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Mets open series at Colorado with short-handed pitching staff

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Sports Author of the article: Publishing date: May 19, 2022  •  13 minutes ago  •  2 minute read  •  Join the conversation Article content The New York Mets have endured some significant injuries to their rotation this season but have been able to stay atop the National League East. The latest setback is the news that Max Scherzer will miss six to eight weeks with a moderate to severe oblique strain sustained in his start on Wednesday. He joins fellow Cy Young…

Certain Affinity CEO releases statement in support of staff on Roe v. Wade

Certain Affinity‘s CEO, Max Hoberman, has released a statement regarding the US Supreme Court draft which will potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. Sharing to Twitter yesterday (May 18), Hoberman said that as a business leader it’s “exceptionally difficult to navigate highly politicised issues like transgender and abortion rights” but he is unable to sit back and say nothing. “As the recent draft US Supreme Court opinion potentially overturning Roe v. Wade has shown, the rights of women to make critical decisions about…

Netflix Says It Laid Off 2 Percent Staff Due to Slowing Revenue Growth, Loss of Subscribers

Netflix on Tuesday said it laid off about two percent of its staff in a belt-tightening move after growth slowed at the once-booming streaming television service."These changes are primarily driven by business needs rather than individual performance, which makes them especially tough, as none of us want to say goodbye to such great colleagues," a spokesperson told AFP.About 150 employees have been laid off, most of them in the United States, the spokesperson said, adding that Netflix also cut spending on contractors.The…

DGCA Finds Staff Prima Facie Violated Regulations, Issues Showcause

Image used for representation. (Photo: Manav Sinha/News18.com)IndiGo Boarding Incident: DGCA says a fact-finding committee found the airline staff prima facie violated regulations in denying boarding to a specially-abled child at the Ranchi airport on May 7PTI Last Updated:May 16, 2022, 18:32 ISTFOLLOW US ON:IndiGo Boarding Incident: Aviation regulator DGCA has said it has issued a showcause notice to IndiGo after a fact-finding committee found the airline staff prima facie violated regulations in denying boarding to a…

Five9 Plans to Expand in Europe With 2 Data Centres, Relocates Russian Staff to Portugal

Five9, the US call centre software firm whose shareholders spurned a merger with Zoom last year, is looking to expand in Europe by setting up two data centres and relocating its employees in Russia to Portugal.The data centres will be in Frankfurt and Amsterdam, and serve customers in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa."Around 10 percent of our revenue today comes from Europe ... we are looking to at least double our European contribution in the near term," CEO Rowan Trollope told Reuters.Shareholders of Five9, whose…

Apple’s China Engineers Keep Products Flowing as Covid Shuts Out U.S. Staff

BEIJING—Before the pandemic, Apple Inc. AAPL -3.03% sent hundreds of U.S. engineers each month to China to oversee the contract manufacturers that build most of its products.Now, in a shift, the global technology giant relies more on local engineers. Most U.S.-based Apple engineers have been shut out of China for the past two years by rigid border controls intended to keep the Covid-19 virus at bay. New iPhone models in 2020 were delayed, but since then Apple has largely…

Apple’s China Engineers Keep Products Flowing As Covid Shuts Out Us Staff

Now, in a shift, the global technology giant relies more on local engineers. Most U.S.-based Apple engineers have been shut out of China for the past two years by rigid border controls intended to keep the Covid-19 virus at bay. New iPhone models in 2020 were delayed, but since then Apple has largely kept up with its annual product cycle thanks to focusing on localization, people familiar with the matter said. Apple’s China-based engineers have taken on greater responsibilities to keep the…

Top White House Science Adviser Eric Lander Resigns Over Treatment of Staff

President Joe Biden's top science adviser Eric Lander resigned, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departure of the Biden administration.An internal review last year, prompted by a workplace complaint, found evidence that Lander, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy and science adviser to Biden, bullied staffers and treated them disrespectfully. The White House rebuked Lander over…

Netflix is laying off staff from its Tudum fan site

Netflix is laying off some Tudum editorial staff just months after launching the website that publishes news, interviews, and other fan content. Tudum falls under the company’s marketing division and includes people working on entertainment, news, lifestyle, and culture content. Most of the 10-person Tudum culture and trends team was let go, according to one person with knowledge of the situation. They said the staff was given no prior warning of the layoffs, and other workers found out their colleagues were laid off…

Facebook-Parent Meta No Longer Requiring COVID Booster Shots for Staff in US Offices

Facebook-owner Meta is no longer requiring employees to have COVID-19 boosters to enter its offices in the United States, a company spokesperson said on Friday. The social media company previously said that all workers returning to the office would have to present proof of their booster jabs, while the company monitored the Omicron variant situation."We updated our requirements in early March to align with CDC guidance, and now COVID-19 boosters are no longer required for entry, though strongly recommended. The primary…