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Report: Faraday Future Loses Key EV Designer

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Troubled, Los Angeles-based electric vehicle startup Faraday Future has lost a key electric vehicle designer, among a number of layoffs at the company over the last few weeks, according to a report.

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Elon Musk says Tesla Model Y will be revealed at its LA design studio on March 14

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Model Y unveil event on March 14 at LA Design Studio. It’s the fifth new car design to come from Tesla’s shop since the company was founded in 2003. There will be some layoffs as a result. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2019. Musk later said they would be hiring more service technicians.

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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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Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 ” Layoffs in a time of COVID-19. If so, go check out Layoffs.fyi, the site doesn’t just list layoffs. Under the plan, the automakers will focus on their respective areas of expertise. The company said T.

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Zynga's Loss, SGN's Gain

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One of those companies, Los Angeles-based SGN , is already benefiting from the turmoil over at Zynga, saying Monday afternoon that it has hired a new pool of talent from Zynga, including a number of artists, an executive, game designer, and UI/AX artist. zynga layoff jobs employment hiring videogame content game social mobile'

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Report: Fisker Sued Over Unpaid Bills

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According to a report this morning, multiple lawsuits are now in motion from Fisker''s vendors, over unpaid bills, including one by its web site and mobile designer. fisker automotive cleantech auto hybrid automobile legal lawsuit employment jobs layoff' READ MORE>>.

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Manufacturing startup Divergent 3D reduces staff by one-third

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The company developed an additive manufacturing platform designed to make it easier and faster to design and build new cars at a fraction of the cost — all while reducing the environmental impact that traditional factories have. Divergent 3D was born out of that initial exploration.

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Insights and Opinions: Man's search for meaning(ful work).

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In Reality Is Broken author and game designer Jane McGonigal says, "Compared with games, reality isn't productive. What is meaningful work in our world of current realities of layoffs, mass unemployment, changing work place realities and the global challenges of industrialization (for those of us not working at Facebook)?