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Salesforce, San Francisco’s largest private employer, laid off thousands of employees early Thursday morning as the tech giant moves forward in its plan to cut its workforce by 10%. The corporate software company blamed the layoff rounds, originally announced on Jan. 4, on overhiring during the pandemic. In a two-hour meeting the following day, CEO Marc Benioff complained that just half of the company’s salespeople were responsible for 96% of sales, according to a CNBC report . In San Francisco, Thursday’s layoff round hit 258 workers, affecting “sales and customer service,” “technology and product” and “general administration,” according to a WARN notice obtained by SFGATE. WARN notices are mandated by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to notify employees of mass layoffs. The 10% cut, which began a brutal January of tech layoff announcements, will eventually leave about 7,000 people out of work. Insider reported Thursday that 4,000 people vanished … [Read more...] about Salesforce, SF’s largest employer, drops more people as part of January layoffs

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 Entrepreneur Joe Gebbia donated $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup Thursday to support the nonprofit’s efforts to remove plastic from the world’s oceans and rivers. Experts in the field welcome both the donation and the attention to the issue of ocean sustainability, pointing out that it receives the least funding of all the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. According to the World Economic Forum, about $175 billion a year is needed to protect the oceans, but between 2015 and 2019 less than $10 billion total was invested in the cause. Gebbia, co-founder of Airbnb and Samara and chairman of Airbnb.org, said he was proud to partner with the nonprofit, which declared his donation the largest in its history. “The Ocean Cleanup has created systems and technology that actually work at scale,” Gebbia said in a statement to The Associated Press. “In order for them … [Read more...] about Airbnb’s Joe Gebbia donates $25 million to The Ocean Cleanup

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 12 NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani grinned as he posed this week for photos with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after acquiring one of the country's main ports, in Haifa. “I promise you that in the years to come, we will transform the skyline we see around us,” said Adani, his manner upbeat even as his business empire was losing billions. Investors have been dumping Adani shares for more than a week after U.S. short-selling firm Hindenburg Research put out a report alleging his businesses have engaged in fraud and stock price manipulation. The Adani group has denied this. Before the debacle, Adani, 60, was Asia's richest man and the third wealthiest in the world, according to Bloomberg's Billionaires Index. Not anymore. The massive losses are a rare setback for the coal mining tycoon from western India's … [Read more...] about Share debacle a rare setback for Indian tycoon Adani

Cornwall: Hundreds of dead fish wash up on beach SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Locals have been left alarmed by a video showing hundreds of fish washed up dead yesterday morning on a beach in Cornwall. Users on social media offered a number of theories, suggesting fish may have been killed by sewage that was pumped onto the coastline, or were thrown ashore by dolphins. Related articles Energy horror as UK's largest gas supplier threatens to cut supply Meet the dinosaur given a painstaking makeover 19 years in the making This latest mystery comes after thousands of crabs and lobsters were found dead along the North East coast of the UK in October 2021, the cause of which is still being … [Read more...] about Locals alarmed as hundreds of fish found dead on Cornwall beach in huge mystery

Rolls-Royce Chief discusses target for Sustainable Aviation Fuel SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Rolls Royce has unveiled a new image of an early-stage nuclear reactor design that could help power humanity's missions to Mars and beyond. The British technology pioneer is working with the UK Space Agency to explore the game-changing potential of nuclear-powered propulsion in spaceflight. Many experts have hailed this prospect as harnessing the energy released from splitting an atom could be used to power astronaut bases on the moon or Mars, or even decrease travel times in space. As part of their efforts with the UKSA, Rolls Royce unveiled their new micro-reactor design, which they can withstand extreme conditions. … [Read more...] about Rolls-Royce shows off new reactor to power Mars missions as UK poised to lead space race

Rishi Sunak faces question on NHS crisis SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The UK’s largest medical trial ever conducted — called Our Future Health — is underway, hoping to build a “detailed picture” of the nation’s health so that “future generations can live in good health for longer”. The initiative hopes to make life-saving discoveries by detecting conditions like dementia, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and strokes earlier. One in ten of us needs to sign up to make a difference. Doing so will not only benefit the country and the NHS’s future, but Britons on an individual level, chief medical officer Dr Raghib Ali OBE told Express.co.uk. Related articles Gout patients often report eating same 3 … [Read more...] about New medical trials could help predict and prevent your future illnesses AND save the NHS

