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Psychology Today
Are You Using Stress to Grow?
Your beliefs about stress and your response to stress alter your hormones and your body’s ability to bounce back.
2026-05-02
Slashdot.org
What if Tech Company Layoffs Aren't All About AI?
"Running a Big Tech company during Silicon Valley's AI mania may not necessarily require fewer workers or cost less," writes the Washington Post: Amazon, Google and Meta together have roughly the sam
2026-05-02
BBC News
Exeter set for 'drastic' squad cuts after relegation
Exeter City will face a "drastic" cut to their squad after the club's relegation from League One, according to interim manager Matt Taylor.
2026-05-02
Gizmodo.com
OpenAI’s CFO Reportedly Wants to Delay the IPO from 2026 to 2027
OpenAI's revenue picture is reportedly not pretty, and a new report says its chief financial officer wants to calm spending down before going public.
2026-05-02
Freerepublic.com
Rep. Crane Introduces Legislation to Pause and Reform the Broken H-1B Visa Process
Today, Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ) introduced the End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026, which would pause the issuance of H-1B visas for three years and implement significant reforms when the program resumes. Re
2026-05-02
The Next Web
China has decided that firing a worker because an AI can do their job is illegal. No Western country has done the same.
A quality assurance supervisor identified only as Zhou joined a technology company in Hangzhou in November 2022. His job was to work with AI large language models, optimising their outputs and filteri
2026-05-02
ComicBook.com
This Forgotten PS2 Game Mixed Chess With Street Fighter, and It Was Amazing
The PlayStation 2 era was one of experimentation, of boundary-pushing antics that saw numerous iconic games released and, for the briefest of times, dominate the industry. For every conventional title
2026-05-02
Ibtimes.com.au
Chase App Down? Users Report Outages as Bank Investigates Technical Issues
Chase Bank customers across the United States reported widespread problems with the Chase mobile app Saturday, with many unable to access accounts, view balances or complete transactions. Downdetector
2026-05-02
The Times of India
Gurgaon techie with Rs 13 LPA salary asks side hustle advice from AI amid layoff fears. ChatGPT suggests 3 options and 3
A Gurugram-based software engineer earning Rs 13 LPA, worried about possible layoffs amid rising AI adoption, sought advice from ChatGPT on building a side income. With monthly expenses around Rs 60,0
2026-05-02
Fortune
Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power, and ‘respect for the rule of law is likely
The Trump administration violations in the 31 lawsuits are in addition to more than 250 instances of noncompliance judges have recently highlighted in individual immigration petitions.
2026-05-02
Kotaku
Marvel Snap Dev Says ‘Painful’ Layoffs Needed To ‘Make Sure We Can Keep Going’
Designer Ben Brode said the mobile card game's roadmap hasn't changed
2026-05-02
Road to VR
VR Extraction Dungeon Crawler ‘Reave’ Has Been Cancelled After Months in Open Beta
Reave was an upcoming VR extraction dungeon crawler from Alta, the studio behind Township Tale. The company announced that the game has been cancelled despite the game being in a mature enough state f
2026-05-02
Yahoo Entertainment
Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Layoffs Are Being Driven By Soaring AI Spending, Warns More Job Cuts May Follow: 'I Wish That
2026-05-02
CoinDesk
The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi's weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say
As Wall Street moves onchain, the year's biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security and market structure, industry insiders told CoinDesk.
2026-05-02
CryptoSlate
The crypto IPO wave has one big problem: Bitcoin is still in charge
After Circle and Bullish delivered blockbuster listings in 2025, crypto exchanges rushed toward public markets with a familiar promise: the industry is finally mature enough for Wall Street. However,
2026-05-02
Yahoo Entertainment
22-year-old billionaires pay professionals $2M a day to train the AI that could replace them
Would you work for 22-year-olds who envision the future of white-collar work without humans?
2026-05-02
PCMag.com
Wanna Work for Amazon? AWS CEO Promises He’s Still Hiring Devs
AWS CEO Matt Garman said Amazon plans to hire 11,000 software engineering interns in 2026, in line with previous years, but said the jobs 'will be a little bit different.' Amazon has been laying off s
2026-05-02
The Times of India
Stranded by Spirit Airlines shutdown? JetBlue rescue fares, and booking steps
JetBlue Airways steps in after Spirit Airlines ceases operations. The airline offers $99 rescue fares for stranded Spirit passengers. JetBlue also caps fares and expands its service at Fort Lauderdale
2026-05-02
Financial Post
Imperial Oil cuts 130 jobs as it continues a painful restructuring
Imperial, majority owned by ExxonMobil, is selling its Calgary head office, cutting 900 jobs and moving roles around the world. Read more
2026-05-02
TechCrunch
Redwood Materials loses COO amid layoffs, restructuring
Former Tesla executive Chris Lister is retiring, and at least three other VPs have left Redwood around the recent restructuring, TechCrunch has learned.
Thu, 23 Ap
TechCrunch
Meta to cut 10% of jobs, or 8,000 employees, report says
According to an internal memo, Meta plans to begin its sweeping layoffs on May 20.
Thu, 23 Ap
TechCrunch
Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business
The company is restructuring some teams to accommodate a booming energy storage business, according to emails viewed by TechCrunch.
Wed, 22 Ap
TechCrunch
Snap is cutting 1,000 jobs, 16% of its workforce
The company cites advancements in AI for the cuts. CEO Evan Spiegel also wrote that the company is closing more than 300 open roles. Snap had about 5,261 full-time employees as of December 2025.
Wed, 15 Ap
TechCrunch
What founders can learn from Anjuna’s layoffs and recovery
In 2021, Anjuna Security was growing fast, hiring aggressively, and chasing a market that seemed limitless. By the end of that year, the venture-backed cybersecurity company had scaled to around 75 em
Thu, 09 Ap