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The US economy is showing remarkable health, but in the tech industry, layoffs keep coming. For those out of work, finding a new position can become a full-time job. And in tech—a sector notoriously always looking for the next hot, new…

Now stretch it really hard and quickly hold it to your upper lip, which is sensitive to temperature. You will feel that it's warmer than it was before. That's because you're adding energy to the rubber band, which increases its…

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were…

Sasha Luccioni, an AI researcher in Montreal, responded to WIRED's story to say it was “10,000 percent true!” She added that over-the-top interviews are a long-established problem in parts of the industry. During a past job search, she…

In science one learns there is always a reason for everything. Nothing just happens. We might not know the reason for X or Y occurring but there is always a reason why it happened. This forms the basis for scientific inquiry -- forever…

Every St. Louis Blues fan who attended last night's 4-0 drubbing of the New York Islanders had a great time. They were privy to Pavel Buchnevich's hat trick and Jordan Binnington's shutout and thoroughly enjoyed watching their hometown…

Bock says the shift is partly due to mass layoffs; employers are more able to flex their muscles in a tighter labor market. But there’s also a broader psychological shift. “After years of tech workers being pampered, of ‘bring your whole…

by Victor Davis Hanson   It is hard to destroy a naturally beautiful city like San Francisco, with ideal weather and stunning infrastructure inherited from far better earlier generations. Yet San Francisco continues its much-publicized…

LinkedIn is rolling out new features that give premium users looking for a job some artificial-intelligence-powered assistance. The tools use generative AI to advise people whether they may be a good fit for open jobs listed on the…

by Natalia Mittelstadt   As the Republican National Committee had its annual meeting this past week in Las Vegas, several GOP members expressed concerns about the party’s leadership going into the 2024 election cycle, with its …