DoorDash to lay off 1,250 corporate employees
DoorDash on Wednesday said it will lay off about 1,250 corporate employees after growing its team too quickly during the pandemic, making it the latest tech company to cut staff in recent weeks......»»
Corporate climate pledge weakened by carbon offsets move
The world's main benchmark for vetting corporate climate action has been accused by its own staff of "greenwashing" after allowing businesses to use carbon credits to offset pollution from their value chains......»»
Apple Store in New Jersey with over 100 employees petitions to unionize
We’ve seen some Apple Retail Stores seeking to unionize in recent years, especially after a store in Maryland became the first in the US to vote to unionize. Now the staff at Apple Short Hills in New Jersey has also petitioned to unionize. more.....»»
Post mergers and acquisitions, will employees leave or stay? Researchers say "just ask AI"
Within knowledge-intensive industries like tech, there is an almost insatiable demand for highly skilled employees, such as software engineers and app developers. Need for talent often motivates mergers and acquisitions (M&A), in a process colloquial.....»»
Concentric AI unveils employee offboarding risk monitoring and reporting module
Concentric AI announced its new employee offboarding risk monitoring and reporting module that delivers critical data detection and response capabilities to identify true risk to data and secure sensitive information when employees leave a company. C.....»»
Apple expanding its Miami footprint with new offices and a retail store
Apple will soon move into a 45,000-square-foot office in Coral Gables just south of Miami, and it is expected to open a new store nearby.The Aventura Apple StoreApple Park may be an enormous office building that can hold 12,000 employees, but that's.....»»
Apple to expand presence in Florida with new Miami office
Following moves of other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, Apple is reportedly set to open a new office space in a Miami suburb. This won’t be the first corporate space for Apple in the city, but it will be larger than the existing office......»»
Apple to expand presence in Florida with new Miami office
Following moves of other tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft, Apple is reportedly set to open a new office space in a Miami suburb. This won’t be the first corporate space for Apple in the city, but it will be larger than the existing office......»»
Coal phase-out could be cheaper than currently implemented in Germany
Germany is providing 5 billion euros to finance "adaptation payments" to employees as coal is phased out. This will allow employees to retire without deductions at the age of 58. A study co-authored by the Berlin-based climate research institute MCC.....»»
Fining big polluters can reduce environmental damage, but only if the fines match the crimes
Some of Canada's biggest employers have a poor track record of abiding by environmental laws. When laws are broken corporate leaders don't go to prison; instead, the company is fined. But the fines are rarely severe enough to scare them into changing.....»»
$158,000 ALS drug pulled from market after failing in large clinical trial
The drug is now unavailable to new patients; its maker to lay off 70% of employees. Enlarge (credit: Amlyx) Amylyx, the maker of a new drug to treat ALS, is pulling that drug from the market and laying off 70 percent of.....»»
Should the SEC ditch quarterly reporting?
In the minds of some, the manifold ills of corporate capitalism have a single source: short-termism. Because investors increasingly ignore long-term value in favor of quarterly returns, corporate managers are thought to have no choice but to adopt a.....»»
22% of employees admit to breaching company rules with GenAI
Disruptive technologies like AI are heightening the longstanding tension between organizational security and employee productivity, according to 1Password. Employees are under increasing pressure to perform; to boost efficiency they’re embracing ge.....»»
Apple confirms upcoming layoffs affecting 700+ workers, including Apple Car and Micro-LED teams
Apple is laying off more than 700 employees as the company has just canceled its Apple Car project and is also reconsidering the project to develop in-house Micro-LED displays. The layoffs became known after the company filed WARN notices in the stat.....»»
Apple lays off 600 employees, mostly from Apple Car project
After Apple killed its ambitious Apple Car project and microLED Apple Watch display dreams, the company has laid off over 600 employees.Apple lays off employees from car and display projectsA recent report reveals a significant reduction in the workf.....»»
Microsoft blamed for “a cascade of security failures” in Exchange breach report
Summer 2023 intrusion pinned to corporate culture, "avoidable errors." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A federal Cyber Safety Review Board has issued its report on what led to last summer's capture of hundreds of thousand.....»»
AI hype invades Taco Bell and Pizza Hut
Everything is suddenly "AI" in corporate food marketing, and we may have hit peak buzz. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Depending on who you ask about AI (and how you define it), the technology may or may not be useful, b.....»»
UAW poised to file for union vote at Mercedes plant in Alabama, report says
Employees at the Mercedes SUV plant in Vance, Ala., plan to file paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board seeking a formal election to join the UAW, Reuters reported......»»
Apple employees urge management to act on Gaza conflict
A group of Apple employees are urging Apple's leadership to do more for the Palestinian community, accusing the iPhone maker of punishing workers for taking a public stance on the Gaza conflict.Palestine flag [Pexels/Seyma D.]Apple CEO Tim Cook and o.....»»
Study suggests taking an aggressive stance in crisis communications costs companies money
A new public relations and crisis communications study tracked 10 years of data and used big data analytic tools to capture shifts in how corporate interests and the public discussed a complex legal situation regarding a widely used herbicide—and h.....»»
Apple staff offered Milanese Loop Apple Watch bands at 40% off
Apple has started to discount some of its Apple Watch bands for employees, but it is unclear if it is to prepare for changes with the next Apple Watch models.Apple Watch Milanese LoopApple regularly offers its products to corporate and retail employe.....»»