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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is now encouraging managers to evaluate employees based on their use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools. What Happened: Julia Liuson, who heads the division of Microsoft responsible for developer tools like GitHub Copilot, has directed managers...

Elon Musk-owned SpaceX faces a lawsuit from a former employee, who alleges discriminatory treatment and wrongful termination due to his chronic bowel disease. What Happened: Douglas Altshuler, 58, has accused SpaceX of monitoring and disciplining him for frequent restroom use, a necessity due...

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is said to be maintaining a clandestine ‘do not rehire’ list of its former employees, who are barred from rejoining the company, irrespective of a vice president’s endorsement. What Happened: A recent report has revealed that a former engineer at ...

A 19-year-old Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT) employee was found dead in the store’s walk-in oven located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. What Happened: The young woman was discovered in the bakery department’s oven at the Walmart located at 6990 Mumford Rd. Police were notified at 9:30 p.m....

In a recent report, Chinese tech workers revealed their plight of working overtime amid slow growth of companies and rampant layoffs. What Happened: In a video conference, JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) founder Richard Liu reportedly warned his employees against prioritizing work-life balance, stating that the...

Mark Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur and minority owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks, has consistently rewarded his employees with substantial bonuses upon selling his businesses. What Happened: In a social media post on X last week, Cuban revealed that he has always allocated a portion...

A senior Twitter executive quit the company after he refused to install illegal locks in the bedrooms at the headquarters.  According to a lawsuit filed by six former Twitter employees in the District Court of Delaware against Elon Musk and his company on May 16,...

Swedish telecom equipment maker Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson ADR (NASDAQ: ERIC) will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of a cost-cutting measure.  Reuters reports that layoffs are predicted to affect North America and would be the largest to hit the telecom...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) employees across 40 countries plan protests and walkouts during Black Friday sales.  What Happened: According to a campaign called "Make Amazon Pay," workers in the U.S., U.K., India, Japan, Australia, South Africa ...

According to a leaked email by The Information, Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google is cracking down on employees' non-essential travel, team bonding, happy hours, and other social gatherings.  Last week, the company emailed its senior managers asking them to limit employee...

Cryptocurrency lender Celsius has laid off 150 employees, including some working in Israel and the U.S., reports Calcalist.   The workforce reduction comes as the company is exploring options like pursuing strategic transactions and restructuring its liabilities.  Recently, Sam...

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) workers at the retail store in New York City's Grand Central Terminal have taken steps toward forming a union.  The organizers of the union, who go by Fruit Stand Workers United, announced on their website that they voted to affiliate themselves with the Workers...

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB) recently announced that the company no longer requires employees to have COVID-19 booster shots to enter its offices in the U.S.  "We updated our requirements in early March to align with CDC guidance, and now COVID-19 boosters are no longer required...

Last month, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Tim Cook wrote an email to his employees asking them to return to their offices beginning April 11.  In the initial phase of the plan, employees will come back to the office one day a week, and from the third week, employees will come in twice...

Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that it is relocating its office staff in downtown Seattle due to continuous violent crime in the vicinity.  The city is witnessing a huge spike in crime over the last month. On March 2, 15-year-old Michael del Bianco was shot and killed at the...