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Google workers threatened with layoffs by execs

Google workers threatened with layoffs by execs

If results don’t live up to expectations, layoffs will be implemented, Google executives are warning their staff. Senior leadership reportedly informed staff members in the Google Cloud sales division that there would be a “overall examination of sales productivity and productivity in general.” The sales team was told that if third quarter results “don’t look up, [then] there will be blood on the streets.” Insider was the first to report the warning. After the company quietly extended its… Source link

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July 4th celebrations threatened by fireworks shortage: Expert

July 4th celebrations threatened by fireworks shortage: Expert

Independence Day celebrations may not be as spectacular this year as some may have hoped due to logistical and supply constraints causing a fireworks shortage worldwide. People looking to purchase fireworks for the Fourth or for future pyrotechnic celebrations should stock up, Stephen Pelkey, CEO of Atlas PyroVision Entertainment Group, told Yahoo Finance Live. “The only way to get around [the shortages] is if you’re going to need fireworks for the Fourth of July, buy it early, if you’re… Source link

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SpaceX threatened with arrests as local authorities in Texas warn it may have committed a crime by using private security guards to block public roads

SpaceX threatened with arrests as local authorities in Texas warn it may have committed a crime by using private security guards to block public roads

SpaceX has had repeated run-ins with local authorities and residents stemming from its spaceport in Boca Chica, Texas. Loren Elliott/Getty Images Texas officials warned SpaceX it might have committed crimes by closing public roads, KGRW reported. In a letter, Cameron County DA Luis Saenz accused SpaceX of knowingly ignoring previous warnings. Saenz called the conduct “unacceptable” and threatened arrests for future violations. Sign up for the 10 Things in Tech daily newsletter. Local authorities… Source link

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North Dakota lawmakers vote down a bill that threatened Apple’s and Google’s revenues.

North Dakota lawmakers vote down a bill that threatened Apple’s and Google’s revenues.

A North Dakota bill that an Apple executive had warned “threatens to destroy iPhone as you know it” died in a vote on Tuesday. Three-quarters of North Dakota’s 48 state senators voted against the bill, which sought to prohibit Apple and Google from forcing North Dakota companies to hand over a share of their app sales. The bill targeted Apple’s and Google’s practices of charging a commission of up to 30 percent on many app sales. The companies brought in a combined $33 billion from… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened ‘Dreamer’ program

FILE PHOTO: Small toy figures are seen in front of Google logo in this illustration picture, April 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said it would support President-elect Joe Biden’s efforts to pass a new U.S. immigration law and would help cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work under a threatened government program. Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking… Source link

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‘I guess they said she was threatened.’ [Video]

‘I guess they said she was threatened.’ [Video]

Attendees at a Trump rally in Michigan on Saturday chanted “lock her up” when the president mentioned Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. “And then I guess they said she was threatened,” Trump said in response to the chant, days after authorities announced a foiled antigovernment militia kidnapping plot against Whitmer. “And she blamed me.” Video Transcript DONALD TRUMP: The Democrats would terminate our recovery with a draconian, unscientific lockdown like your governor is doing… Source link

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