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'Burn Book' explores Kara Swisher's life and complicated relationship with tech industry

By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Karina Cuevas, Alexa Gold

Few journalists have been covering Silicon Valley as long as Kara Swisher, and even fewer are as respected, liked and feared by the tech industry and its most iconic leaders. For the first time, Swisher is opening up about her…

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TikTok is laying off dozens of workers as the tech industry continues to shed jobs in the new year

By Associated Press

The layoffs follow other job cuts at major tech companies this year. Social media platforms Discord and Amazon-owned Twitch have laid off hundreds of workers this month. Google and Amazon have also cut jobs.

WATCH: Biden announces new tech hubs in 32 states during remarks on Bidenomics and economy

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The White House says the dozens of U.S. technology hubs President Joe Biden is announcing will help communities across the country become centers of innovation critical to its competitiveness.

European regulators hand TikTok $368 million fine for failing to protect kids' privacy

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

It's the first time that the popular short video-sharing app has been punished for breaching Europe’s strict data privacy rules.

Biden issues an executive order restricting tech investments in China

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

In a sign of growing strains between the world's two biggest powers, Biden has signed an executive order to block and regulate U.S.-based investments going toward China for computer chips, micro electronics, quantum technologies and AI.

Microsoft-Activision gaming deal blocked by British regulators

By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press

The biggest tech deal in history was thwarted over worries that it would stifle competition in the fast-growing cloud gaming market.

Amazon to cut 9,000 more jobs in second round of layoffs

By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history. Amazon had already cut 18,000 in the past few months.

Silicon Valley Bank's collapse rattles tech industry leaders, entrepreneurs

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

“They were the gold standard, it almost seemed weird if you were in tech and didn’t have a Silicon Valley Bank account,” Stefan Kalb, CEO of Seattle startup Shelf Engine, said during an interview.

How many tech industry jobs have been cut in the past few months?

By Associated Press

In just the past month there have been about 50,000 job cuts across the technology sector. Here's a look at some of the companies that have announced layoffs so far.

Microsoft announces major investment in artificial intelligence startup OpenAI

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Microsoft says it is making a “multiyear, multibillion dollar investment” in the artificial intelligence startup OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT and other tools that can generate readable text, images and computer code.