GM lays off 8% at self-driving car company

General Motors has laid off 8% of employees at its self-driving car unit Cruise. Jane Lanhee Lee and Davis Shepardson…

5 years ago

Talking Biz News Today — May 15, 2020

Some of Friday's top business news stories: Associated Press 3 million more US layoffs intensify fears of lasting damage, by…

5 years ago

Investigations editor among those laid off at Quartz

John Keefe, the investigations editor at Quartz, was among the editorial staffers laid off by the financial news site on…

5 years ago

Twin Cities weekly papers to shut amid pandemic crisis

A weekly newspaper covering Woodbury, Cottage Grove and the county’s southern communities, the Bulletin will be ceasing operations as advertising…

5 years ago

Seattle Times seeks “Project Homeless” editor

The Seattle Times is looking for an editor to lead Project Homeless, that covers homelessness in the Seattle area. As an…

5 years ago

Biz journalist Trejos departs Travel Weekly

Nancy Trejos, who most recently was with Travel Weekly, has left the publication. "I’m looking for a reporting or editing…

5 years ago

BuzzFeed ceases news operations in U.K. and Australia

BuzzFeed will be closing down its operations in London and Australia because of “economic and strategic reasons,” reports BBC. The…

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Oklahoma Watch expands team with two new hires

Veteran journalists Ted Streuli and Mike Sherman will be joining Oklahoma Watch next month, reports City Sentinel. Former Journal Record…

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Quartz CEO Seward: We’re closing office spaces, execs cutting salaries by 20%

Quartz CEO Zach Seward sent out the following to the staff regarding the layoffs and restructuring: Hi, Quartz Thank you…

5 years ago

Quartz to undergo restructuring as ad revenue plummets, lays off 80

Uzabase, the Japanese parent company of financial news site Quartz, announced Thursday that it will restructure the business and reduce…

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