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Cloudflare growth slows despite AI bet expectations
Investors banking on AI demand to accelerate Cloudflare's revenue trajectory face disappointing growth figures that suggest the AI boom hasn't yet materialized into meaningful revenue uplift.
Anthropic signs $1.8B cloud deal with Akamai
The Claude maker secures massive infrastructure capacity through content delivery network giant, signaling compute constraints remain the bottleneck.
Sony, Nintendo face memory cost spike from AI demand
Gaming giants confront higher DRAM and NAND prices as AI training absorbs semiconductor production capacity.
Alibaba integrates Qwen AI into Taobao for autonomous shopping
China's largest e-commerce platform will deploy AI agents to handle product discovery and purchasing decisions for users.
Lovable Offers Automatic 10% Annual Raises to All 200 Employees
Stockholm startup guarantees annual 10% pay increases on work anniversaries, eliminating performance-based raise evaluations for workers meeting basic expectations.
Devil Wears Prada 2 showcases why toxic management fails
HR Digest's film review examines Miranda Priestly's leadership style as a case study in workplace toxicity and its real-world business costs.
Employers gain hiring leverage as job market tightens
Companies report greater selectivity despite job growth, with workers facing reduced bargaining power in a shifting labor market.
AI drives 26% of April layoffs across US sectors
For the second consecutive month, artificial intelligence led all reasons for workforce cuts, outpacing traditional drivers like restructuring.
Just 4% of employers gave equal raises despite growing interest
Mercer survey shows 'peanut butter' raises remain rare while merit-based increases dominated at 3.1% average across 756 companies.
Court allows EEOC harassment case against supervisor to proceed
Federal court denied motion to dismiss case involving supervisor who allegedly slapped and tried to kiss employee, citing heightened scrutiny standard.
Second Black IBM executive sues over alleged anti-DEI firing
Former VP claims termination violated Title VII, following similar suit by another Black director who says IBM fired executives to appease Trump.
DailyPay webinar pitches on-demand pay as financial wellness cure
Company claims 82% of hourly workers face financial stress, positions instant payroll access as business necessity rather than perk.