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WSJ.com: TechnologyAmazon Appeal to Union Victory in New York Rejected – Amazon contested election results after workers formed first U.S. union at the company in April 2022. … Read more »

Steve Shen / DigiTimes: IT news from AsiaCamera module component suppliers see orders cut from Apple – Suppliers of voice coil motors (VCM) and other components for handset camera... Read more »

ReutersAmazon workers union victory upheld by U.S. labor board director – A U.S. labor board director has upheld Amazon.com Inc workers landmark union victory at a warehouse in New... Read more »

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Ben Wodecki / Windows IT ProMicrosoft’s VALL-E Generates Speech From Just 3 Seconds of Audio – But it could lead to a proliferation of deepfake voices. … Read more »