More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests

Some Google employees were fired after protesting the company’s contract with Israel. After the protests, CEO Sundar Pichai said workers should not ‘attempt to use the company as a personal platform.’ Google fires staff who protested contract with Israeli government Google fires dozens after protests over $1.2 billion Project Nimbus contract with Amazon, which provides …

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Older Kansans need access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet

Older Kansans need access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet

Glenda DuBoise  |  Special to The Capital-Journal Kansas has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable and high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or their circumstances. Access, however, depends on more than wires, poles and other pieces of infrastructure. It also depends on making sure that internet …

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Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy will use AI to help customers, cuts costs with layoffs

Best Buy has made significant cuts to its workforce, including the Geek Squad. On the heels of the cuts, the Minnesota-based company announced that artificial intelligence will help customers Addressing “lower business demand,” Best Buy has made a significant cut to its workforce and laid off a number of employees, including Geek Squad field agents, …

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Internet shaming can harm people amid Israel-Hamas war

Internet shaming can harm people amid Israel-Hamas war

Rutgers Law School student threatened with doxxing: Interview Jannine Masoud, a Rutgers Law School student, said students threatened to dox her and colleagues over a statement they released supporting Palestinians Jannine Masoud was looking at screenshots sent to her from a student group chat at Rutgers Law School when she spotted her own name and …

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