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AWS in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros to expand data centres

Paul Hill — Tue, 28 May 2024 07:12:01 +0000

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is reportedly in talks with the Italian government to build a new data centre or expand its Milan site. The investment is expected to be in the billions of euros. Read more...

Amazon to invest €15.7 billion in Spain, creating 17,500 local jobs annually

Paul Hill — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:20:01 +0000

Amazon is investing €15.7 billion in Spain's Aragon region to bolster its AWS offerings. The company said the investment will contribute billions to the country's GDP and support around 17,500 jobs. Read more...

Amazon cuts software development job openings by 99%, amid economic conditions

Paul Hill — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:40:01 +0000

Amazon has massively reduced its software development job openings following the laying off of around 18,000 employees. There are still a few hundred openings but this is down around 99%. Read more...

Around 79% of recently sacked tech employees have found new jobs

Paul Hill — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 21:40:01 +0000

New data from ZipRecruiter has found that 79% of tech workers that were laid off have found new employment within six months. Of those, 74% remained in the tech sector while others moved. Read more...

Twitter lawsuit alleges social media platform's layoffs unfairly targeted female staff

Justin Luna — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 09:36:01 +0000

Twitter is facing a new lawsuit filed by two women who lost their jobs after Elon Musk took over the company. It accuses Twitter of violating laws banning workplace sex discrimination. Read more...

Lyft says it's cutting 13% of jobs as it faces up to “tough reality”

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 21:02:01 +0000

The ride-hailing firm, Lyft, has announced it's cutting 13% of jobs. It said it needs to become leaner as a recession looms and insurance costs rise. The cuts will affect more than 650 people. Read more...

Amazon decides to freeze corporate hires for several months due to the economy

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 20:28:02 +0000

Amazon has said it'll be pausing incremental hiring to its corporate workforce for the next few months due to the state of the economy. Teams at Amazon will have to be more productive, too. Read more...

Amazon Returnship program opens in U.S. to help COVID-19 recovery

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Jun 2021 16:28:01 +0000

Amazon has launched its Returnship program in the United States to help people get back into work following the coronavirus pandemic which saw people lose their jobs due to the lack of trade. Read more...

Amazon is hiring 10,000 more people in the UK for permanent roles

Jay Bonggolto — Fri, 14 May 2021 09:58:02 +0000

Amazon is opening 10,000 new permanent roles in the UK, bringing its total workforce in the country to 55,000 by the end of 2021. It's also investing £10 million in skills training for employees. Read more...

LinkedIn unveils Career Explorer tool to help you find jobs based on your skills

Jefferson Mangubat — Thu, 29 Oct 2020 10:16:01 +0000

LinkedIn has rolled out a new tool that helps members find new jobs by matching their skills with career opportunities that they might not have otherwise considered. The tool is now available in beta. Read more...

TIGA: UK's video games industry grew at its fastest rate

Paul Hill — Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:00:01 +0000

The UK's video games development sector boomed over the course of the year despite the coronavirus pandemic according to The Independent Games Developers Association after it set new records. Read more...

Amazon will add 7,000 new U.K.-based jobs this year

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:30:01 +0000

Amazon has announced that it's looking to fill 7,000 new roles in the U.K. The firm has already filled 3,000 vacancies in the country this year. It's also looking for 20,000 seasonal workers. Read more...

Uber connects out-of-work drivers to delivery, production jobs

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 17:44:01 +0000

The company announced the Work Hub though its website for placement of its out-of-work drivers who have seen colossal losses in income due to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...

320 Modern Job Search Tips for 2020 - Free eBook

News Staff — Fri, 22 Nov 2019 18:46:01 +0000

Thanks to our partners, we can offer you this resource for free for a limited time; because If you're searching for a new job to get a fresh start or advance your career, this eBook is for you. Read more...

Uber Works launches in Chicago to connect temp workers to businesses

Paul Hill — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 10:40:01 +0000

Uber has announced the availability of Uber Works in Chicago. The app hopes to give temporary workers and employers looking for temporary labour an easy way to get connected in a transparent manner. Read more...

How To Know You're Ready for a Leadership Role and What to Do About It - Free Guide

News Staff — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 17:46:01 +0000

Management isn't just about a move up in pay or recognition, it's also about leading others. If you're doubting your readiness here's a free guide to put you on the path to leadership within your job. Read more...

