Alphabet plans to cut ~12,000 jobs, 6%+ of its global workforce; CEO Sundar Pichai says he takes “full responsibility for the decisions that led us here”
read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff Mary Yang / NPR : Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January BBC : Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs Abner L...
Twitter pulls funding for BuzzFeed's AM to DM due to the business impact of COVID-19, forcing BuzzFeed to suspend the show, with staffers' last day on April 28
BuzzFeed's Twitter morning show, AM2DM … Tweets: @bfnewsunion : Our statement on BuzzFeed suspending production of @AM2DM https://twitter.com/... A.B. / @alannabennett : When i got laid off from BuzzF...
Zoom is being banned over security concerns by some US school districts, including NYC, which is directing teachers to switch to Microsoft Teams
Zoom's popularity has taken off … Tweets: Brad Lander / @bradlander : This is a terrible decision @NYCSchools @DOEChancellor. Our teachers, students, and families have put in massive amounts of work t...
Analysis: thousands of people are organizing via private group chats, message boards, Twitter, Instagram, more to execute coordinated “Zoombombing” campaigns
Here's How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of ‘Zoombombing’ Matthew Finnegan / Computerworld : Zoom pauses new feature development to focus on privacy, security Nick Statt / The Verge : US federal law enfo...