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Glossier just laid off one-third of its corporate employees, mostly in tech

TechCrunch LA

“[W]e are shifting our technology strategy to leverage external partners for parts of our platform that we’re currently maintaining internally,” Weiss wrote in the email announcing the layoffs to staff. The tech team layoffs are notable for a beauty retailer that has often described itself as a technology company.

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MediaLab acquires messaging app Kik, expanding its app portfolio

TechCrunch LA

In a post on Kik’s blog on Friday the MediaLab said that it has “finalized an agreement” to acquire Kik Messenger. “ Kik is one of those amazing places that brings us back to those early aspirations,” the blog post read. .” Now we know the the company: MediaLab.

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Jaunt Abandons VR, Makes Big Cuts To Staff

socalTECH

However, in a blog posting , Jaunt said it is "letting go of a significant portion of our staff." Jaunt's backers include Disney, Evolution Media Partners, and China Media Capital (CMC). Jaunt is based in San Francisco. READ MORE>>.

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6 Keys To Growing Your Career Through The Gig Economy

Startup Professionals Musings

Assess your intellectual capital and how to increase it. More intellectual capital means that you are worth more today in the marketplace. Take advantage of any and all current opportunities, such as industry conferences and special projects, to increase your intellectual capital for current roles and gigs in the future.

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Latest Post-COVID Trends in the Telecom Sector

Southern California Edison Blog

Telecom operators looking to stay profitable and successful in the new normal need to invest in network infrastructure, research, and development to best capitalize on new technologies, such as 5G and the Internet of Things. Strategies for Carrier Success in the Post-COVID Environment. Offer Greater Service Flexibility.

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Save Your Spin for Someone Who Cares

Both Sides of the Table

He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. In another post I’ll talk about how PR has changed dramatically in the past 10 years or you can just read Brian Solis’s blog or buy his book on the subject. Press doesn’t mean anything other than free advertising.

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Mahalo Cuts Staff

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based Mahalo, the search and news site run by Jason Calacanis, has cut 10 percent of the firm's staff, Calacanis said in a post on his blog Wednesday. and Sequoia Capital, and provides human-edited search pages and news summaries. Calacanis said that the moves were due to a "challenging economic environment." READ MORE>>

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