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Demand Media Cuts 15, Says Report

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Los Angeles-based Demand Media has juts cut fifteen members of the company''s research and development unit, according to a report from Variety. According to the report , the cuts included Chief Innovation Officer Byron Reese, and were a result of the abrupt resignation of CEO Richard Rosenblatt last week. READ MORE>>.

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Musk Ends Remote Work At Twitter, Demands 40 Plus Hours At Office

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In more continuing turmoil at Twitter, new owner Elon Musk is reportedly ending the ability to work remotely at the social media company, and is demanding employees put in "at least" 40 hours in person at the office each week. The report--from Bloomberg--said that the new rules kick in immediately.

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The Station: Via hits $2.25B valuation, letters from readers, layoffs in a time of COVID-19

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I’m your host Kirsten Korosec, senior transportation reporter at TechCrunch. ‘Micromobility winter on steroids’ That’s how RideReport CEO William Henderson described the current state of the micromobility industry in a recent interview with TechCrunch reporter Megan Rose Dickey. A novel rewards program.

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Bird Dumps 400 Employees Via Zoom

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Santa Monica-based Bird reportedly let 400 of its employees go on Friday, via a pre-recorded Zoom meeting, according to a report. The on-demand scooter company said it laid off 30% of its staff, saying "Layoffs are never easy or comfortable to do" and saying that the layoffs were done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Report: Bird Received PPP Loan, Laid Off Employees; Bird Disagrees

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Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird received a PPP bailout loan worth at least $5 million, according to a report, but laid off nearly 400 employees anyway. According to the report, Bird claims it was "erroneously listed" in the list of companies put out by the Treasury Department today.

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Report: Bird Received PPP Loan, Laid Of Employees; Bird Disagrees

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Santa Monica-based on-demand scooter company Bird received a PPP bailout loan worth at least $5 million, according to a report, but laid off nearly 400 employees anyway. According to the report, Bird claims it was "erroneously listed" in the list of companies put out by the Treasury Department today.

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Demand Media Sees Steep Drop In Content Revenues, Cuts Staff

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Santa Monica-based Demand Media is continuing to see a steep drop in revenues from its content and media efforts, reporting Thursday afternoon that it had $15.9M The company said the drop came due to traffic declines to eHow and lower ad monetization yields. The company reported a total, Q3 revenue of $28.5M.

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