Yahoo to lay off 20% of its workforce
Yahoo said Thursday that it will cut 20% of its total workforce by the end of this year as it restructures its advertising unit, just the latest example of the layoffs spreading throughout the tech and media industries......»»
Report identifies complexity of childcare work in Australia and what works well
A five-year investigation into high-quality early childhood services in Australia has identified strong leadership and professional development builds a top workforce able to tackle increasing complexities of the job......»»
Challenges to the local government environmental health workforce in South Australia
If local councils aim to better address climate change and public health issues, they will be best served by employing more environmental health officers (EHOs), according to new Flinders University research......»»
Students from marginalized groups are less likely to seek surgical careers
Medical students from marginalized groups are less likely to have sustained or cultivated career paths in surgery, Yale researchers report in a new study. The findings, they say, have implications for the diversity of the surgical workforce and patie.....»»
NASA’s buildings are even older than its graying workforce
The space agency says its facilities are in an "increasing state of decline." Enlarge / NASA's Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Ohio, formerly known as Plum Brook Station, is the world's largest space test chamber. (credit: NASA/M.....»»
DMS provider Tekion lays off "small percentage" of workforce
The dealership management system company makes "organizational adjustments" as economic conditions evolve......»»
Immigration slowed in COVID-19 pandemic, but migrant jobs not filled by U.S.-born
A prevailing narrative about immigration is that migrants displace U.S.-born residents in the workforce, but new research from University of California, Davis, economists shows that's not the case......»»
Zoom CISO Michael Adams discusses cybersecurity threats, solutions, and the future
In this Help Net Security interview, we delve into the world of cybersecurity with Michael Adams, the CISO at Zoom. Adams analyzes how organizations grapple with the effects of workforce shortages and remote work complications, offering insights into.....»»
US government outlines National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy
After the release of a National Cybersecurity Strategy and its implementation plan, the Biden-Harris Administration has unveiled the National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES), “aimed at addressing both immediate and long-term cybe.....»»
ZTNA can be more than a VPN replacement for application access
In the wake of increased workforce mobility, today’s organizations require more innovative, more flexible, and more secure methods of granting network and application access to their workers. ZTNA adoption The encryption-based security approach lev.....»»
Epson WorkForce WF-2930: a low-cost home office printer with a fax
Epson's WorkForce WF-2930 has an inviting price, so we checked if the quality good enough for your home office and explored long-term costs......»»
Pokemon Go maker Niantic cuts a quarter of its workforce
The US-based firm says it will also close its studio in Los Angeles and cancel two video game titles......»»
Plex hit with layoffs as ad-supported streaming service fails to deliver profits for media server company
It’s been a tough week at Plex where the company has decided to let go of 20% of its workforce. Plex CEO Keith Valory blamed an unpredictable advertising market for the need to downsize. more… The post Plex hit with layoffs as ad-supported stre.....»»
States are weakening child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce
A movement to weaken American child labor protections at the state level began in 2022. By June 2023, Arkansas, Iowa, New Jersey and New Hampshire had enacted this kind of legislation, and lawmakers in at least another eight states had introduced sim.....»»
The burnout epidemic: High turnover in child welfare
Job turnover is a concern in any line of work, but few fields experience this as severely as the child welfare system. Studies show that turnover in the social work workforce nationally could be as high as 40%......»»
Okta Device Access enables businesses to secure access to both devices and applications
Okta announced Okta Device Access, a new product that enables organizations to extend Okta’s Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities to secure access to corporate devices for a hybrid workforce. As part of Okta’s Workforce Identity.....»»
Sonos slashes jobs and shrinks real estate presence in cost-cutting drive
Sonos has revealed plans to lay off 7% of its workforce, and downsize its real estate presence, as the latest tech company to eliminate jobs.Sonos announces layoffsThe company, which specializes in designing and manufacturing smart speakers and audio.....»»
Tesla taps brakes on job ads after Musk clamps down on hiring
The small dip in ads on its website demonstrates the electric car maker's efforts to control costs amid a price war, while balancing a need to grow its workforce as it races to meet lofty growth targets......»»
Musk on path to turn Twitter into the next MySpace or Yahoo, co-founder suggests
Ev Williams: Generally, "the new thing does not come from the old thing." Enlarge / Ev Williams, Twitter co-founder, delivers remarks at Web Summit in Altice Arena on November 8, 2018, in Lisbon, Portugal. (credit: Horacio Villa.....»»
Safety products supplier Autoliv will cut 8,000 jobs, close European sites
Autoliv will cut 11 percent of its workforce and close several of its sites in Europe, with the new initiatives expected to be fully implemented by 2025......»»
Mobile-first: Empower virtual workers with Verizon Mobile for Microsoft Teams
A distributed or remote workforce needs a mobile chat for virtual work, and Verizon Mobile for Microsoft Teams is just that......»»