ANDROID fans, there's a brand-new handset on the market: Samsung has just launched its latest smartphone. Read on to find out where to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S23, S23+ and S23 Ultra. The latest flagship Galaxy S23 was revealed at this week's Samsung Unpacked event. The brand-new line of phones includes the standard Samsung Galaxy S23, along with its bigger brother the S23+ and baddest of the bunch, the S23 Ultra. And it comes with all the cutting edge specs and features you would expect from the world-renowned tech brand. The all-new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 internal processor offers some serious horsepower across all the new devices. MORE FROM SAMSUNG TOP PICKS Best Samsung Galaxy S22 deals this February: Claim a free Chromebook HEAD TO HEAD Samsung A13 (2022) vs Samsung M13 (2022) And while the S23 and S23 boast 50-megapixel cameras, the 6.8-inch S23 Ultra features a - wait for it - 200-megapixel … [Read more...] about Samsung Galaxy S23 is available to buy NOW – where to pre-order

A MAN accused of the murder of mum-to-be Natalie McNally staged a fake live YouTube broadcast on the night she was killed, a court heard. Prosecutors claim Stephen McCullagh, from Woodland Gardens, Lisburn, Co Antrim, took a bus to Lurgan, Co Armagh . It is alleged that he murdered Ms McNally, 32, at her home before getting a taxi back. She was 15 weeks pregnant when she was stabbed to death at her Silverwood Green in Lurgan on December 18. McCullagh, who denies the allegation, later visited her family home to spend time with relatives. He allegedly left behind a phone in a bid to record conversations and work out if he was a suspect. Mr McCullagh, who did not speak at today's hearing, was first arrested on December 19 but released and ruled out as a suspect. The Dr Who fan, who has 37,000 YouTube subscribers, had appeared on a ‘live’ video stream around the time of her murder. He advised those watching that he was unable to interact with them for technical … [Read more...] about Man charged with murder of Natalie McNally ‘staged live broadcast’ on night she died, court told

INQUIRER FILE PHOTOS/JEROME CRISTOBAL MANILA, Philippines — Despite a drop in teenage pregnancies among Filipino girls aged 15 to 19, a new worry has arisen: pregnancies among 10 to 14-year-olds, according to the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom). PopCom executive director Lisa Grace Bersales urged the government to take action to reduce pregnancies in the younger age group. “Our concern now are births from [aged] 10 to 14 – the much younger teenage girls,” she said in a House committee on youth and sports development hearing. Citing data from the Civil Registry of Statistics system of the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA), Bersales said 2,113 births were recorded from the said age group in 2020. She then noted that according to the Field Health Service Information System of the Department of Health (DOH), there were 2,534 young Filipinas–10 to 14 years old–who gave birth in 2020, but this figure dipped to 2,299 in 2021. “The statistics vary depending … [Read more...] about PopCom alarmed over teen pregnancies as young as 10 to 14 years old

Authorities swooped on a gaming technology establishment in Bamban town, Tarlac province on Wednesday (Feb. 1) for an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment operation. (Photo courtesy of CIDG) MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga—Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Central Luzon raided a big gaming technology establishment in Bamban town, Tarlac province, on Wednesday (Feb. 1) for an allegedly fraudulent cryptocurrency investment operation. In a report, the CIDG-3 said it arrested a Malaysian national identified as Chai Kiat Chiw and held the 800 employees of Hongsheng Gaming Technology, Inc., which included 350 foreigners and 500 Filipinos. The law enforcement agency said the raid was based on a warrant to search, seize and examine computer data for alleged violations of the Securities Regulations Code of the Philippines’ provisions on fraudulent transactions and of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. It said the warrant was issued by Judge Maria Roma … [Read more...] about CIDG raids Pogo firm in Tarlac; rounds up 850 foreign, Filipino employees