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Monopolies and Proprietary Software

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 13, 2023

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LinkedIn layoffs: Woman says her job offer was rescinded before she could join

=> ↺ LinkedIn layoffs: Woman says her job offer was rescinded before she could join

LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform, on Wednesday announced layoffs in its sales, operations, and support departments. But apart from full-time employees losing their jobs, media reports indicate that offer letters previously extended to new hires were also rescinded.
One such individual is Lea Schuhmacher, a former intern at LinkedIn and a participant in the company's Business Leadership Programme, which has been discontinued.
Schuhmacher revealed in a LinkedIn post that the company had offered her a role back in September 2022. However, after months of anticipation, the offer was unexpectedly revoked, leaving her in a state of uncertainty.

Microsoft layoffs impact over 150 jobs; no raises for employees

=> ↺ Microsoft layoffs impact over 150 jobs; no raises for employees

According to a new listing on the state Employment Security Department’s website, the company will let another 158 employees go permanently. These layoffs are separate from the 10,000 layoffs the company announced back in January.

Stocks Higher, Tesla Gets Twitter Boost, New Microsoft Headache, Regional Banks Lift, Debt Ceiling Progress - 5 Things To Know [Ed: New Microsoft layoffs, not "New Microsoft Headache"]

=> ↺ Stocks Higher, Tesla Gets Twitter Boost, New Microsoft Headache, Regional Banks Lift, Debt Ceiling Progress - 5 Things To Know

Microsoft employees who survived layoff to lose out on salary hike this year [Ed: This is amplifying sheer noise from Microsoft to cover up the real news: mass layoffs at Microsoft (yes, again)]

=> ↺ Microsoft employees who survived layoff to lose out on salary hike this year

Why is Microsoft cutting off more jobs in the US? Read to know [Ed: This headline does not match the summary; it helps the CEO googlebomb the news about layoffs with some blurb about salaries, in effect controlling the news cycle with pure junk]

=> ↺ Why is Microsoft cutting off more jobs in the US? Read to know

Microsoft to Defend Activision Deal in Gamers' Lawsuit in US Court [Ed: Yet another barrier and this will mean the death of XBox! Microsoft has a lot of debt it may attempt to offload onto companies it buys, then liquidate them.]

=> ↺ Microsoft to Defend Activision Deal in Gamers' Lawsuit in US Court | ↺ this will mean the death of XBox | ↺ a lot of debt

Italy’s antitrust watchdog begins probe into Apple’s app market dominance

=> ↺ Italy’s antitrust watchdog begins probe into Apple’s app market dominance

Italy’s antitrust watchdog announced today that it has launched an investigation into Apple Inc. for what it believes could be the iPhone maker’s abuse of its dominant position in the app market, a probe that follows similar European antitrust probes into American big tech.

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