The U.S. semiconductor industry is facing a shortage of workers, especially in highly skilled positions. Experts are calling for a more flexible visa system to allow foreign workers to fill these roles and keep the industry competitive. The shortage of skilled workers in the semiconductor industry is a growing concern in the U.S. Many companies … Read more
Optus has announced a partnership with Cisco to provide managed secure edge services and secure firewall technology to its enterprise and business customers. This will also include additional capabilities such as vulnerability management, advanced email security, identity intelligence, and threat hunting. In addition to these services, Optus will offer 24/7 security monitoring to protect connections, … Read more
Over 1,200 STEM students and workers have pledged not to work at Google or Amazon due to their involvement in Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion project providing cloud computing infrastructure to the Israeli government. Critics say the project enables Israeli surveillance of Palestinians and occupation of their land. Some tech workers have demanded their employers … Read more
Google has recently announced plans to train Taiwanese workers in cybersecurity. This initiative aims to enhance the cybersecurity skills of workers in Taiwan, in order to better protect the country’s digital infrastructure. The training program will be conducted in partnership with local universities and cybersecurity experts, providing participants with practical knowledge and hands-on experience in … Read more
There is a growing disparity between the salaries of CEOs and workers, with CEO pay increasing significantly while worker pay remains relatively stagnant. This divide has widened once again, sparking concerns about income inequality and fair compensation. The gap between top executives and the average worker has been a longstanding issue, but recent data shows … Read more
CEOs of S&P 500 companies earned nearly 200 times the salary of the average worker in 2023, marking a 12.6% increase from the previous year. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan topped the list with a compensation of $161.8 million, followed by Fair Isaac Corporation CEO William Lansing and Apple’s Tim Cook. The gap between CEO and … Read more
Come back into the office please, but just a heads-up—there will be a lot less of it and quite a bit fewer of you. That’s the message from one major Silicon Valley tech company to its workers. When chipmaker Broadcom sealed its $69 billion acquisition of VMware last year—the largest tech merger ever recorded in … Read more
Cloud computing company VMware Inc. has announced plans to lay off hundreds of employees in Austin. The layoffs of 577 workers will occur at the company’s office at 6500 River Place Blvd., according to a WARN letter sent to the Texas Workforce Commission. A WARN letter, which stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, … Read more
Chip manufacturer Broadcom wrote the latest chapter in the long story of return-to-office tensions between bosses and employees. After completing its $69 billion acquisition of cloud computing company VMWare, Broadcom CEO Hock Tan issued a direct order to his new employees about where they must work. “If you live within 50 miles of an office, … Read more
Broadcom, a Silicon Valley chipmaker with six decades of history under its belt, is laying off more than a thousand employees after finalizing a blockbuster acquisition of cloud technology company VMware. According to a WARN notice filed earlier this week by company vice president Jill Turner, Broadcom will lay off 1,267 employees at VMware’s Palo … Read more