Happy Monday! If you celebrated Juneteenth, we hope you had a fulfilling day. Other than that, we're going to jump right into this week's tech rankings, so no funny intros, quips, or monologues. Just pure tech goodness. 😅 👑 is trending #1 this week after a whopping 139% increase in trending interest. In what could best be described as a watershed moment, workers at an Apple store in Maryland — the first in the company's history in the U.S. The union, called Coalition of Organized Retail Employees, penned a to Apple CEO Tim Cook asking the company chief to respect his employees' decision and not use any resources to dissuade them. Apple voted to unionize letter Apple isn't the only megacorporation where employees are unionizing. Workers at Amazon and Starbucks have been , though the road to unionization . leading similar efforts hasn't been easy In at 🪙, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S. announced it would be its headcount by 18% or around . Ranked at #2 this week, the digital asset trading platform listed a number of reasons for its decision, including a need to manage expenses in a rapidly changing environment. more bad news Coinbase reducing 1,100 people Crypto markets are currently in following problems at several major industry players, including and , so the job cuts at Coinbase don't come as a complete surprise, especially considering that the company and rescinded offers just a few weeks ago. freefall Three Arrows Capital Celsius Network paused hiring It is yet unclear whether this is a at Coinbase or if . one-time event more job cuts are imminent While Coinbase lets go of people, 📦 has a different problem at hand. A claims the e-commerce giant could run out of people to hire in the US by 2024, impacting the online retailer’s service quality and growth plans, alongside its dominance in online retail. Still, it wasn't far behind on Hacker Noon's tech rankings this week, securing a comfortable #3 with a 125% increase in trending interest. Amazon leaked memo You can read an interesting article on how other companies can avoid being in the same situation as Amazon. here Elsewhere, 🖥️ was trending at #4. Bill Gates' baby was in the news for a number of reasons, including a decision to pull the plug on Internet Explorer and the launch of , a new app designed to provide a for customers' security needs. Microsoft after 26 years Microsoft Defender one-stop solution Oh, and the company is testing to Teams too. bringing casual games Last but not least, 🚗 took the #5 spot. Tesla cars will be barred from entering the Chinese coastal district of Beidaihe for a period of two months due to . Beidaihe is the site of a summer conclave of China's senior leaders where they discuss personnel moves and policy ideas behind closed doors, and the nation's security apparatus has taken concern with cameras installed on the vehicles. Tesla spying concerns Tesla cars are also pegged to in the U.S. due to inflation and persistent global supply-chain problems and soaring raw material costs. Yikes! become costlier Anyway, this was your Tech Company Brief. If you'd like to follow these rankings in real-time, feel free to head down . See y'all next week. here PEACE! ☮️