Bay Area tech company Freshworks cuts 660 workers, sparking 'naked greed' insult from competitor Freshworks, a San Mateo tech company that makes sales and customer support software for businesses, is laying off 660 workers. “The decision to part ways with members of our team is heavy,” he wrote. ... 11/8/2024 - 10:39 am | View Link
SF tech company Opendoor, once worth $18B, lays off 300 workers as losses mount Opendoor, a real estate tech company headquartered in San Francisco, announced Thursday that it will lay off 300 workers. CEO Carrie Wheeler announced the cuts, which total 17% of Opendoor’s staff, in ... 11/8/2024 - 9:10 am | View Link
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Dropbox lays off 171 workers in California The company laid off 15% of its workers last year. San Francisco-based Dropbox (Nasdaq: DBX) announced Tuesday it will lay off 20% of its staff or 528 employees worldwide. 174 of the workers reside in ... 10/29/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
Chipmaker Qualcomm lays off hundreds of workers in San Diego Qualcomm, which makes chips for smartphones, said it will lay off 226 workers in San Diego later this year ... The decision by Qualcomm to lay off hundreds of employees comes less than a year ... 09/19/2024 - 11:22 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for November 11, 2024
Tension could demand release today. The vital Sun tangles with inflated Jupiter, making dramas seem bigger than they really need to be. When harmony-craving Venus enters stern Capricorn at 1:26 pm EST, we might try to keep a lid on things. As the Sun goes on to provoke tender Chiron, however, that effort may be futile.
Observations and other notes of interest from Sunday night’s 95-94 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves:
– Part of the equation was Jimmy Butler being out and having to be replaced in the starting lineup.
– But part of it felt like Erik Spoelstra saying enough was enough.
– So Haywood Highsmith started in place of Butler.
– And Kevin Love in place of Nikola Jovic.
– With Jovic very much available.
MINNEAPOLIS — The good teams find a way. The Miami Heat found a way to be just that on Sunday night.
Again competitive against a quality Western Conference opponent, the Heat this time found a way to finish, pushing past the Minnesota Timberwolves 95-94 at Target Center.
“That,” center Bam Adebayo said, “was a signature win for us.”
On a night when the Heat lacked much in the way of offense, they found points when needed most, with forward Nikola Jovic, in a game he was moved to the bench by coach Erik Spoelstra — closing the scoring on a driving layup that turned into a three-point play with 7.8 seconds to play.
“As the youngest guy,” Jovic, 21, said, “I have to be the guy who brings the intensity.
The Miami Marlins are hiring former Los Angeles Dodgers first-base coach Clayton McCullough as their next manager, a person with knowledge of the hiring told The Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement hadn’t been announced. ESPN first reported the hiring.
McCullough, 44, was hired by the Dodgers in 2015 as their minor league field coordinator and had been the first-base coach on Dave Roberts’ staff since the 2021 season.
GAINESVILLE — UF men’s basketball coach Todd Golden will be on the sidelines when the Gators host Grambling State Monday night at the O’Connell Center.
The school released a statement Sunday evening amid allegations Golden stalked and sexually harassed multiple women, including UF students. Golden, 39, a day earlier acknowledged an ongoing Title IX inquiry by the school and said he’s considering “defamation claims” as he consults with attorney Ken Turkel of Tampa.
Earlier Saturday, he ran practice after the No.