Tesla car prices set to rise after March 18th as more stores stay open

Paul Hill — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 19:58:01 +0000

Tesla has said that it will be upping prices up a bit on most of its models, just a week after cutting them. They won't return to previous numbers, and the $35,000 Model 3 will stay the same price. Read more...

Facebook rolling out job hunting tool to 40 countries [Update]

Paul Hill — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 20:21:57 +0000

Facebook has announced that a job hunting tool, that it launched in the U.S. and Canada last year, will arrive in 40 countries soon. The tool lets potential employees get connected to businesses. Read more...

Christmas brings 120,000 jobs openings at Amazon in the US

Paul Hill — Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:28:01 +0000

Amazon has announced that it will have 120,000 job openings during Christmas. While the jobs are seasonal, the company says it will transform some of them into full-time, regular jobs. Read more...

New study suggests men choose to work less because of video games

Dreyer Smit — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:38:01 +0000

A new study by the Bureau of Economic Research has suggested that young men choose to work fewer hours mainly because of video games, amongst other reasons including companies hiring fewer men. Read more...

IBM to hire 2,000 US veterans into "new collar jobs" over the next four years

Florin Bodnarescu — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 21:36:01 +0000

As part of an effort to hire 25,000 US workers through 2020, IBM has announced that it wants to hire 2,000 US veterans in the same time frame who will be offered so-called "new collar jobs". Read more...

Amazon to create 5,000 UK jobs this year

Paul Hill — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 02:52:01 +0000

Amazon has said that it will create 5,000 new jobs in the United Kingdom by the end of 2017. Around 1,500 of the jobs will be technical roles with Amazon's total workforce in the UK rising to 24,000. Read more...

Microsoft to begin hiring people with neurodiverse conditions

Paul Hill — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 05:08:01 +0000

Microsoft UK will hire ten people with neurodiverse conditions. The programme will be modelled on a trial which took place at Microsoft's Redmond offices last year. Read more...

Samsung reportedly planning to cut 30% of its workforce

Shreyas Gandhe — Sat, 31 Oct 2015 18:46:01 +0000

Samsung has been facing shrinking profits for quite some time and sources close to the company have now revealed that the Korean conglomerate might be planning job cuts to save costs. Read more...

Facebook brings social job discovery to the USA

Paul Ferson — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:34:08 +0000

Employment isn't always easy to find, but Facebook is trying to change that. The giant social network has partnered with numerous entities to bring the hunt to the News Feed. Read more...

Anonymous hacker releases information on GlobalCerts employees

Paul Ferson — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 22:41:45 +0000

A hacker claiming to be working for Anonymous and AntiSec has attacked GlobalCerts.com, dumping information on employees onto the internet. The hacker also provides their 'justification'. Read more...

Google plans to downsize Motorola workforce by twenty percent

Paul Ferson — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 11:39:48 +0000

Google announced plans to downsize Motorola Mobility's workforce on Sunday, with the intention of cutting down the workforce by 4,000 employees. Read more...

Stephen Toulouse announces his resignation from Microsoft

Paul Ferson — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:40:32 +0000

Stephen Toulouse, one of Microsoft's Xbox LIVE-based employees, has announced his intentions to leave the company in the near future, leaving a farewell for the company in doing so. Read more...

Social media is more important than food

Tyler Holman — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:46:51 +0000

Our 'need' to keep up with Facebook updates and that tweet that someone sent 7.65 seconds ago is so strong that our brains actually places it before our need for food and water. Read more...

Facebook pips Google for best tech company to work at

Brenton Currie — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 04:00:59 +0000

Facebook has become the best technology workplace in Silicon Valley, says BusinessInsider, pipping Google for the first time. According to the updated list, published today by BusinessInsider and based off job review site Glassdoor's rankings, Facebook... Read more...

Foxconn Admits to Breaking Chinese Employment Laws

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 14:46:18 +0000

Apple's iPod supplier Foxconn has admitted to breaking Chinese employment law. The Hon Hai Industry-owned company has been under the microscope since the Mail on Sunday published claims that many workers on its iPod... Read more...