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Mix Mistress Alice💄

Science fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow @pluralistic speech at the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture. >

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Vimeo2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture: Cory DoctorowScience fiction novelist, journalist and technology activist Cory Doctorow presents the 2025 Ursula Franklin Lecture.
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Dave Rahardja

#Meta to lay off 5% of workforce, about 3000 people.

Side note: Please don’t believe a company when it cites “low performers” when it’s laying off hundreds or thousands of people. These companies start with a target head count, then work backward to figure out who to lay off. When a department gets notice about their new head count target, they *have* to lay off some number of people, many of whom are *not* poor performers. Citing “low performance” is a way to shift responsibility from poor management (or often, simple greed) to the workers, who are often victims.

#layoffs #techLayoffs

abc7news.com/post/meta-layoffs

abc7news.com · Thousands of Meta employees to be laid off, company saysFacebook's parent company said it planned to cut 5% of its workforce; affected workers will be notified by email
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Cliff

Not surprised to see this in any way at all. While I feel sorry for those that got laid off, Mozilla has become a shady, shitty company in so many ways.

Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division.

techcrunch.com/2024/11/05/mozi

TechCrunch · Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division | TechCrunch
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#Mozilla#Firefox#Layoffs
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Flipboard Tech Desk

Video game companies laid off more than 11,000 people last year and in 2024 so far, a further 8,100 have been laid off. Yet 2023 was a good year for many games businesses in financial terms. GameSpot's Phil Hornshaw dives into what's going on, and how the industry needs to change.

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GameSpotVideo Game Industry Layoffs Are Worse Than Ever. How Did We Get Here?Several factors have come together to make this an incredibly tumultuous time for video game developers, and could have lasting effects on the industry.
#Gaming#VideoGames#Gamedev
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Heretical_i

Welcome to the real world @tinker. No seriously!

Did you expect anything different than what happened to... lets say the Rust Belt industrial workers, or agriculture? All shipped offshore to keep PROFITS FOR THEMSELVES UP, by keeping operating costs, including wages, down.

Did you think you and your 'trade' were special? Really.

Ps. #AI will take all the #techindustry jobs first. 🤣 #KillCapitalism. #EatTheRich and anyone who wants to be like them too, and #TechLayoffs #ProblemSolved 😁

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Pablonius Monk 🇺🇦

“From an H.R. standpoint, this is a nightmare. It completely reverses their image as a desirable employer.”

Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of Layoffs

Job cuts, which could continue throughout the year, have created a glum mood at what was arguably Silicon Valley’s most exuberant workplace.

nytimes.com/2024/02/05/technol

The New York Times · Google’s Once Happy Offices Feel the Chill of LayoffsBy Nico Grant
#TechLayoffs#Google#RupertBreheny
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Alaric Aloor🐕🏎⚽️🥃

@alaric

#Twitter #TechLayoffs

Media that continues to put out pieces like this arguing that while Twitter laid off most of its employees, everything is fine even with *revenue itself being down 40% and the valuation being down 55%*, is why *context is important*. Rocket guy has set billions on fire, and yet this article is fawning over how "tech layoffs, while not all the same, are not that big a deal" with the now, vacuous nod to how AI is going to "take ALL the jobs" in the piece 🙄

cc: @chancerydaily

vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/bi

Yet the sad irony for tech workers is that as we hurtle headlong into an era defined by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the very people responsible for developing and fine-tuning these revolutionary technologies may find themselves on the receiving end of an ironic twist of fate. AI systems are growing ever more sophisticated, capable of taking on tasks that previously required a human touch. From customer-service chatbots to advanced machine-learning algorithms that streamline complex processes, AI is changing the landscape of the tech industry at breakneck speed. In this brave new world, it is not unreasonable to imagine that the very engineers and programmers responsible for birthing these cutting-edge AI systems might one day find themselves replaced by their own creations.
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Fullmetal Manager 🌈💖🔥

To prevent the spread of Tech Layoffs (LOVID-22), see the following recommendations from the CDC (Capitalism Deterrent Coalition):

• Stay up to date with your labor rights
• Seek treatment if you aren't in a union
• Remind your executives to stay home if they have suspected or confirmed LOVID-22
• Protect your executives by preparing outdoor events

Remember that the best protection against LOVID-19 comes from sharing information and resources through a worker union.

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