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A workplace expert says Gen Zers posting videos of themselves getting laid off online are seeking 'validation' because they feel lonely

Fri, 02/09/2024 - 07:56

Young man making a video blog. — An ex-Cloudflare employee, not pictured, went viral after filming her layoff and posting it on TikTok.
izusek/Getty Images

Careers, News, trending-uk, gen-z, gen-z-workers, viral-tiktoks, social-media

A Gen Zer struggling to land a job filmed herself crying with a stack of résumés. Now, social media is rallying to help her find work.

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 17:32

Lohanny Santos opened up about struggling to find a job in a viral TikTok. — Lohanny Santos opened up about struggling to find a job in a viral TikTok.
Courtesy of Lohanny Santos

Careers, culture, viral-tiktoks, tiktok, gen-z-workers, gen-z, Unemployed

Bluesky is finally open to everyone. But will anyone come? We ask its CEO.

Wed, 02/07/2024 - 11:55

Jay Graber — Bluesky CEO Jay Graber says the platform now has 3 million users.
Bluesky

Tech, Bluesky, content-moderation, social-media, decentralized-networks, decentralized-tech, jay-graber

A CEO is facing backlash after an influencer said he used his company's Instagram account to attack her

Mon, 02/05/2024 - 11:27

Tech Insider : Business

Rupica Sudan TikTok parchment paper company — Rupica Sudan was shocked by the comments she received from a company's official Instagram page.
Rupica Sudan/TikTok

culture, News, tiktok, CEOs, companies, Business, social-media

Why Meta's shiny new dividend and whopping $50 billion buyback plan may divide investors

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 10:48

Mark Zuckerberg — Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
AP

finance, finance, meta-platforms, mark-zuckerberg, facebook, Instagram, whatsapp

Casual friendships are dying out — and we're all worse off for it

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 07:50

Tech Insider : Economy

Man surrounded by fragmented and cracked geometric shapes, each containing people inside — Casual friendships are key to our emotional lives, but these "fringe friends" are slowly disappearing.
Seba Cestaro for BI

Nikol Moses felt the itch to head somewhere new.

economy, Strategy, Science, Careers, Discourse, friendships, Loneliness

Senator tells Mark Zuckerberg his product is 'killing people' at child safety hearing

Thu, 02/01/2024 - 05:54

Mark Zuckerberg looking down whilst wearing a suit — Mark Zuckerberg was interrogated at the senate hearing Wednesday.
Alex Wong

Tech, meta, trending-uk, mark-zuckerberg, senate-hearing, child-safety, social-media

X's Linda Yaccarino should celebrate after that Senate appearance

Wed, 01/31/2024 - 15:58

X CEO Linda Yaccarino — X CEO Linda Yaccarino testified before the Senate on Wednesday. She got off easy compared to some of her peers, like Mark Zuckerberg.
Alex Wong

Tech, linda-yaccarino, x, senate-hearing, max-zuckerberg, meta, sen-josh-hawley

Taylor Swift fans are furious about graphic fake AI images of the pop superstar being shared on X

Fri, 01/26/2024 - 06:02

Taylor Swift — Taylor Swift at the 2024 Golden Globes.
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images

Tech, trending-uk, elon-musk, taylor-swift, x, social-media

We love to hate on LinkedIn. Audiences and ad dollars keep rolling in.

Wed, 01/24/2024 - 13:03

LinkedIn hit 1 billion worldwide members last year.

Sheldon Cooper/Getty Images

Advertising, linkedin, linkedin-influencer, linkedin-tips, social-media, job-market, marketing

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