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Amazon engineer criticises company for $200B AI spending after slashing 30,000 workers

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Times of India 5d ago

Amazon Employees Show Up to City Council Meeting to Demand Limits on Data Centers

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Wired 7d ago

Amazon engineers in Seattle slam employer for building AI data centers while laying off 30,000 staffers

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CNBC 6d ago

EU slams Trump’s forced labor tariff as ‘unjustified’

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Politico EU 7d ago

Watch SpaceX set new rocket reuse record with 35th launch — and landing — of a Falcon 9 booster (video)

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SpaceX launches back-to-back Starlink missions from both coasts 19 hours apart (photos)

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Space.com 6d ago

Brexit ‘sabotage’ has cost Britain up to £30bn every year, says David Miliband

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The Independent UK 3d ago

Ukraine drone attack kills 7 in Russian-held territory in new escalation

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Al Jazeera 7d ago

LA28 to study Los Angeles World Cup matches as Olympic test case, CEO says

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Channel News Asia 5d ago

SC sets up expert panel on Aravalis, petitioners question its independence

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Times of India 7d ago