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The Guardian confirms the outlet was hit with a ransomware attack in December 2022 and that the personal data of UK staff was accessed, possibly via phishing (Dan Milmo/The Guardian)
Dan Milmo / The Guardian: The Guardian confirms the outlet was hit with a ransomware attack in December 2022 and…
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Sources: Parler's parent company laid off most of its staff and chief executives over the last few weeks, leaving the company with approximately 20 employees (Makena Kelly/The Verge)
Makena Kelly / The Verge: Sources: Parler’s parent company laid off most of its staff and chief executives over the…
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Scale AI, which helps companies label data for ML algorithms and was valued at $7.3B in Apr. 2021, lays off 20% of its staff; it had ~450 employees in Feb. 2022 (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch: Scale AI, which helps companies label data for ML algorithms and was valued at $7.3B in…
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Sources: Twitter cuts more staff in its diminished trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in a unit mitigating hate speech and harassment (Bloomberg)
Bloomberg: Sources: Twitter cuts more staff in its diminished trust and safety team handling global content moderation and in a…
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Mojo Vision, which demonstrated a working prototype of its smart contact lenses in 2022, pivots to focus on micro-LED display tech and lays off 75% of staff (Ina Fried/Axios)
Ina Fried / Axios: Mojo Vision, which demonstrated a working prototype of its smart contact lenses in 2022, pivots to…
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Some Twitter staff in the US and other countries laid off by Elon Musk in November say they had not received information about the severance they were promised (Wired)
Wired: Some Twitter staff in the US and other countries laid off by Elon Musk in November say they had…
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Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its ~1,100 staff, citing the "bear market"; CoinGecko: Huobi had the 8th largest exchange volume in November 2022 (Reuters)
Reuters: Crypto exchange Huobi plans to lay off 20% of its ~1,100 staff, citing the “bear market”; CoinGecko: Huobi had…
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Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260 workforce in 2022, and is considering filing for bankruptcy (Wall Street Journal)
Wall Street Journal: Sources: crypto lender Genesis Global laid off 30% of its staff, after cutting 20% of its 260…
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Stitch Fix plans to cut 20% of its 1,700 salaried staff and founder Katrina Lake will reassume her role as CEO after current CEO Elizabeth Spaulding steps down (Gabrielle Fonrouge/CNBC)
Gabrielle Fonrouge / CNBC: Stitch Fix plans to cut 20% of its 1,700 salaried staff and founder Katrina Lake will…
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