Monthly Archives: February 2023

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, will assume advisory role at Google and Alphabet

Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as YouTube CEO after nine years at the helm. In a letter to employees (first published by Recode), Wojcicki says that she’s leaving in order to “start a new chapter focused on my family, health … Continue reading

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Tesla fires dozens of employees in retaliation for organizing, complaint from labor group alleges

Tesla fired more than 30 employees at its Buffalo facility in retaliation for a union push, organizers said in a complaint filed to a federal labor agency.

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Excel tips: How to count list items

There are a few ways to count the number of items in an Excel list, depending on the data you have. In this tutorial, learn how to count items in Excel using the COUNTIF and SUBTOTAL functions. The post Excel … Continue reading

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Neobank Vexi raises millions to offer young Mexicans lower interest rate credit cards

Getting a credit card is something most Americans take for granted. In countries such as Mexico, it’s a much more difficult and less common endeavor. In fact, less than 20% of the population has access to a form of credit, … Continue reading

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TikTok to launch live ‘TikTok Trivia’ game with $500K in prize money

Today, TikTok announced “TikTok Trivia,” a new live 5-day trivia game for U.S. users 18 years or older to get the chance to win a total share of a $500,000 prize pool by answering multiple-choice questions related to beauty, lifestyle, … Continue reading

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High-ranking DOJ official says she ‘would not advise’ consumers to use TikTok, citing security concerns

The concerns stem from TikTok’s ownership by China-based ByteDance, since China’s national security laws can compel firms based there to hand over information.

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DocuSign to lay off 10% of its workforce, or about 700 employees

E-signature software company DocuSign on Thursday announced plans to cut around 10% of its workforce.

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Google asks employees to rewrite Bard’s bad responses, says the A.I. ‘learns best by example’

As Google races to get its artificial intelligence search tool up to speed, it wants employees to flag incorrect answers and even to rewrite them.

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Bitcoin rises despite U.S. crackdown, as crypto market gains $84 billion in value

Bitcoin rose to its highest level since August, as the market shrugged off a tougher regulatory stance from U.S. regulators.

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Rise of ‘zombie’ VCs haunts tech investors as plunging valuations hammer the industry

For some venture capitalists, we’re approaching a night of the living dead.

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