NY Rep. Jerry Nadler Blasts Facebook, Google For Stealing News & Destroying Journalism Jobs At Antitrust Hearing
Disappearing journalism jobs were among the many ills laid at the feet of top tech execs Wednesday as House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) at an antitrust hearing lamented the decline of local news and recalled a massive mess up by…
Software Startup Procore Said to Cut 180 Jobs Ahead of IPO
(Bloomberg) — Procore Technologies Inc., a construction software startup that filed to go public this year, has cut about 180 jobs, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company said in a blog post Tuesday, which confirmed an earlier…
Biden’s Climate Plan Puts Inequality and Jobs on Par With CO2
(Bloomberg) — When Joe Biden released his climate plan last week, the Democratic candidate for president emphasized one overarching goal—and it wasn’t the reduction of greenhouse gases. Instead, he unequivocally linked broad climate action to…
Want jobs and clean energy? This overlooked technology could deliver both
Power lines run through California’s Antelope Valley. “If you’re looking at infrastructure spending, the electric grid is the most fundamental infrastructure there is,” said a former energy regulator under the Obama…
Joe Biden Plots Energy Path With Eye on Left Flank, Swing-State Jobs
(Bloomberg) — Joe Biden on Tuesday will unveil clean-energy and infrastructure plans that seek to balance progressives’ demands for bold action on climate against protecting swing-state jobs in a coronavirus-altered economy. Biden’s plan includes…