Companies can't do layoffs right because they're trying to act like 'cool parents'

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The harshness of recent layoffs suggests that any managerial empathy workers gained during the depths of the pandemic was short-lived.

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DeSantis' hand-picked board is trying to claw back 'superior authority' over Disney World after the previous board hamstrung its power

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Elon Musk reveals plans for a new factory making Megapacks on Shanghai visit, while Apple mulls 'decoupling' from China

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk presented the first batch of made-in-China cars to ordinary buyers on January 7, 2020 in Shanghai.
Elon Musk presented the first made-in-China Teslas to buyers in January 2020 in Shanghai.

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DeSantis says he's considering hotel taxes and highway tolls to hit back in his feud with Disney

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

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Disney CEO Bob Iger slammed Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempt to strip the company of its decades-long special tax status as 'anti-business' and 'anti-Florida'

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Governor Ron DeSantis (L), Disney CEO Bob Iger (R).

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Ron DeSantis orders Florida's inspector general to see if Disney execs were personally involved with making the loophole to thwart him

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Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida at a news conference in Miami, Fla., on January 26, 2023.

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One of the oldest restaurants at Downtown Disney in California is closing down

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Catal Restaurant at Downtown Disney.

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Panic over the rise of AI is hitting a fever pitch

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Gavin Newsom heckles Ron DeSantis over latest Disney power struggle, on the Florida governor's home turf

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, over his approach to Walt Disney World.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, over his approach to Walt Disney World.

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TikTok's CEO got coached by ex-Obama and Disney advisers for a month before his viral Congress hearing, which saw his followers on the app increase 16,000%

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Shou Zi Chew leaves Congress on March 23.

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