BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and handing its cars’ brains to Qualcomm

BMW had two messages for staff this week. It is cutting about 8,000 jobs. And it is handing the brains of its future cars to Qualcomm for the next decade. The German carmaker will shed the roles in Germany by the end of 2027 through a voluntary redundancy scheme, Reuters reported. The cuts hit administration […] This story continues at The Next Web

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BMW is cutting 8,000 jobs and handing its cars’ brains to Qualcomm

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