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Foxconn hires 50,000 more workers in China to ramp up iPhone 16 production

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:08:01 +0000

Apple's primary iPhone assembler Foxconn has reportedly hired 50,000 workers with increased base pay and bonuses, to ramp up the iPhone 16 production in China to meet the increased demand this year. Read more...

Microsoft hires anti-phishing crusader

Steven Parker — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:23:21 +0000

Microsoft has hired Paul Laudanski, the man behind the anti-phishing Castlecops.com Web site, to help with the software company's phishing and spam investigations. Laudanski, a former volunteer firefighter, announced the move on Castlecops.com last week,... Read more...

Microsoft Hires Tony Scott as Chief Information Officer

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:11:09 +0000

REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 17, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the appointment of Tony Scott to the role of chief information officer (CIO) and corporate vice president of Microsoft. Scott, 56, will manage Microsoft's... Read more...

EA hires Spielberg for 3 games

Sat, 15 Oct 2005 16:15:57 +0000

Spielberg tries his hand at game development. Will he be able to pull it off with EA's help, or will these games join the ranks of numerous other disastrous Hollywood crossovers? The... Read more...

Electronic Arts hires former THQ executive

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 19:17:28 +0000

Electronic Arts has hired Philip Holt, formerly head of studio operations at THQ, to oversee the publisher's Florida subsidiary, according to a report in the Orlando Sentinel. Holt will take over as chief operating officer... Read more...

HP Separates PC Unit Again, Hires ex PalmOne CEO

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:44:36 +0000

Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Officer Mark Hurd has begun to shake things up at his new company. On Monday the Palo Alto, California, technology company announced that it had split its recently merged printer and personal... Read more...

Microsoft Hires an Outsider to Run Longhorn Marketing

Tue, 01 Mar 2005 15:39:32 +0000

Microsoft announced late Monday that it has named former AT&T Wireless and E*Trade executive Michael Sievert as corporate vice president for Windows product management. Sievert is replacing 17-year Microsoft veteran Tom Button, the current vice... Read more...

Infinium hires Andrew Schneider

Thu, 27 May 2004 22:39:11 +0000

Infinium Labs appoints Andrew Schneider, formerly of Sony Pictures Digital, as its senior vice president of marketing. Infinium Labs announced that it has appointed Andrew Schneider as its senior vice president of... Read more...

Microsoft hires key rival from SuSE Linux

Tue, 20 Apr 2004 20:30:37 +0000

Microsoft has hired one of its worst enemies, the SuSE Linux salesman whose efforts led the city of Munich to adopt Linux and open-source software instead of Microsoft's products. Karl Aigner, formerly... Read more...

Valve Software Hires Bit Torrent Creator, Bram Cohen

Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:01:33 +0000

The NY Times reported on an article entitled "File Sharing's New Face" and it contained this excerpt that stated Bram Cohen has been hired by Vavle Software: Out of the blue, he... Read more...

Yahoo hires new HotJobs head

Mon, 08 Apr 2002 19:17:31 +0000

Web portal Yahoo on Monday appointed former Knight Ridder executive Daniel Finnigan to oversee its job-listings subsidiary HotJobs.com. Finnigan's appointment comes a few weeks after Yahoo unexpectedly announced Dimitri Boylan, CEO and... Read more...