SpaceX plans to launch its initial public offering in June 2026, coinciding with Elon Musk’s birthday and favorable planetary alignments. The aerospace company’s $150 billion valuation reflects Musk’s strategic use of symbolic timing for major financial milestones.
Amazon announces the elimination of 16,000 corporate positions globally in January 2026, marking its second major workforce reduction within six months. The cuts follow October 2025 layoffs of 14,000 employees across retail, Prime Video, Alexa, and AWS marketing divisions.
Amazon announces plans to close all Amazon Fresh physical stores by 2026, citing mounting lease costs and shifting consumer preferences toward online shopping. The company confirms its grocery delivery services will continue operating despite the closure of its brick-and-mortar locations.
Over 450 employees from Google, OpenAI, Amazon, Meta, and Salesforce sign an open letter demanding their CEOs pressure the White House to remove ICE from local communities. The collective action follows the controversial killing of Alex Pretti involving ICE in December 2025.
hCrunch Disrupt 2026 offers early-bird passes at 50% off, with over half of the first 500 discounted tickets already sold. The conference attracts 15,000+ attendees including investors and startup founders seeking networking opportunities.
he U.S. Department of Justice launches a criminal investigation into corporate espionage allegations between HR software platforms Rippling and Deel. The scandal emerges amid allegations of illegal access to confidential data and technology strategies between the competing startups.
Netflix completes its $80 billion acquisition of Warner Bros in late 2025, gaining control of HBO, CNN, and major franchises like Batman and Harry Potter. The deal represents the largest media-tech merger in Hollywood history, fundamentally reshaping content creation and distribution.
ikTok’s potential $60 billion U.S. divestiture negotiations are creating significant technical implications for developers across infrastructure, data handling, and algorithm management. The deal’s outcome may establish new precedents for how social platforms operate under regulatory pressure from national security concerns.
Vimeo begins workforce reductions following its $1.38 billion acquisition by Italian software company Bending Spoons in late 2025. The layoffs reflect strategic realignments affecting video hosting platforms and raise questions about post-acquisition transitions.