🧐 Tech startups can't hire fast enough. Here are 25 important people to know if you want to land one of those jobs
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Tech startups can't hire fast enough. Here are 25 important people to know if you want to land one of those jobs. Accel Accel's talent partner Paula Judge is a people-person and problem-solver. She helps startup founders figure out their hiring priorities based on their goals. (Melia Russell via Business Insider)
Microsoft's new 3D emoji include Clippy coming back to life in Office. Microsoft is bringing its infamous Clippy character back to life as an emoji in Office. After a successful campaign to get some Twitter and Instagram likes, Clippy will now replace the paperclip emoji that exists across Windows, Office, Microsoft Teams, and other Microsoft 365 products. It’s part of a bigger update that will see 1,800 emoji in Microsoft 365 updated with 3D designs and the company’s Fluent Design language. (Tom Warren via The Verge)
Intel Is in talks to buy GlobalFoundries for about $30 billion. Intel Corp. is exploring a deal to buy GlobalFoundries Inc., according to people familiar with the matter, in a move that would turbocharge the semiconductor giant’s plans to make more chips for other tech companies and rate as its largest acquisition ever. (Cara Lombardo via Wall Street Journal)
Google separates with Cloud VP after employees complain about manifesto. Google Cloud has abruptly separated with developer relations vice president Amr Awadallah. Employees told CNBC the executive displayed bizarre behavior online and during an all-hands meeting that led to internal contention. (Jennifer Elias via CNBC)
BioNTech Shot Produces 10 Times More Antibodies Than Sinovac, Study Finds. There is a substantial gap in the amount of antibodies that mRNA and inactivated vaccines can generate against the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a Hong Kong study, in the latest finding on what may have contributed to the varied outcomes following mass vaccination using different types of shots. (Bloomberg)
Revolut confirms a fresh $800M in funding at a $33B valuation to supercharge its financial services superapp. The fintech funding continues to roll in at a rapid pace, a result of the huge shift underway in how consumers spend and manage their money. In the latest development, Revolut — the London-based financial “superapp” that… (Ingrid Lunden via TechCrunch)
Biden's new China doctrine. OPTIMISTS LONG hoped that welcoming China into the global economy would make it a “responsible stakeholder”, and bring about political reform. As president, Donald Trump blasted that as weak. (The Economist)
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