Salesforce to cut about 10% of staff
Salesforce said Wednesday that it will cut approximately 10% of its workforce and reduce its real estate footprint, making it the latest tech company to slash expenses as broader economic uncertainty continues to hit Silicon Valley particularly hard......»»
Major tax-filing websites secretly share income data with Meta
Financial data was sent to Meta by TaxAct, H&R Block, and TaxSlayer. Enlarge (credit: Drew Angerer / Staff | Getty Images News) Here to add another layer of dread ahead of the upcoming tax season, The Markup reported tha.....»»
Musk recruits engineers for “Twitter 2.0” after mass layoffs and resignations
Musk: "People who are great at writing software are the highest priority." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Having gutted Twitter's staff, Elon Musk told remaining employees he plans to hire new engineers and s.....»»
As Meta and Twitter slash staff, TikTok plans to keep hiring
While much of Silicon Valley is grappling with hiring freezes and job cuts, at least one social media company is still planning to keep hiring: TikTok......»»
Twitter’s moderation system is in tatters
After Elon Musk’s staff cuts, there are hardly any moderators left to talk to. Enlarge (credit: konkrete/Getty Images) Even before Twitter cut some 4,400 contract workers on November 12, the platform was showing signs.....»»
Twitter mayhem, staff cuts have advertisers bailing on the platform
Twitter advertisers pausing ads over brand safety, cybersecurity concerns. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto / Contributor | NurPhoto) Advertisers pulling out of Twitter as the platform remains unstable under Elon Musk’s leade.....»»
Musk emails remaining Twitter staff to find “anyone who actually writes software”
Musk email: "Anyone who actually writes software, please report to the 10th floor." Enlarge After laying off half of Twitter's employees and issuing a stay-or-leave ultimatum to the rest, Elon Musk sent an email to the.....»»
ID.me lied to IRS about unemployment fraud, average wait times, House Dems say
ID.me said $414 billion was lost—10 times higher than feds' estimate. Enlarge / House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) is seen during a hearing in March 2022 in Washington, DC. (credit: Alex Wong / Staff |.....»»
The Marine Lab in the Path of Climate Change’s Fury?
The DeFelice Marine Center sits on a strip of land that dangles into a bay. Staff is living, working, and adapting to the climate crisis in real time......»»
Twitter locks remaining employees out of offices after hundreds leave following Elon Musk"s "hardcore" ultimatum
Musk, who recently fired an engineer for arguing with him publicly, continued to endear himself to Twitter's remaining staff on Wednesday when he gave them an ultimatum: say yes to the new, extremely hardcore "Twitter 2.0," with its 40-hour-minimum w.....»»
As Twitter staff empties out, users fear the worst for platform
On Thursday night, following another exodus of Twitter employees, the outage detection site Down Detector showed a spike in users reporting issues accessing the social media platform. A chart of the sharp increase in outage reports was shared by some.....»»
Twitter locks staff out of offices until next week
It comes amid reports that large numbers of workers have resigned from the social media platform......»»
Elon Musk: Twitter locks staff out of offices until next week
It comes amid reports that large numbers of workers have resigned from the social media platform......»»
Twitter closes offices as ‘work pledge’ deadline passes
In a surprise move on Thursday, Twitter closed its offices and suspended badge access, telling staff not to return until Monday, November 21st......»»
Elon Musk: Twitter closes offices until next week
It comes amid reports that large numbers of staff have resigned from the social media platform......»»
Twitter staff nearly decimated by Musk"s "extremely hardcore" demand
Minutes after the deadline for Twitter CEO Elon Musk's demand that engineers sign up for "extremely hardcore" working hours and conditions expired, offices are locked, access badges don't work, and concerns grow that World Cup traffic will kill the s.....»»
Musk tells Twitter staff: Agree to work “long hours at high intensity” or quit now
Musk's all-staff email: "Click yes on the link below" to keep your job. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson) Elon Musk has sent an ultimatum to all Twitter staff—commit to an "extremely hardcore" approach to work or quit yo.....»»
Elon Musk tells Twitter staff to work long hours or leave
Elon Musk says workers at the social media firm must be "hardcore" if they want to stay, reports say......»»
Amazon staff laid off as tech giants cut costs, according to LinkedIn posts
This week it was reported that the firm is planning to cut 10,000 jobs, around 3% of its office staff......»»
Musk ignored Twitter staff’s warning that scammers would abuse paid verification
"Motivated scammers/bad actors could be willing to pay," internal report warned. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images | Christopher Pike/Bloomberg ) Elon Musk ignored internal warnings from Twitter's trust and s.....»»
Twitter latest: $15B prank; FTC violation; Musk fact-checked by former staff; code lockdown; more
The Twitter latest is shaping up to be a daily post, as the world continues trying to keep up with the soap-opera-like developments at the tech giant. Let’s kick things off with a prank which cost a pharmaceutical company $15B in market cap, leadi.....»»