30:25 GMT

Tysons, Virginia, based Cvent, whose software as a service is used by companies for meetings and events planning, will be acquired by New York-based investment company Blackstone for $4.6 billion.A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will be a minority owner along with Blackstone once the acquisition is complete.Cvent, founded in 1999, went public a year ago, trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market. It reports it has 22,000 customers in the corporate, nonprofit, higher education and hospitality industries.More Virginia NewsMore Business NewsCvent was hit hard at the beginning of the pandemic in 2020 as in person meetings, weddings and other in-person events were scrapped. In May 2020, it laid off 10% of its workforce.Since the pandemic began, Cvent has grown its virtual and hybrid meetings and events planning offerings. Last fall, it partnered with Zoom to integrate Zoom Events with its platform.Cvent currently has 4,800 employees globally.Part of Cvent’s ...