By Shalene Gupta January 24, 2023 Studies show that a college degree can add a million dollars to income over the course of someone’s lifetime. Brookings just released a new report on college enrollment disparities, which analyzes data from 15,000 students who were surveyed in 2009, then 2012 and 2016. Here are some of the key … Continue reading What the latest college enrollment data says about the future of higher education
By Samar Marwan January 13, 2023 In the first year of the pandemic, Wall Street went on a hiring spree to staff up for the wave of companies that merged and IPOed. Now, with interest rates continuously climbing, the banks are backpedaling and scaling back their workforces. Here’s a roundup of some recently impacted companies: … Continue reading Wall Street layoffs continue across the board. Here’s the latest
By Michael Grothaus December 02, 2022 Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, has just discovered that even Elon Musk’s version of Twitter has limits on “free speech.” Musk confirmed on Friday that Ye has been suspended from the platform—again. The suspension of Ye’s Twitter account comes after the rapper tweeted a photo … Continue reading Another chaotic week on Twitter: Ye gets suspended in latest test of Elon Musk’s ‘free speech’ ethos
By Michael Grothaus November 04, 2022 The nonstop drama that’s been going on at Twitter all week is ending on a very real, very sour note. Today, Elon Musk’s company began sending layoff notices to roughly 50% of Twitter staff. As Bloomberg reports, at 7,500 employees (November 26, 2022), that means Musk is set … Continue reading Tech layoffs latest: Twitter, Lyft, Stripe, and others join the list of companies cutting jobs
Ad Council Unveils Its Latest Program To Foster Talent Diversity In Ad/Marketing Industry by Richard Whitman , Columnist, October 14, 2022 The Ad Council is teaming with a group of Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other partners to launch a new career accelerator program designed to foster greater diversity within the next generation of … Continue reading Ad Council Unveils Its Latest Program To Foster Talent Diversity In Ad/Marketing Industry
The best October Prime Day deals you can still get today Everything from headphones to smart home devices have been discounted. Engadget @engadget Devindra Hardawar/Engadget Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale remains in full swing. If you didn’t get the chance to shop (October 17, 2022), fear not — there are still a bunch … Continue reading Amazon’s latest sale knocks up to 50 percent off Fire tablets
Samsung Mocks Apple’s Lack Of Innovation In Latest Ad by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, September 2, 2022 Samsung released a new ad that takes a shot at Apple, which is predicted to announce a new line of iPhone 14 devices this coming week. The narrator in the ad begins by saying “buckle up for Apple’s latest … Continue reading Samsung Mocks Apple’s Lack Of Innovation In Latest Ad
By Sarah Lynch August 22, 2022 Apple reportedly announced its plans to bring employees back to the office at least three days per week starting September 5. Now, some workers are pushing back. Apple Together, a global solidarity union of Apple workers, launched a petition to demand flexible work location arrangements. “This uniform mandate … Continue reading Apple employees are the latest to push back against tech companies’ return-to-office plans
By Samar Marwan August 19, 2022 From coffee houses to newsrooms, workers in just about every industry are moving toward unionizing to improve working conditions and job protection. This week, a more unexpected and disenfranchised group of workers are moving toward unionization: strippers. In mid-March, 15 dancers at the Star Garden Topless … Continue reading Strippers are the latest workers to join the union wave
By Fast Company Staff August 01, 2022 The tech sector’s massive cost-cutting mission doesn’t appear to be slowing anytime soon. Once high-flying companies, with unprecedented valuations and growth-at-all-costs strategies, have started to scale back, as the economy appears to be heading for a slowdown. The efforts, which started in May, have resulted in massive … Continue reading Tech layoffs continue across the board: Here’s the latest
