Sanctions against Russian companies and individuals have become a common tool for Western governments to exert pressure on the country’s domestic and foreign policy. However, a new study published in Russia’s main business daily Kommersant finds that sanctions targeted against executives – as opposed to oligarchs or politicians – may have unintended and long-term… Source link
Read More »Email Layoff Was ‘Slap in the Face’ After 20 Years
Jeremy Joslin, a 20-year Google engineer, said being laid off via email was a “slap in the face.” “It’s as if I dropped off the grid and they have to piece together any knowledge I took,” he added. Other ex-Googlers have criticized the abrupt and impersonal nature of their terminations. … Source link
Read More »Bad news for Indian IT engineers: Google pauses green card applications from employees
In an email, Google has reportedly informed people about its decision to pause new green card applications and mentioned that this is pretty difficult for them, but employees should be aware of this move. New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 23, 2023 13:45 IST Google just announced the layoff of 12,000 employees across globe and the company now has one more bad news for IT engineers. By Ankita Garg: Google just announced the layoff of 12,000 employees across the globe and the company now has one more bad… Source link
Read More »Yandex: Uncertainty Exists Despite Strong Performance (NASDAQ … – Seeking Alpha
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Read More »Mike McCarthy apologizes to cameraman after postgame misunderstanding
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — After the Dallas Cowboys lost a 19-12 divisional playoff game to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, head coach Mike McCarthy said emotions ran high. “It’s very tough,” McCarthy said. “In those moments, you just have to be real and genuine. “It’s raw in the locker room right now.” Emotions were raw, too, as the Cowboys left the Levi’s Stadium field after the game. A photo of McCarthy approaching the tunnel near the western end zone opened questions about… Source link
Read More »Laid-Off Engineer Says Google Considers Staff ‘100% Disposable’
An engineering manager laid off by Google said the tech giant sees staff as “100% disposable.” Justin Moore said on LinkedIn that he was laid off through an automatic account deactivation. Moore was one of 12,000 people affected by the company’s mass layoff last week. … Source link
Read More »Was it his last with Dallas?
The Dallas Cowboys were forced to desperate measures at the end of Sunday’s 19-12 playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers. As the final score indicates, those measures didn’t pan out. And they spelled an unceremonious end to Ezekiel Elliott‘s season in what could be his final game in a Cowboys uniform. Facing third-and-10 at their own 24-yard line with six seconds remaining, the Cowboys faced little choice but to empty the playbook while trailing by seven. Empty the playbook, they did. Under… Source link
Read More »Refining Google With Search Gizmos To Get What You Want
Just Google it. You know when something is quite big, culturally and practically, when it becomes a verb. No doubt, you have said “just Google it.” Search is one of the areas that affects our lives in dramatic ways we barely think about anymore; such as, how easy we can search and find nearly anything. Hand of female using smartphone to find what you are interested. Searching information data on … [+] internet networking concept getty As much as I love Google, they’re really not a great… Source link
Read More »Google Search gets ‘The Last of Us’ easter egg
From Ingenuity to Twosday and Wordle (a year old as of yesterday), Google Search loves its easter eggs, and the latest – creepily – marks HBO’s excellent The Last of Us. Searching “The Last of Us” on both mobile and desktop today will show a red mushroom button at the bottom of the screen. Tapping will populate the screen with what’s presumably Cordyceps. It’s unfortunately animated with the slowness of the swaying somehow even more creepy. You can tap three… Source link
Read More »Defense carries 49ers to a win over Cowboys and trip to NFC championship game
Every play for the Dallas Cowboys seemed like a struggle. Getting positive yardage required a huge effort or inspired play. In a conference championship round filled with star quarterbacks, the San Francisco 49ers‘ defense might end up being the star of the NFL’s final four. San Francisco’s defense kept the team in the game until the offense got something going. The 49ers took a lead with Christian McCaffrey‘s 2-yard touchdown run to start the fourth quarter and then went on a long, grinding… Source link
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