By Michael Grothaus April 19, 2023 Meta Platforms is expected to announce a third round of layoffs today, according to reports from Vox and Bloomberg. The layoffs follow two previous rounds of job cuts at Meta, which laid off 11,000 employees back in November and, just last month, announced that an additional 10,000 employees … Continue reading Meta mass layoffs: Another round of job losses will reportedly hit Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
By Michael Grothaus February 10, 2023 On Thursday evening, Axios reported that Yahoo is set to lay off more than 1,600 of its employees. Yahoo’s job cuts equate to over 20% of its workforce and Axios reports that the cuts will hit Yahoo’s ad-tech division hard—with 50% of ad-tech employees set to be let … Continue reading Nearly 20,000 jobs lost in another week of brutal mass layoffs for tech and media
By Michael Grothaus January 20, 2023 Google and WeWork are the latest companies to announce layoffs in what has been a brutal few months for tech workers. On Friday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the search giant was cutting approximately 12,000 jobs. The cuts span the globe and myriad departments at Google’s parent … Continue reading Google is laying off 12,000 employees as another brutal week comes to an end for tech
By Michael Grothaus January 17, 2023 Employers have cause for concern when it comes to Gen Z workers staying put, suggests a new report by the Oliver Wyman Forum. Among other things surrounding Gen Z, the report delves into the youngest working generation’s views on employment and what they seek to get out of … Continue reading Employers beware: Even your ‘loyal’ Gen Z workers may still be looking for another job
Linear TV Takes Another Hit, Q3 Cord-Cutting Declines 6.2% by Wayne Friedman , December 2, 2022 Steep cord-cutting by pay TV subscribers in the third quarter continued at nearly the same rate as in the second quarter — down 6.2%, according to MoffettNathanson Research estimates. The third quarter witnessed a decline of 655,000 subscribers versus … Continue reading Linear TV Takes Another Hit, Q3 Cord-Cutting Declines 6.2%
By Michael Grothaus December 02, 2022 Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has just discovered that even Elon Musk’s version of Twitter has limits on “free speech.” Musk confirmed on Friday that Ye has been suspended from the platform—again. The suspension of Ye’s Twitter account comes after the rapper tweeted a photo … Continue reading Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos
By Adele Peters August 30, 2022 On August 18, when temperatures in part of Chongqing, China, climbed to a record 113 degrees Fahrenheit, it had been over 100 degrees for 11 days. But it had been brutally hot for even longer; China’s unprecedented heat started in June. The intensity, scope, and duration of the heat … Continue reading China’s unprecedented heat wave is another sign we aren’t ready for the reality of climate change
By Clint Rainey April 19, 2022 Better, the mortgage company that is increasingly under fire for how it sprung mass layoffs on employees in December and March, has carried out yet another round of significant layoffs. This is the company’s third downsizing since that first round, conducted via Zoom, went viral. In a … Continue reading Better.com hit with third round of layoffs in yet another ‘substantial cut’ to its workforce
By Moises Mendez II March 22, 2022 About four months after Britney Spears was freed from her conservatorship, former actress Amanda Bynes is now free. On Tuesday morning, a California judge ruled to end Bynes’ nearly nine-year conservatorship, after she filed to be released a month ago. A judge tentatively ruled to terminate it … Continue reading Thanks to #FreeBritney, another female entertainer is freed from conservatorship
Matt Williams Last updated: 25 March 2022 Fake Twitter profile Another Bored Ape NFT owner was phished today by a fake Twitter account (bhawana.eth), the latest of many to fall victim to an NFT airdrop scam. The Twitter account above is verified – it has the blue checkmark by the name – but scammers can … Continue reading NFT Airdrop Scam – Another Bored Ape Hacked
