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IT Leadership
Tech Company Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble BurstsTech Layoffs: The COVID Tech Bubble Bursts

UPDATED 2/14/2025 -- As COVID drove everyone online, tech companies hired like crazy. Now we are hitting the COVID tech bust as tech giants shed jobs by the thousands. Check back regularly for updates to our tech layoffs tracker.

byBrandon Taylor, Jessica Davis
Feb 14, 2025
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5h 21m Read
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Machine Learning & AI
Possibilities with AI: Lessons From the Paris AI SummitPossibilities with AI: Lessons From the Paris AI Summit
byCarrie Pallardy
Feb 13, 2025
4 Min Read
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Software & Services
SolarWinds CEO on $4.4B Acquisition, Calming Uncertainty, and Securing the FutureSolarWinds CEO on $4.4B Acquisition, Calming Uncertainty, and Securing the Future
byShane Snider
Feb 13, 2025
3 Min Read
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Machine Learning & AI
How Will International Politics Complicate US Access to AI?How Will International Politics Complicate US Access to AI?
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth
Feb 10, 2025
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Software & Services
SolarWinds to Go Private for $4.4BSolarWinds to Go Private for $4.4B
byDark Reading
Feb 7, 2025
1 Min Read
Elon Musk, Krakow, Poland on January 22, 2024
Data Management
Questionable Oversight: Who Watches the Watchers on Sensitive Data?Questionable Oversight: Who Watches the Watchers on Sensitive Data?
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth
Feb 7, 2025
7 Min Read
Cyber Resilience
How Are Threat Actors Using Adversarial GenAI?
How Are Threat Actors Using Adversarial GenAI?
Feb 6, 2025
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
Tech World Braces for Trump Tariff Impact
Tech World Braces for Trump Tariff Impact
Feb 3, 2025
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Machine Learning & AI
What Is the Cost of AI: Examining the Cost of AI-Enabled Apps
What Is the Cost of AI: Examining the Cost of AI-Enabled Apps
Feb 3, 2025
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
Tidal Wave of Trump Policy Changes Comes for the Tech Space
Tidal Wave of Trump Policy Changes Comes for the Tech Space
Jan 30, 2025
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Could Squeeze IT
Trump's Federal Worker Buyout Could Squeeze IT
Jan 29, 2025
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3 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
China’s DeepSeek Suspects Cyberattack as Chatbot Prompts Security Concerns
China’s DeepSeek Suspects Cyberattack as Chatbot Prompts Security Concerns
Jan 28, 2025
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Machine Learning & AI
China’s DeepSeek Dethrones ChatGPT as US Tech Stocks Plunge
China’s DeepSeek Dethrones ChatGPT as US Tech Stocks Plunge
Jan 27, 2025
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3 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
Cyber Resilience
Capital One Outage Highlights Third-Party Risk
Capital One Outage Highlights Third-Party Risk
Jan 23, 2025
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
Jan 23, 2025
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1 Min Read
byDark Reading, Staff & Contributors
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IT Infrastructure
LA Wildfires Raise Burning Questions About AI’s Data Center Water Drain
LA Wildfires and AI’s Data Center Water Drain
Jan 17, 2025
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
President Joe Biden meets with White House staff in the Oval Office, 2022, to review remarks he will give at an executive order signing.
Cyber Resilience
What Does Biden's New Executive Order Mean for Cybersecurity?
What Does Biden's New Executive Order Mean for Cybersecurity?
Jan 16, 2025
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5 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Sectors
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
Jan 16, 2025
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4 Min Read
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
Microsoft Rings in 2025 With Record Security Update
Microsoft Rings in 2025 With Record Security Update
Jan 16, 2025
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1 Min Read
byDark Reading, Staff & Contributors
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Machine Learning & AI
How Do Companies Know if They Overspend on AI and Then Recover?
How Do Companies Know if They Overspend on AI and Then Recover?
Jan 13, 2025
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Machine Learning & AI
What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?
What Could Less Regulation Mean for AI?
Jan 10, 2025
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7 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury
Nation-State Threats Persist with Information Breach of US Treasury
Jan 9, 2025
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
UK Launches Antitrust Investigations Targeting Big Tech
UK Launches Antitrust Investigations Targeting Big Tech
Jan 7, 2025
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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IT Infrastructure
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Jan 7, 2025
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
The Biggest Cybersecurity Issues Heading into 2025
The Biggest Cybersecurity Issues Heading into 2025
Jan 6, 2025
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7 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
New Cybersecurity Rules Coming for Health Care
New Cybersecurity Rules Coming for Health Care
Jan 3, 2025
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
Court Pulls Plug on Biden’s Net Neutrality Revival, Limits FCC Power
Court Pulls Plug on Biden’s Net Neutrality Revival, Limits FCC Power
Jan 3, 2025
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
Facing the Specter of Cyber Threats During the Holidays
Facing the Specter of Cyber Threats During the Holidays
Dec 23, 2024
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Cyber Resilience
Forrester Panel: Government Cybersecurity Leaders Discuss Next Steps for Zero Trust
Forrester Panel: Government Cybersecurity Leaders Discuss Next Steps for Zero Trust
Dec 23, 2024
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7 Min Read
byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
Ransomware Attack on Rhode Island Highlights Risk to Government
Ransomware Attack on Rhode Island Highlights Risk to Government
Dec 19, 2024
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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Data Management
EU Watchdog Fines Meta $263 Million for Data Breach
EU Watchdog Fines Meta $263 Million for Data Breach
Dec 17, 2024
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2 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek
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Cyber Resilience
Forrester Award Keynote: Schneider Electric Deputy CISO on Managing Trust, Supplier Risk
Forrester Award Keynote: Schneider Electric Deputy CISO on Managing Trust, Supplier Risk
Dec 17, 2024
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5 Min Read
byBrian T. Horowitz, Contributing Reporter
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Cyber Resilience
What Do We Know About the New Ransomware Gang Termite?
What Do We Know About the New Ransomware Gang Termite?
Dec 12, 2024
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4 Min Read
byCarrie Pallardy, Contributing Reporter
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IT Leadership
What Enterprise IT Predictions Actually Mattered in 2024?
What Enterprise IT Predictions Actually Mattered in 2024?
Dec 9, 2024
byJoao-Pierre S. Ruth, Senior Editor
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Data Management
CFPB Presses Forward with Rule to Wrangle Data Brokers
CFPB Presses Forward with Rule to Wrangle Data Brokers
Dec 6, 2024
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4 Min Read
byShane Snider, Senior Writer, InformationWeek

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IT Leadership
Why Liberal Arts Grads Could Be the Best Programmers of the AI Era
Why Liberal Arts Grads Could Be the Best Programmers of the AI Era

Jan 17, 2025

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IT Sectors
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires
How Tech Supports the Emergency Response to the LA County Wildfires

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IT Infrastructure
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later
Y2K and Infrastructure Resilience 25 Years Later

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IT Leadership
Help Wanted: IT Hiring Trends in 2025
Help Wanted: IT Hiring Trends in 2025

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IT Leadership
Untangling Enterprise Reliance on Legacy Systems
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