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Bill Requires More Notice From Companies Before Mass Layoffs

March 15, 2023 5:01 pmMarch 15, 2023 6:11 pm

A bill that would require larger companies to give at least 90 days notice before a mass layoff is about to happen and add more protections for those workers under contract received a large jump of support on Wednesday following...

Elon Musk, Gov. Newsom Announce Tesla’s New Engineering HQ in California

February 22, 2023 7:02 pmFebruary 22, 2023 7:02 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom and Tesla CEO Elon Musk in a joint announcement Wednesday said that Tesla would be moving their Global Engineering and AI Headquarters back to Palo Alto only 15 months after having the Headquarters officially move to Austin,...

Salesforce Cuts 10% Of Workforce In Latest Silicon Valley Mass Layoff

January 4, 2023 12:55 pm

Salesforce, one of the largest companies in the Bay Area, announced on Wednesday that another 10% of their workforce, or around 7,000 people, will be let go in the latest round of cuts, continuing the mass Silicon Valley layoff trend...

Infective Maltruism: From SBF to ZuckBucks, California is at the Forefront of Selfish Charity

January 2, 2023 2:30 amJanuary 1, 2023 4:16 pm

Is charity still charity when it is performed for uncharitable reasons? Looking beyond the “aw, neat, what a great person” façade of “effective altruism,” (see HERE, with a grain of salt…) one clearly finds a level of narcissistic cynicism and...

Intel Announces 200 Layoffs Coming Continuing Mass Silicon Valley Tech Cutbacks

December 6, 2022 12:56 pm

Mass tech layoffs that began in late October continued across Silicon Valley on Tuesday, with tech company Intel announcing 201 job layoffs in Santa Clara and Folsom. The trend of layoffs began just over a month ago when Twitter, shortly...

California Energy Commission Kangaroo Court Hearing on CA Gas Prices

December 1, 2022 2:55 amDecember 6, 2022 3:52 pm

Gov. Newsom has called a special session of the Legislature on December 5 in order to propose a new tax on oil companies to raise the price of gasoline in California – again. Californians already pay the highest gas taxes...

Menlo Park-Based Meta Lets Go Over 11,000 Employees In Latest Silicon Valley Mass Layoff

November 10, 2022 12:36 pm

Meta, the Menlo Park-based parent company of social media sites such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, laid off 13% of their employees, or over 11,000, on Thursday, continuing the stark trend of cutbacks at Bay Area and Silicon Valley tech...