Monthly Archives: March 2023

The Ugly Lessons of Silicon Valley Bank’s Collapse

Notoriously smart risk-takers missed a huge threat under their own noses, while avowed libertarians begged for government help.

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Google nixes paying out remainder of maternity and medical leave for laid-off employees

Google’s layoffs announced in January included employees who were on medical and maternity leave and who are now at risk of not getting paid out for time off.

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Google stacks its legal team with former DOJ employees as it faces antitrust cases

Experts say this kind of hiring can be help a company because of the unique insight or credibility an an ex-government worker might hold with former colleagues.

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Grammarly draws on generative AI and linguistic analysis to improve work communication

Natala Menezes shares how Grammarly hopes to shape written communication feedback to accelerate productivity in remote and hybrid work. The post Grammarly draws on generative AI and linguistic analysis to improve work communication appeared first on TechRepublic.

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Wētā FX talks all things ‘The Last of Us,’ including the iconic bloater and giraffe scenes

“Nobody does creature work the way Wētā does,” Craig Mazin, co-creator of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” said in the official podcast for the video game adaptation series. If you’d had a chance to watch the bloater scene from episode … Continue reading

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You can probably manufacture closer to home than you think

There’s a persistent theory in hardware that manufacturing overseas is the cheaper/better/more efficient option. You manufacture there, assemble somewhere else, and finally approve and get to market in the United States. But it turns out that it’s possible to manufacture … Continue reading

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SVB Financial files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy protection, says it has $2.2B in liquidity

One week after trading was halted for SVB Financial and regulators took control of the holding company for Silicon Valley Bank and other subsidiaries, SVB Financial has taken the next inevitable step: today it announced that it has formally filed … Continue reading

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New Zealand bans TikTok from phones of parliamentarians

Days after the U.K. banned TikTok from government devices, New Zealand has joined the trend by prohibiting the short video app from parliamentary devices. The move comes amid growing security concerns about TikTok-owner ByteDance handing user data to the Chinese … Continue reading

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Vacation Packing Checklist: 12 Essentials to Make Travel Easier

You’ve booked your flight. You’ve found the perfect hotel with an even more perfect view. You’ve done your restaurant research and know exactly where you’re going for each meal. You even managed to find some good deals to save a dime … Continue reading

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In Bulgaria, Russian Trolls Are Winning the Information War

Pro-Russia groups are gaming Facebook’s review process, and moderators are stuck in the middle.

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