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Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop

  By Michael Grothaus December 07, 2023 Unfortunately, ghosting just doesn’t happen in the dating world. The practice is quite common in the professional world when it comes to job hunting. Talk to any recruiter and you’re likely to hear stories about how they had a promising candidate for a position, but that candidate just … Continue reading Employers, this is why you’re being ghosted by job seekers. There are ways to make it stop

Here’s how to stop your Threads posts from showing up on Instagram and Facebook

  By Emily Price November 13, 2023 Now you can decide whether or not you want your posts on Threads to be shared on Facebook and Instagram as well. Back in October, Threads launched an update that automatically shared posts on Threads with both Facebook and Instagram. The decision was likely made so that Meta, … Continue reading Here’s how to stop your Threads posts from showing up on Instagram and Facebook

Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision

Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision   Kris Holt   @krisholt The Federal Trade Commission has been unsuccessful in its last-ditch effort to pump the brakes on Microsoft’s $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declined to grant the agency an emergency stay … Continue reading Appeals court rejects the FTC’s last-ditch attempt to stop Microsoft from buying Activision

Stop asking bilingual employees to translate your work. It’s not their job

  By Samantha Leal May 03, 2023 “Do you know Spanish?” It’s a question I’m all too familiar with at work—and I know what comes next: “What does this mean?” “Is this the right word?” or even: “Can you translate this bit of copy?” (To be clear: I can’t. Though I’m Latina, my Spanish is … Continue reading Stop asking bilingual employees to translate your work. It’s not their job

Nest Secure and Dropcam products will stop working in April 2024

Google is revamping its Home app with a focus on customization   Steve Dent @stevetdent With the launch of new Nest devices, Google has updated its Home app with a raft of new features. The main takeaways are faster and easier pairing of smart devices with Matter, new customization and personalization options, improve interoperability between … Continue reading Nest Secure and Dropcam products will stop working in April 2024

When will the news media stop defining female CEOs by their age?

  By Emily Price March 10, 2023 When it comes to media coverage about female business leaders, mainstream outlets are forever preoccupied with age.   That’s according to a new analysis by Cision, a platform for marketing and PR professionals. It took a look at the most commonly used adjectives to describe C-level leaders in … Continue reading When will the news media stop defining female CEOs by their age?

Stock buybacks are still all the rage, and company executives can’t stop talking about them

  By Christopher Zara February 17, 2023 Big Oil loves them. So does Meta. Even Norfolk Southern Railway is a fan. We’re talking about stock buybacks, the perennially popular practice of companies scooping up their own shares on the open market. Buyback programs can be a hit with shareholders and executives, but they’re controversial. In … Continue reading Stock buybacks are still all the rage, and company executives can’t stop talking about them