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iFive: AOL Job Cuts, SpaceX Expands Facility, Apple-Canon Partnership, UAV Automatic Refueling, Pop-Up Apple SXSW Store

1. AOL is expected to lay off between 400 and 500 people in the U.S. today (about 8-10% of its staff), as part of its push to make itself more profitable. The content side of AOL is likely to take the biggest hit, due to the new ...READ»

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iFive: Nokia Job Losses and Microsoft Deal, Sony Move to Be Hackable, PayPal Micropayments, iPhone Mini, Egypt Phone Encryption

Friday's here, the weekend is imminent so let us get you up to speed quickly with the early innovation news:READ»

Yahoo, Nokia Ditching Staff--How the Mighty Are Falling

Nokia is about to ditch 800 staff in its homeland Finland, just as Yahoo is firing around 700. Both big names are suffering from the success of competitors.READ»

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Tech Jobocalypse Spreads as More Big Names Shed Jobs

Microsoft's 5,000 laid-off employees are being joined by thousands more, this time from Texas Instruments, Sprint Nextel, Philips, Intel and tech giant IBM. The fact that Big Blue itself is shedding jobs is an indicator of just how ...READ»

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The Gadget Jobocalypse? Tech Stalwarts are Still Downsizing

Our string of job-related stories may be very timely indeed, particularly advice on what to do if you're laid-off--Motorola, Google, Microsoft and Seagate are all about to do some staff downsizing, or take a serious look at their ...READ»