tech:

taffy

GE Celebrates One Year, 100 Hires At Virginia IT Center

[Techtaffy Newsdesk]

GE has added 100 new hires at its Information Security Technology Center in Glen Allen – north of Richmond. The Center, which houses high-tech teams specializing in cyber security, as well as network design, architecture, data management, and application development, will continue to grow to 200 employees over the next few years, says the company. GE has a strong presence throughout the state, with over 2,100 employees living in Salem, Charlottesville, Norfolk, Glen Allen, King George, and Richmond.

GE’s facility in Virginia is part of a three-year trend of GE investing in technology centers in cities across the country. Near Detroit, Michigan, GE opened the Advanced Manufacturing and Software Technology Center that has hired over 850 information technologists and engineers, and will grow to 1,400 over the next few years. In San Ramon, California, GE’s Global Software Center will hire 400 software professionals. In New Orleans, Louisiana, GE’s Technology Center will hire 300 IT professionals.

[Image Courtesy: GE]

Just in

Apple sued in a landmark iPhone monopoly lawsuit — CNN

The US Justice Department and more than a dozen states filed a blockbuster antitrust lawsuit against Apple on Thursday, accusing the giant company of illegally monopolizing the smartphone market, writes Brian Fung, Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez.

Google is bringing satellite messaging to Android 15 — The Verge

Google’s second developer preview for Android 15 has arrived, bringing long-awaited support for satellite connectivity alongside several improvements to contactless payments, multi-language recognition, volume consistency, and interaction with PDFs via apps, writes Jess Weatherbed. 

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is paid more than the heads of Meta, Pinterest, and Snap — combined — QZ

Reddit co-founder and CEO Steve Huffman has been blasted by Redditors and in media reports over his recently-revealed, super-sized pay package of $193 million in 2023, writes Laura Bratton. 

British AI pioneer Mustafa Suleyman joins Microsoft — BBC

Microsoft has announced British Artificial Intelligence pioneer Mustafa Suleyman will lead its newly-formed division, Microsoft AI, according to the BBC report. 

UnitedHealth Group has paid more than $2 billion to providers following cyberattack — CNBC

UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it’s paid out more than $2 billion to help health-care providers who have been affected by the cyberattack on subsidiary Change Healthcare, writes Ashley Capoot.