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Getty Images/iStockphotoLeaving a job is a big decision, and usually comes as a result of an employee feeling that their employer can no longer meet their personal or professional needs.But not all goodbyes are forever, and employers are increasingly discovering the value in re-hiring employees who have previously quit their jobs before deciding to return.According to data from LinkedIn, boomerang employees accounted for 4.5% of company hires in 2021, up from 3.9% in 2019.There are numerous benefits to hiring these…

As U.S. companies and executives balance publicly addressing hot-button political topics, Palantir CEO Alex Karp said many still struggle with figuring out when they must speak out and when they shouldn't."Companies have a problem that it's very hard for them to tether what they're producing to a higher mission, and therefore they cannot exactly adjudicate where they have to speak out and where maybe they don't have to speak out," Karp told CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin at the Aspen Ideas Festival this week. "Then there's…

The Supreme Court declined Apple’s bid (pdf) for a hearing over two Qualcomm patents (US Patent No. 7,844,037 and US Patent No. 8,683,362) that were part of lawsuits filed in 2017, claiming infringement by Apple’s iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. Reuters points out that Apple and Qualcomm’s 2019 settlement of a worldwide legal battle over patents largely ended the squabbling in favor of a six-year licensing agreement but allowed a case in front of the Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board to…

Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for CDGA Oscar-winner Ariana DeBose is speaking out about the importance of women having the right to be in charge of their own bodies following the news that the Supreme Court of the United States has overruled Roe v Wade, effectively reversing constitutionally protected abortion rights on a federal level. “Yeah, ain’t NOBODY telling me what I can & can’t do with my body. Ain’t nobody telling me who I get to love or marry for that matter. America… you’re in for the…

The Nintendo Switch has received excellent ports of some of the best fighting games from recent years, no matter what style you may prefer. While Super Smash Bros titles may still be the best fit for the Switch, you can choose from a wide variety of fighting styles, from flashy anime to gory Kombat. Let’s take a look at the best options around! Further reading Want more gaming options? Head over to our list of the best Switch games of all time, and explore some of the most exciting Switch…

Minecraft tips and tricks: If you’re fighting hostile mobs in the game, you need better protection and weapons. Find out how to make the netherite sword and armor with ease. Minecraft tips and tricks: Minecraft players know that when exploring the terrain or looking for better resources, one of the most annoying and dangerous things that can happen is being attacked by a hostile mob. While at lower levels, iron, gold or diamond weapons and armors can take care…

If hiring more data scientists and promoting self-serve reporting isn’t working, there’s an organization structure that might.As a data scientist, when you work in a line of business where certain factors are out of your control, it’s easy to be stuck in a position where it feels like you’re always fighting fires. Competitors can release new features requiring product teams to scramble for data to make an appropriate response. Fraudsters can breach your mitigations requiring a quick response to prevent the loss of your…

Sometimes, you just want to get in the ring and let off some steam (well, in a video game). Thankfully, there are tons of games on the Google Play Store that have you fighting other people in 1v1 matches, both online and offline. These games allow you to pound on your enemies without getting hurt yourself.There are different 1v1 fighting games with different styles of gameplay out there. They range from simply tapping and swiping to activating special moves when your meter fills up. Regardless of the play style, here are…

It is 9pm in Barcelona and Sky Ferreira is due onstage at Primavera. As the minutes tick by and nobody appears, the festival crowd grit their teeth. A week earlier, in Portugal, Ferreira was 20 minutes late and plagued by sound issues. This time she appears at 9.10pm. As the sparkling churn of her 2013 song Boys kicks in, Ferreira starts singing. She’s inaudible. The music stops. “Story of my life,” she shrugs, her tiny face shrouded by futuristic black aviators and her hurricane of platinum hair. “We have to start over,”…

While Street Fighter 6 was the talk of the show floor at Summer Game Fest Play Days, another fighting game also managed to impress me at the event. That title was JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle R, a fighting game based on the popular and heavily-memed anime and manga series JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The original JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure All-Star Battle was first released in Japan in 2013, scoring a rare perfect score from the popular Japanese outlet Famitsu. Anime fighting games vary wildly in…