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‘War of the tech stacks’: Paramount and WBD employees brace for internal competition after the merger closes
Employees at Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are preparing themselves for not-so-friendly competition as their companies merge in the coming weeks. “It’ll be quite competitive to see whose services and teams stick around,” a Paramount streaming manager said, reasoning that WBD has…
AI may be making women’s emails and job applications sound less professional
Ask a chatbot to write the same kind of work email in two different ways, and you may get strikingly different results. One response might sound crisp and corporate. The other might gush about words that “warmed our hearts.” Researchers at Johns Hopkins University found that AI produced less formal…
Revealed: Some of the Oracle cloud roles hit hardest in layoffs
A leaked document has provided the clearest picture yet of how Oracle’s latest layoffs have reorganized its vitally important cloud business. Oracle began a new round of layoffs last week as the tech giant continues to cut costs amid an expensive AI infrastructure push. Business Insider obtained a…
Microsoft starts a new round of job cuts and the next phase of its Xbox ‘reset.’ Read the memo.
Microsoft began a new round of layoffs on Tuesday, affecting around 500 employees, primarily in its Xbox gaming division, and a small number of roles in other units like cloud + AI. The latest cuts follow layoffs in July, when Microsoft said it would trim 2.1% of its global workforce, or about…
I built a freelance career by saying yes. Now, I’m learning when not to.
I don’t think I would have had the courage to become a freelancer if I hadn’t been laid off. The year was 2014. I was 27, living in a tiny studio on the Upper West Side, conveniently located next to not one, not two, but three frozen yogurt shops. I had just lost my job,
I stopped asking myself which decision was ‘right.’ Now I ask which one I’ll regret least.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Parul Somani, a working mother and the author of The Path of Least Regret. It has been edited for length and clarity. After giving birth to my second child in 2014, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I was 31. That changed my life, including how
Ukraine says heavy bomber drones air-dropped exploding war robots miles behind Russian lines during a secretive operation
A Ukrainian unit used heavy bomber drones to drop war robots behind Russian lines as part of a secretive operation that it says has helped retake multiple settlements. Ukraine’s Third Army Corps on Sunday announced that Operation Vivaldi, near the eastern city of Lyman, had so far brought 125…
6 charming places around the world that will pay you to move there
The Aegean island of Antikythera is seeking families and willing to pay for them. This Greek paradise boasts crystal blue waters, rugged cliffs, and plenty of historical charm. Local officials started a program in 2019 that provides families with three or more children with a monthly stipend of 500…
I’m 41 and plan to retire at 65. My first step was paying off over $55,000 in credit card debt — here’s how I did it.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michelle Gudiño Prestamo, a 41-year-old human resources manager at a major footwear company in Mississippi. The following has been edited for length and clarity. I’m the distribution center human resources manager at a major footwear company. I…
Employees are becoming bot bosses — without boss pay
You entered your profession because you wanted to teach, code, write, create, or design. But thanks to AI — and the immense pressure to use it — you now spend less time practicing your craft and more time managing the technology that’s doing the work you wanted to do. For many professionals, that…