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Love & Bullets: Megabomb Edition
Love & Bullets: Megabomb Edition

“Love & Bullets” is the story of a 21st century Bonnie & Clyde.

2021

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Nick Kolakowski
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All That Glitters

What I learned from years observing wealth. — It wasn’t until the stoic German executive popped open the champagne and began drinking straight from the bottle that I feared we might die in the next few minutes. We were approaching Florence airport but the air-traffic controller wasn’t responding. …

Mwc Work

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All That Glitters
All That Glitters
Mwc Work

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Dice Insights

·Apr 21

Meta’s Layoff Round Targets Technical Workers

The company also plans on restructuring key tech teams. — Meta’s latest round of layoffs isn’t sparing technical employees. According to CNBC, those affected by the cuts include specialists in UI/UX, graphics, software engineering, and more. …

Meta

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Meta’s Layoff Round Targets Technical Workers
Meta’s Layoff Round Targets Technical Workers
Meta

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·Feb 10

Will ChatGPT, Bard Put Tech Professionals Jobs’ at Risk?

For tech pros, there’s a lot of potential danger in software that can code on its own. — There’s been a lot of chatter this week about ChatGPT and Bard, rival chatbot platforms that could soon enhance the search engines of both Google and Microsoft. ChatGPT is also capable of writing code in response to a query, leading to a huge worry among tech professionals: Is A.I. …

ChatGPT

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Will ChatGPT, Bard Put Tech Professionals Jobs’ at Risk?
Will ChatGPT, Bard Put Tech Professionals Jobs’ at Risk?
ChatGPT

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·Feb 8

Can ChatGPT Land a Job as a Google Software Engineer?

Google conducted an internal test that every tech professional applying for a job should pay attention to. — What if you used a chatbot like ChatGPT to take the technical part of a job interview at a prominent tech company — and it managed to actually land you a job? As posted by CNBC, teams at Google recently used the increasingly popular ChatGPT, an A.I.-powered chatbot, to answer…

ChatGPT

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Can ChatGPT Land a Job as a Google Software Engineer?
Can ChatGPT Land a Job as a Google Software Engineer?
ChatGPT

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·Jan 27

How Should You Deal with a Manager You Don’t Like?

Keep in mind: Your manager isn’t your family or friend. — This might be the understatement of the century: not everyone loves their manager. But how can tech professionals work effectively with a manager they don’t really like? In a new Business Insider column, Chris Williams, former VP of HR at Microsoft, has some key bits of advice. …

Work

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How Should You Deal with a Manager You Don’t Like?
How Should You Deal with a Manager You Don’t Like?
Work

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·Jan 17

Is It Still Worth Pursuing a Tech Job in Crypto?

The high-profile crashes and exchange collapses make things a little precarious. — Given all the layoffs and chaos in the cryptocurrency industry, is it still worth pursuing a job in technologies such as the blockchain and crypto? Crypto.com announced it was slicing 20 percent of its workforce, days after Coinbase revealed the layoffs of hundreds of employees. The cryptocurrency industry is wrestling…

Bitcoin

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Is It Still Worth Pursuing a Tech Job in Crypto?
Is It Still Worth Pursuing a Tech Job in Crypto?
Bitcoin

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·Jan 9

3 Tips for Resume Writing in a Recession

Concerned about putting your best foot forward? Here are some tips. — It’s the start of a new year, and you know what that means: time to update that resume. How can you tweak your resume (and other application materials) to meet the needs of a dynamic, often uncertain market? For starters, keep in mind that the longtime rules of resume writing…

Jobs

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3 Tips for Resume Writing in a Recession
3 Tips for Resume Writing in a Recession
Jobs

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·Jan 5

Salesforce Layoffs Will Impact 10 Percent of Staff

The company “hired too many people” during the pandemic. — Salesforce will cut 10 percent of its workers and shut down offices. “The [economic] environment remains challenging and our customers are taking a more measured approach to their purchasing decisions,” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff wrote in an open letter to employees. …

Salesforce

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Salesforce Layoffs Will Impact 10 Percent of Staff
Salesforce Layoffs Will Impact 10 Percent of Staff
Salesforce

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Jan 3

Tips for Writing a Book in a Long-Running Series

Taking up the baton is often trickier than it looks. — If you stick with the writing game long enough, someone may ask you to take a shot at characters and worlds invented by someone else. It could be a Star Wars story, or the next chapter in a novel some writer friends are passing around for fun. …

Writing

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Tips for Writing a Book in a Long-Running Series
Tips for Writing a Book in a Long-Running Series
Writing

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·Dec 22, 2022

Tesla Faces Layoffs, Hiring Freeze: Report

The car company isn’t immune from the current economic uncertainty. — Tesla may implement a new hiring freeze and layoffs, according to a new report. Although the electric car maker needs to hire workers for its new factories in U.S. and Germany, it also plans on cutting staff in the first quarter of 2023, stated Electrek. “On Twitter, [CEO Elon] Musk…

Tesla

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Tesla Faces Layoffs, Hiring Freeze: Report
Tesla Faces Layoffs, Hiring Freeze: Report
Tesla

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