Labor and worker’s rights in tech
… The layoffs also reportedly impact workers on its social media, recruiting, and sales teams. …
Search
Snap is laying off 16 percent of its staff as it leans into AI
Snap is laying off roughly 16 percent of its global workforce in a cost-cutting effort to chase improved profitability with the help of AI. The cuts will impact around 1,000 full-time employees, according to a memo sent to staffers from Snap CEO Evan Spiegel. …
Data centers are coming for rural America
… Experts say that rural communities often lack the governmental expertise to properly assess how data centers might impact an area. …
Speech and Moderation
… Natanson has written about the Department of Government Efficiency’s federal workforce overhaul. …
Virtual Reality
… Ryan Payton confirmed to The Verge that he was impacted by this week’s job cuts affecting Meta’s Reality Labs division. …
Sundar Pichai on AI, the future of search, and what’s happening to the web
… It’s important to talk about topics like skilling, workforce adaptations. …