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Cisco to lay off more than 400 workers in California
San José tech company Cisco plans to cut 471 workers in three Bay Area offices, according to layoff notices filed to a state agency. The…
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Samsung workers vote on hefty pay and bonus package
Members of the Samsung union are voting on an annual bonus worth the equivalent of several hundred thousand dollars per person after a…
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LinkedIn, Cisco and Amazon are the latest tech companies laying off more workers
Job cuts are hammering the tech industry as companies ramp up investments in artificial intelligence. This week, San Jose-based tech…
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California tech company Cloudflare to lay off more than 1,000 workers, cites AI
Cloudflare is laying off 20% of its staff, the latest technology company to announce big cuts as it uses more artificial…
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Snap is cutting 1,000 workers in the latest tech layoff
Snap, the parent company of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, said Wednesday that it’s laying off 1,000 workers to reduce costs. The…
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Kaiser workers launch war against AI, protesting potential job losses and patient harm
Workers of one of the most powerful unions in California are forming an early front in the battle against artificial intelligence, warning…
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Singapore Tightens Health Monitoring for Migrant Workers Arriving from West Bengal Amid Nipah Virus Outbreak
Singapore has stepped up precautionary health measures for newly arrived migrant workers who have travelled to India's West Bengal state,…
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Autodesk to cut 1,000 workers as the tech company bets on AI
Software company Autodesk is slashing roughly 1,000 roles, representing a 7% cut of its global workforce. The San Francisco company, which…
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Why is Meta laying off workers again?
Social media giant Meta said it’s cutting more than 1,000 workers and closing several content studios as it focuses its efforts on…
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Bay Area semiconductor testing company to lay off more than 200 workers
Semiconductor testing equipment company FormFactor is laying off more than 200 workers and closing manufacturing facilities as it seeks to…
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PDD, owner of Temu, fires dozens of workers after fistfight with China officials
PDD Holdings fired a government relations team in Shanghai following a fistfight between employees and Chinese regulators who were…
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Singapore: 12 Migrant Workers Arrested in CNB Drug Raid at Woodlands Dormitory
Twelve migrant workers were arrested for suspected drug-related offences during a multi-agency raid at a Woodlands dormitory on Thursday,…
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How Legal Marijuana Will Affect Workers’ Comp Cases in PA
The legalization of marijuana in Pennsylvania introduces significant changes to workers’ compensation cases. Legal marijuana use can…
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What Is B-Heard? Zohran Mamdani Wants Social Workers and Not Cops to Respond to 911 Calls but a Similar Plan Is Already Flopping in the Big Apple
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is pushing to replace police officers with social workers for responding to 911 calls — but a similar…
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Starbucks workers to strike in 40 cities, targeting ‘Red Cup Day’
Unionised Starbucks baristas are launching a wave of walkouts on Thursday (Nov 13), a work stoppage they say could grow to become their…
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Bomb Threat Halts All Flights in and Out of DC as Emergency Workers Are Seen Rushing Toward United Airlines Flight from Houston
All flights to and from a Washington, D.C., airport were suspended on Tuesday after a bomb threat was reported on board a plane. A…
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General Motors Fires 1,700 Workers at Its Michigan and Ohio Plants as EV Sales Dip after Dropping Apple CarPlay, Android Auto from Its Cars
General Motors has announced the layoff of nearly 1,700 workers at its manufacturing plants in Michigan and Ohio, citing a slowdown in…
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Striking Boeing defence workers reject contract offer for fourth time
MORE than 3,000 Boeing defence workers on strike in the US Mid-west since August voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer,…
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Asia-Pacific envoys honor foreign workers killed in Oct 7 attacks
Ambassadors and representatives from across the Asia-Pacific region gathered Sunday at Kibbutz Be’eri for a memorial honoring foreign…
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Chinatown Vendors and Workers Speculate About the ICE Raid’s Potential Fallout
Less than 24 hours after federal officials descended on Canal Street in New York City’s Chinatown district, the scene there appeared to be…
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Aid workers, student movement among finalists for EU rights prize
Jailed journalists in Belarus and Georgia, students in Serbia and aid workers and reporters in Gaza are vying for the top EU rights prize…
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Google lays off dozens of workers in Sunnyvale
Google said it plans to lay off dozens of workers at its Sunnyvale offices, following job reductions at other large tech firms. Google…
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Exxon to cut 2,000 workers as oil sector job losses mount
ExxonMobil plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its…
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ExxonMobil to cut 2,000 workers as oil sector job losses mount
ExxonMobil plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its…