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The end of non-compete agreements is a tech job earthquake
The FTC ruled this week that companies can no longer use non-compete agreements to stop workers from moving from one job to another — and businesses are having fits.
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IBM Confirms: It's Buying HashiCorp
Everyone knew HashiCorp was attempting to find a buyer. Few suspected it would be IBM.
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Valkey is Rapidly Overtaking Redis
Redis is taking it in the chops, as both maintainers and customers move to the Valkey Redis fork.
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OpenTofu Denies Hashicorp's Code-Stealing Accusations
The legal battle between the faux-open-source HashiCorp and the open source OpenTofu heats up.
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Is AI driving tech layoffs?
Tech stocks go ever higher, but how much of that is due to real gains and how much is because of layoffs done in the foolish hope that generative AI tools can replace workers?
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NYC start-up founder Sophia d’Antoine, 30, dies after being mowed down crossing UES street
Sophia d’Antoine, founder of cybersecurity startup Margin Research, died last week after she was hit by a car in New York City.
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Apple's Latest Patents Hint at Possible Heart Monitoring Features for AirPods Max
The next AirPods Max could soon keep an ear on your heart health.
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The US doesn’t have universal health care — but these states (almost) do
Ten states have uninsured rates below 5 percent. What are they doing right?
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Hashicorp Versus OpenTofu Gets Ugly
Hashicorp is accusing the open source OpenTofu Project of swiping some of its BSL-licensed Terraform code. Enter the lawyers.
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Sam Anderson on writing and drawing - Austin Kleon
The thing that unites good writing and good drawing — authentic writing and authentic drawing — is the exploratory line.
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Return-to-office initiatives or stealth layoffs? Why not both?
Dell has recently been accused of forcing people to quit by requiring them to return to the office unnecessarily. It’s far from the only company to use this tactic.
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I tested the best Mint alternatives, and this is my new favorite money app
With Mint shutting down, I needed a new budgeting program for tracking my finances. The app I found - and have been using for four months now - is better than Mint ever was.
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Why can we not take Universal Basic Income seriously?
On work, AI and the most important social idea yet to get any real traction.
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You'd better be ready to back up your AI chatbot's promises
Air Canada discovered the hard way that when your AI chatbot makes a commitment, your company will be on the hook for it
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Jim Zemlin and the Linux Foundation share not-so-secret open-source sauce
Collaborative innovation has been the group's driving force for a quarter of a century. Or, to paraphrase Lao Tzu, the journey of a thousand open-source programs starts with a single project.
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Killing VMware
Ever since Broadcom completed its acquisition of VMWare last November, customers have been navigating the fallout — and they're not happy.
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End of an Era: Weaveworks Closes Shop Amid Cloud Native Turbulence
Alexis Richardson, CEO and co-founder of Weaveworks, took to LinkedIn to share the somber news of the company's closing.
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Co-authoring: twice as fun or double the trouble?
When it comes to co-authoring, what are some of the issues and complexities about writing a book with another author?
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Our Company Is Doing So Well That You’re All Fired
"You all have done an amazing job ushering in a new era of success for this company. So amazing, in fact, that we have no choice but to let you all go."
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Apple refuses to relax its iron grip on iPhones in Europe
As its walled garden crumbles, Apple grudgingly allows EU users to sideload applications. Will regulators take stiffer action, and what about the US?