People say they use recordings of random company Zoom meetings they found on YouTube to pretend they're busy at work

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"I use this whenever I need people in the house to leave me alone lol. It gives me a good 2 hours of alone time when needed," one person said in a YouTube comment.

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The 'eye lift' has become one of the most highly requested plastic surgeries in America

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Blepharoplasty candidates are typically patients in their fifties at least, but plastic surgeons say more and more young people have been asking about eye lifts lately.  

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The full list of major US companies slashing staff this year, from Hasbro to Amazon

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Hasbro is cutting around 20% of its workforce, its CEO announced. The company is facing continued slow sales even into the toy-heavy holiday season, he said.

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Zoom fatigue is real — and it's messing with more than just your head, study finds

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Videoconferencing may be more tiring than speaking face-to-face, a new study found.

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Amazon Restructures Games Division to Refocus on Prime Gaming, Lays Off 180

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Another round of layoffs is underway at Amazon, and for the second time, it’s happening at the company’s video games division.

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Zoom boomed during the pandemic, but the return-to-work drive means it's ready for a radical change

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Zoom reaped huge success during the pandemic.

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Nextdoor Lays Off 25% of Staff as a 'Commitment to Shareholders'

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Nextdoor, a popular neighborhood app, is prioritizing its “commitment to shareholders” over its commitment to employees by eliminating a quarter of its staff to meet shareholder expectations, the company said in a 2023 Q3 report Tuesday.

Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

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Zoom is setting out to compete with Google and Microsoft by introducing Zoom Docs at its annual Zoomtopia 2023 event on Tuesday. Zoom Docs is the company’s own version of an AI-powered workspace that will provide users with AI capabilities to draft, edit, summarize, and include information from meeting discussions.

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Zoom Is Jumping on the AI Chatbot Bandwagon

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Less than one month after enduring public backlash over confusion about how it trains it

Amazon CEO Tells Workers: Return to Office or 'It’s Probably Not Going to Work Out for You'

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Another day, another company executive blowing more hot air—the CEO of one of the world’s largest companies is coming after those pesky remote workers. Amazon CEO Andy Jassey has threatened remote workers with termination if they don’t return to the office, saying there’s no more room for disagreement.

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