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Recruiters say the tech job market is still red-hot, despite isolated layoffs and cautious words from execs
A ‘We’re Hiring!’ sign is displayed at a Starbucks Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Last week, senior product manager for Coinbase David Hong wrote on LinkedIn that he was up at 4am to prepare for a meeting when his company MacBook abruptly shut down. He later found out he was part […]
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Google memo on end of Roe v. Wade says employees may apply to relocate ‘without justification’
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google sent a companywide email Friday about the historic Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, explaining employees in affected […]
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Apple responds to Roe v. Wade rollback, company benefits cover out-of-state travel for reproductive care
An aerial view of Apple Park is seen in Cupertino, California, United States on October 28, 2021. Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Apple employees can use their company benefits to travel out-of-state to receive medical care, the company confirmed on Friday. The benefit has been available to employees for over 10 years, […]
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Roe v. Wade overturned: Here’s how tech companies and internet users can protect privacy
SENSITIVE MATERIAL. THIS IMAGE MAY OFFEND OR DISTURB Abortion rights protesters participate in nationwide demonstrations following the leaked Supreme Court opinion suggesting the possibility of overturning the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision, in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2022. Caitlin Ochs | Reuters The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to roll back the […]
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Zendesk to be acquired by investor group for $10.2 billion
Zendesk co-founder and CEO Mikkel Svane Eric Piermont | AFP | Getty Images Customer experience software company Zendesk agreed to be acquired by an investor group in an all-cash transaction valuing it at around $10.2 billion, the company announced Friday. The deal, led by investment firms Permira and Hellman & Friedman, will give shareholders $77.50 […]
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Intel warns Ohio factory could be delayed because Congress is dragging its feet on funding
Patrick Gelsinger, Intel CEO, at the WEF in Davos, Switzerland on May 23rd. 2022. Adam Galica | CNBC A large chip factory currently in the early stages of being built outside of Columbus, Ohio, could see its scope scaled back or construction delayed depending on what Congress does with the CHIPS Act, Intel said in […]
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Republican draft bill would tighten rules for finance firms using customer information
Rep. Patrick McHenry, a Republican of North Carolina and ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, speaks during a hearing in Washington, D.C. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images A new draft bill from House Financial Services Ranking Member Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., lays the groundwork for how the GOP will tackle financial data […]
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Amazon CEO acknowledges loss of Black leaders in internal memo
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy acknowledged losing two top Black executives, who led warehouses and transportation, in a company email Tuesday night. Jassy’s email sang the executives’ praises, adding that he’s “truly sorry to […]
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Tim Cook gives clearest hint yet that Apple’s building a headset
Apple CEO Tim Cook poses for a portrait next to a line of new MacBook Airs as he enters the Steve Jobs Theater during the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California on June 6, 2022 . Chris Tuite | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook recently […]
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Amazon loses two Black executives, including one on leadership team
Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg via Getty Images Amazon is losing two top executives who lead warehouses and transportation. Alicia Boler-Davis, senior vice president of global customer fulfillment and a member of the company’s leadership team, and David Bozeman, VP of Amazon Transportation Services, are departing the company, according to people familiar with the matter. Both were among […]
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