After thousands of its workforce were infected with Coronavirus, Amazon extends its work from home option until middle of 2021
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Facebook Libra Hires Former HSBC Executive
Libra cryptocurrency project still progressing after it confirms it has hired former HSBC executive as chief financial officer
Nokia Creates Automated Covid-19 Thermal Detection System
In-house analytics solution now offered worldwide, will allow firms to scan employee temperature and whether a mask is being worn
Amazon Workers In German Strike On ‘Prime’ Day
German trade union Verdi urges workers to conduct two day strike over pay and conditions during Amazon 'Prime Day' sales event
Bletchley Park Financial Crisis Eases After Facebook’s £1m Donation
Jobs have been saved at the birthplace of modern computing Bletchley Park, after a much needed £1 million donation from Facebook
Microsoft Probed By US For Racial Discrimination
Redmond diversity plans to double the number of black and African American senior staff faces scrutiny from US government
Amazon Respects Rights Of Workers To Join Union
Not a problem? Amazon responds to media report on union activity tracking, by saying it respects worker rights to join trade union
Google To Lease More London Office Space, Despite Remote Working
Search engine giant to lease extra 70,000 sq ft of office space in London’s King’s Cross area, despite remote working policy
IBM Hit With Another Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Big Blue once again accused of axing older staff, after another age discrimination lawsuit is filed against grandfather of tech industry
Facebook Acquires More Office Space, Despite Remote Working Plan
Social networking platform acquires more office space in Washington, despite allowing staff to work from home until July 2021
Amazon Hires Former NSA Director In Charge During Snowden Revelations
Amazon names former NSA director to board of directors, who was also the man in charge when Edward Snowden blew spying whistle
Growing Demand Sees Amazon Promise 7,000 UK Jobs
Rare bit of good news on the jobs front as Amazon says it will create another 7,000 new jobs in the UK to cope with demand
Amazon Withdraws Job Listing For Union ‘Analyst’ – Report
Did Amazon attempt to hire people to spy on union activity within workforce? E-commerce giant says wording for position was inaccurate
TikTok CEO Steps Down Amid Fight With US President
The American face of TikTok has stepped down after just two months in the job, as the firm battles Presidential executive order
Bletchley Park Faces Funding Crisis, Prepares To Axe Staff
World war 2 code breaking centre is facing a funding crisis due to Coronavirus pandemic, with third of workforce being laid off
Apple To Reopen Some US Stores – Report
Open, close, open, close, open. A small number of Apple's retail stores in the United States will reportedly reopen at the end of August
Mozilla To Axe Quarter Of Its Workforce
Jobs losses. 250 jobs to be axed at Firefox creator Mozilla, with Coronavirus being blamed for “significant restructuring”
Uber, Lyft Drivers Classified As Employees, Judge Rules
Gig economy change. Judge in California rules drivers for Uber and Lyft are employees, and not freelancers or contractors
Coronavirus: Facebook Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Facebook follows Google lead by extending right of staffers to work from home until July 2021, amid ongoing Coronavirus pandemic
What’s Your Next Tech Job?
With the potential for mass redundancies across many businesses, what skills should you gain to land a new job? Silicon UK considers the tech job landscape and asks how this might change in a post COVID world.
Coronavirus: Google To Allow Staff To Work From Home Until July 2021
Coronavirus consequence. Search engine giant extends work at home option for its worldwide workforce until at least July 2021
Huawei To Invest £10m In High Street ‘Experience Stores’
What rejection? Chinese tech giant Huawei to open three stores in London and Manchester, creating 100 jobs in the process
Microsoft Cuts Jobs, But Doesn’t Disclose Numbers
Software giant remains coy about revealing scale of job cuts across its global operations, or even which roles have been axed
Coronavirus: Apple Closes More Stores In US
As Coronavirus infections rise in the United States, Apple continues to close down more of its stores across seven American states
Coronavirus: Google Delays Re-opening US Offices
Google offices in the United States are to remain shut until September, as Coronavirus infections surge in certain parts of America
SpaceX Confirms Floating Spaceport For Mars Missions
Job listing for 'offshore operations engineer' on SpaceX website, reveals Elon Musk's plan for floating spaceport for Mars missions
Tesla Workers At California Plant Test Positive For Coronavirus
Production restart at giant Tesla factory in Fremont not going smoothly with reports of staff testing positive for Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Google To Reopen Some Offices In July
Sundar Pichai tells staff that Google intends to open some offices starting from 6 July, as other tech firms give staff option to work from home forever
IBM To Cut Thousands Of Jobs, But Will Still Pay Shareholders
Another round of layoffs is on the cards for IBM employees, as new CEO swings the headcount axe, but insists he will still deliver shareholder dividend
Shopify To Allow Staff To Work From Home Permanently
Post Coronavirus world. Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify joins Twitter in saying it will allow staff to work from home forever