The Fantasy Of The Dream Job Is Gone
Layoffs at some of the country’s most prestigious companies are the latest sign that no one’s job is ever really safe.


He was hooked. “Sci-fi is kinda like my church,” said Smith, who is now age 47 and living in Philadelphia. “It’s spiritual and very much connected to who I am as a Black, queer person.” The problem with his church, however, is that there isn’t very much Black (or queer) representation. Mainstream sci-fi features Black…
Story highlights Virtual reality headsets range from inexpensive Cardboard to pricey PlayStation Here are your options if you want to dip your toe in or really swim with the VR big fish Thinking about treating your family to a little virtual reality this holiday? Have no idea where to start? Don’t worry. From Google’s inexpensive…
Other new bulking sweeteners are emerging too. In the UK, The Supplant Company has developed a low calorie, low glycemic response product which is mildly sweet. Supplant produces it from agricultural waste, including cobs, husks, stems and stalks, using enzymes found in fungi.
Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees at its studio division as well as its subsidiary Twitch to reduce costs, the latest in a wave of new job cuts hitting the tech industry. Twitch, a video streaming platform, will cut just over 500 roles, or 35 percent of its work force, according to a blog…
Tom Petty’s B-side track Love Is A Long Road has seen a near 37,000% increase in streams on Spotify.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, left, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Reuters Microsoft on Thursday briefly yanked the title of most valuable publicly traded company from Apple in early trading. But Apple returned to the top spot at market close. The development follows a series of obstacles Apple has encountered at the start of the year….