Mar 17
Joining the United States and the Soviet Union in the nuclear arms race was Britain’s first Nuclear V-Bomber, the Vickers Valiant. We have all the details.
Mar 17
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) confirmed it is implementing rules against scam texting, becoming the first rule of its kind to combat an influx of targeted spam texts in recent years. Robotic text messages are “highly likely to be illegal,” the FCC said in a press release and confirmed that under the new…
Mar 17
A Vintage Arcade Stars in This Exclusive Look at Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game
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Did you know that pinball was once illegal in New York City, after an early-1940s decision that the machines were a) too akin to gambling and b) corrupting little kids? A new film digs into that incredible period in gaming history—specifically the tail end, circa 1976, when one man began a crusade to reverse the ban.
Mar 17
SpaceX is getting ready for another double-duty launch day launching two Falcon 9 rockets on Friday, just hours apart.
Mar 17
Sam Bankman-Fried's Companies Bought Nearly $400,000 of DoorDash Delivery in Two Months
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FTX, the defunct cryptocurrency exchange, is finally being forced to publicly detail its spending habits in the company’s ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. And the resulting documents are illuminating.
Mar 17
Google is facing pushback from some of its 12,000 laid-off employees. CNBC has learned that over 100 ex-staffers have formed a “Laid off on Leave” group asking Google to pay for the full leaves they were approved to take before the January 20th layoff announcement, including parental, medical and caregiver leave. While the company said in early 2022 that it was extending all parental leave to 18 weeks for full-time staff (24 weeks for birth parents), it told terminated employees that they’d get 16 weeks of severance pay plus two weeks for every added year of employment, with paid time off included.
The group members say the approach has not only impacted their parenting plans (including those who had recently given birth), but has also disrupted healthcare. Some former workers tell CNBC they lost access to Google’s in-house medical care the day they received their layoff notices, denying them access to ongoing in-person treatment. Google has offered virtual doctor’s appointments, but has otherwise asked affected people to find alternatives.
We’ve asked Google for comment. In a statement to CNBC, Google repeated its 16-week severance pay plan and noted that outgoing employees would be eligible for regular salary and stocks for their “60+ day” notice window. Google claims its accommodations for people on leave compare “favorably” with those of other companies.
The affected people are demanding that CEO Sundar Pichai and other management quickly clarify the leave policy. Google is poised to finalize severance terms as soon as March 31st.
Google is far from alone in creating potential issues for workers laid off while on leave. Numerous tech giants have announced mass layoffs in the past several months as they grapple with a tough economy. However, the uproar at Google highlights one of the problems these companies face: they previously promised extensive benefits to attract would-be hires, but now have to reconsider those perks as they cut costs.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/google-wont-pay-remaining-parental-or-medial-leave-for-laid-off-employees-161713912.html?src=rss
Mar 17
International scientists have examined previously unavailable genetic data from samples collected at a market in China.
Mar 17
Google is ending its suspension of Donald Trump’s YouTube channel Friday, making it the last of the major U.S. social media companies to reverse course on a ban of the former president. Trump is effectively back online. How he chooses to connect with his reunited 2.6 million followers there, however, remains unclear.
Mar 17
UK Space Agency Funds Rolls-Royce Nuclear Reactor Project to Power Moon Bases
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As humanity resets its gaze toward Moon, British aerospace company Rolls-Royce Holdings is continuing its work on developing nuclear power sources for spaceflight and exploration. Today, the company announced funding from the U.K. Space Agency to further research and develop a nuclear reactor that’s meant to power a…
Mar 17
Jon Kasdan, one of the writers and executive producers for the Willow television show, has penned a massive letter in the wake of Willow’s reported cancelation, explaining the details of the decision and adding a lot of nuance that seems to have been lost in the wake of “punchy headlines.”
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