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Protest at cloud contract with Israel results in staff firings, in addition to layoffs of unspecified number of employees
Elon Musk Calls For Firing Of Disney CEO Amid Ad Boycott
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Zoom Abruptly Fires President Greg Tomb
After axing 15 percent of its workforce, Zoom abruptly fires President Greg Tomb in a “termination without cause”
Twitter Created System To Promote Elon Musk Tweets – Report
Elon Musk hints at new CEO for Twitter, amid reports engineers were ordered to create system to promote his tweets
Elon Musk Demands Twitter Staff Agree To Long Hours In ‘Hardcore’ Email
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Whistleblower Tells Senate Twitter Prioritised Profit Over Security
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko tells Senate panel of ‘egregious’ security failings at Twitter, and warns of multiple breaches by intelligence agencies
Fired Amazon Union Organiser Alleges Retaliation
Leading organiser seeking to form a trade union at an Amazon warehouse in Kentucky, alleges firm fired him in retaliation for his activities
SpaceX Fires At Least Five Staff For Letter Criticising Elon Musk – Report
Open letter from SpaceX staff saying Musk’s recent actions were a “distraction and embarrassment”, results in firings for those involved
Elon Musk Puts Twitter Takeover On Hold
Twitter's share price falls 18 percent after Elon Musk places his takeover on hold, until more data is provided about fake accounts on the platform
Amazon Settles Lawsuit With Two Fired Staffers
Undisclosed lawsuit settlement reached with two former Amazon employees, who alleged they were fired over their 'workplace activism'
Google To Change Review Process Of Scientist Work
Executives at troubled Google AI research unit say they are working to retain trust, after departures of two notable women
Parler CEO Fired By Board Of Directors
Parler founder and CEO John Matze confirms he has been fired by board of directors, as far right social platform faces uncertain future
Support Grows For ‘Fired’ Google AI Expert
Open letter signed by more than 4,500 people, including academics and DeepMind researchers, expresses support for Timnit Gebru
Google Fires AI Researcher Timnit Gebru – Report
Prominent AI researcher Dr Timnit Gebru claims she was fired over email to colleagues, but Google insists she didn't follow procedure
Google Violated Law By Spying On Staff, Complaint Alleges
Complaint alleges Google broke US labour laws when it 'spied' on staff who organised employee protests, before firing them
President Trump Fires CISA Cyber Boss Chris Krebs
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (Cisa) boss Chris Krebs has been 'terminated' by Trump after he contradicted President's claims
Coronavirus: Amazon Fires Two More Staff Critical Of Warehouse Conditions
E-commerce giant fires two more workers after they criticised working conditions in warehouses amid the Coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Quizzed Over Sacked Worker
Letter to CEO over fired worker, who raised concerns about worker protection and cleanliness of local Amazon facility during pandemic
TSB Staff Fired Over Compensation Claims For IT Meltdown
Five TSB workers fired for allegedly gaming the compensation system set up after the bank's epic IT meltdown in early 2018
Google Staffer Claims She Was Fired Over Worker Rights
Security engineer claims she was fired for Chrome popup about the protection of worker rights at the search engine giant
Google Accused By US Union Of Illegally Firing Staff
Staff issues. Communications Workers of America union files federal labour charge against Google over its firing of four members of staff
Google Fires Four Staffers For Data Policy Violations
But staff activists allege that Google fired the four employees in attempt to quash workers attempts to organise protests
Apple Worker Texts Himself Customer’s Intimate Photo
Naked selfie warning, as Californian woman says she will take legal action against former Apple staffer
Huawei Leak Probe Sees Firing Of Defence Secretary
Gavin Williamson sacked for 'compelling evidence' of Huawei leak from National Security Council
Google Sacks Dozens For Sexual Harassment
Sundar Pichai admits 48 staff have been sacked for sexual harassment over past two years
AOL Boss Apologises For Firing Worker In Public
You're Fired - Tim Armstrong, says sorry for public sacking, but the dismissal stands
Apple Axes Richard Williamson After Maps Debacle
Apple has reportedly fired another high-level executive in the wake of the disastrous reception to the Apple Maps app
HP Axes Apotheker And Appoints Meg Whitman As CEO
Hewlett-Packard forces out its second CEO in 13 months and selects former eBay CEO Meg Whitman
Yahoo Investors Seek Removal Of Chairman
Official company filings have revealed the shareholder turmoil currently engulfing Yahoo