Amazon and Meta's 48,000 job cuts usher in Big Tech's new mantra: Revenue per employee

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Jeff Bezos's partner Lauren Sanchez reportedly shot a film over the summer that includes a small part for Bezos's teenage daughter

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Lauren Sanchez reportedly self-financed the multi-million dollar film called "The Golden Door."

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A popular post on Blind says all tech workers who got jobs during the pandemic were 'charity cases,' but getting hired now at a big tech company will actually mean something

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Tech CEOs like Meta's Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai have admitted that their overhiring during the pandemic is partly to blame for mass layoffs now.

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Amazon is laying off another 9,000 employees — read the email CEO Andy Jassy sent to staff

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Amazon is laying off an additional 9,000 employees.

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Lawsuit argues Amazon illegally surveilled NYC customers including tracking their body size. Here's why Amazon Go stores are watching you.

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My company is using stack rankings to evaluate performance, and I'm worried about being targeted. Is there anything I can do?

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Forced, or stack, ranking is a system in which managers score their employees' individual performances relative to that of their coworkers.

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Belkin's Wemo Products Will Take a 'Big Step Back' From Matter

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One of the most popular brands for smart home tech, Belkin’s Wemo, is officially pausing development of Matter devices. What was supposed to be a revolution in interconnectivity and ease of access has now lost one of its biggest contributors.

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Amazon Go Store Accused of Violating NYC's Biometric Surveillance Law

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Amazon is facing a class-action lawsuit that was filed on Thursday, claiming the company did not inform Amazon Go customers that they were being recorded at its New York City location.

GPT-4 Is a Giant Black Box and Its Training Data Remains a Mystery

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“You don’t want to know how the sausage gets made.”

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Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Resigns After 16 Years

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Twitch, the livestreaming platform that’s brought us infinity steamed hams and an avenue for gaming creators to more easily monetize their video work, is going through a transition.

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