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Tesla and Waymo’s battle to win the robotaxi race is getting catty.In regulatory comments published on Wednesday, Tesla said it only hired US-based human helpers to assist its robotaxis when they get stuck, after Waymo came under fire for using remote workers in the Philippines to guide their autonomous vehicles…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Geetha Rajan, a director on the global strategy team at Freshworks, a SaaS company. She’s based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her identity and employment have been verified by Business Insider. The following has been edited for length and clarity.I’m…
As Nike continues its quest to come back as a dominant retail force, the sportswear giant has continued to invest in tech and design jobs.Publicly available work visa data, which companies are required to disclose to the US Department of Labor, gives an idea of how much Nike’s employees bring home and…
Devan Barker has never spent so long job-hunting.The 31-year-old from West Hollywood is looking for serving and bartending gigs. After a bad electric scooter accident, Barker spent months out of work. Meanwhile, hiring for hospitality jobs has dropped off. Now he spends his days looking for openings on job boards…
Amazon is offering workers at its Amazon Fresh stores severance pay — or the option to apply for a transfer within its grocery business — as it shuts down the supermarkets.Last week, the tech and e-commerce giant said it would close roughly 60 Amazon Fresh stores in the US. Amazon had…
New year, new layoffs — and Big Tech workers who spent their careers being courted by recruiters are in for a nasty reality.On Wednesday, Amazon said it would cut around 16,000 corporate jobs globally. It’s the second round of layoffs since October, when the company eliminated 14,000 roles. Earlier this…
One Las Vegas strip club is seeing an unexpected boom from the Sin City slowdown: a surge in first-time dancers auditioning.Crazy Horse 3, located a few blocks away from the Las Vegas Strip and right by Allegiant Stadium, where the Raiders play, said that as of December, it had seen…
