Hi, Welcome Welcome back Spotify is laying off 1,500 employees, who will be notified later today This is Spotify’s third round of layoffs this year, and will account for 17% of the company’s staff. Steve Dent Updated Mon, Dec 4, 2023 VIEW press via Getty Images Spotify is cutting jobs for the third time … Continue reading Spotify laying off 17 percent of employees across the company
Apple Encourages Audio Deepfakes To Ensure A User’s ‘Voice Is Never Lost’ by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, December 4, 2023 An Apple feature on the iPhone allows users to create a voice that sounds like their own to use in FaceTime, Phone, and assistive communication apps. New Zealand native Tristram Ingham has facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy … Continue reading Apple Encourages Audio Deepfakes To Ensure A User’s ‘Voice Is Never Lost’
By Yasmin Gagne December 03, 2023 As drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy become more widespread, an increasing number of employees are asking their insurance to cover them. Recently though, employers including the University of Texas and private healthcare system Ascension have halted coverage saying that they cannot keep up with the rising costs as … Continue reading This $2 billion unicorn startup is corporate America’s secret weapon against Ozempic
9 Ways to Automate Your Recruitment Process Calendar / Last Updated: Dec 1, 2023 Even though many of us are busy with the holidays and end-of-year business activities, leaders are already thinking about the new year. A major reason for this is that companies tend to hire more during January and February. Considering the following factors, that makes … Continue reading 9 Ways to Automate Your Recruitment Process
By Lydia Dishman December 03, 2023 “Gee, I really wish my boss and colleagues would just ignore all the good work I’ve been doing,” said no one ever. We know people like to be recognized for a job well done. And most times, a simple thank-you will suffice. In fact, we humans depend on … Continue reading This underrated leadership habit is crucial to success
By MaryLou Costa When William Goff was looking for a new role earlier this year, there was one offer that stood out among the rest: a position with social learning platform Tigerhall. Goff, who had just welcomed his first baby, was able to take paid parental leave before he had even started his new … Continue reading The latest corporate benefit: Parental leave from your first day at work
By Lance Lambert December 03, 2023 Want more stories from Lance Lambert’s ResiClub in your inbox? Subscribe to the daily free ResiClub newsletter. Roam CEO Raunaq Singh has a bold plan to unlock housing affordability: Connect homebuyers with home sellers who have mortgages eligible to be “assumable,” enabling buyers to take over the existing mortgage, including its … Continue reading A back door to a 3% mortgage rate? This startup has a plan to unlock housing market affordability
By Rebecca Barker December 02, 2023 From Taylor Swift and Beyoncé’s historic tours to the launch of the Sphere, 2023 has been the long-awaited comeback year for live events. The resurgence of in-person gatherings has brought with it a sense of euphoria over the simplicity of collectively sharing an experience. At the same time, … Continue reading Phone-free and loving it: Why Yondr usage is spiking at schools, concerts, and soon, maybe, your living room
By Mark Wilson $7.58. That was Under Armour’s closing stock price the day I met with Stephanie Linnartz, the company’s new CEO. A 25-year veteran of Marriott, Linnartz stepped into the role at the end of February of this year. She became the company’s third CEO appointed in four years. It is perhaps a … Continue reading 15 questions with Under Armour’s new CEO, who knows the brand is too bro-tastic
By Michael Grothaus December 02, 2023 No one hates change like app users, and the latest changes that Google has made to the colors in its Google Maps app are ruffling users’ feathers all over the web. Google Maps users on Reddit have called the new colors “godawful” and expressed how they “hate” the … Continue reading Google Maps’ new colors: a hopeful sign of more changes to come
