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Yandex denies hack, blames source code leak on former employee

Yandex denies hack, blames source code leak on former employee

A Yandex source code repository allegedly stolen by a former employee of the Russian technology company has been leaked as a Torrent on a popular hacking forum. Yesterday, the leaker posted a magnet link that they claim are ‘Yandex git sources’ consisting of 44.7 GB of files stolen from the company in July 2022. These code repositories allegedly contain all of the company’s source code besides anti-spam rules. Yandex repository leaked on hacker forums (BleepingComputer) Software… Source link

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A Google employee of 11 years says he and his wife stared at each other in ‘disbelief’ when they realized they’d both been laid off by the company

A Google employee of 11 years says he and his wife stared at each other in ‘disbelief’ when they realized they’d both been laid off by the company

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google parent Alphabet, said on Friday around 12,000 jobs would be cut.AP A Google employee said he and his wife were both laid off by the tech giant in Friday’s mass cull. Ashish Kalsi wrote on LinkedIn that they stared at each other in “disbelief” that morning as their daughter slept. Kalsi said he’s on an H-1B visa and has a 60-day “countdown” to find a new role or leave the US. A Google engineer said he and his wife stared at each other in “disbelief” upon learning on… Source link

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Google is delaying a portion of employee bonus checks

Google is delaying a portion of employee bonus checks

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Google executives are deferring a portion of employees’ year-end bonus checks, according to documents viewed by CNBC, as the company moves toward permanently pushing back payouts. In past years, employees received their full bonuses in January. However, Google will pay qualifying full-time employees 80% of… Source link

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Mom’s drive-through footage of ‘rude’ Panera Bread employee totally backfires after going viral

Mom’s drive-through footage of ‘rude’ Panera Bread employee totally backfires after going viral

A Panera Bread customer didn’t get the reaction she was likely expecting when she uploaded footage of a “rude” employee to her TikTok account. Mom and TikToker @leikerornot gained over 17.7 million views and nearly 95,000 comments when she posted the video online — but many of those comments were not in her favor. While we’ve seen drive-through interactions go viral before — as with the Starbucks barista who reluctantly revealed to a customer that there was an issue with her makeup… Source link

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Changes to Google’s employee appraisal system stir layoff fears

Changes to Google’s employee appraisal system stir layoff fears

After several major technology companies announced layoffs due to macroeconomic headwinds in the last few months, Google is now under the spotlight as news reports this week predict that the company will cut at least 10,000 jobs. The forecasts are based on a report from the Information, which said that under the Google Reviews and Development (GRAD) program, launched earlier this year, managers have been told to allocate a low performer rating to at least 6% of… Source link

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