BBC Business
Couple Discovers Radical Concept: Actually Talking About Money
A couple discovers that talking about money and splitting bills equally works, even when one person earns more. Revolutionary.
2026-07-24
BBC Business
2026-06-03
The Guardian
City & Guilds Training Body Accused of Being 'Dishonest' While Planning to Cut Hundreds of Jobs - and Also Hiring
City & Guilds faces legal and industrial action over plans to cut about 400 UK jobs while allegedly hiring new staff - a classic 'Do as I say, not as I recruit' approach.
2026-05-09
TechCrunch
Oracle to Laid-Off Workers Asking Nicely for Better Severance: 'No.'
Oracle fires 20,000-30,000 via email, offers standard severance, refuses to negotiate when employees ask for Meta-level packages. Surprise: company says no.
2026-04-23
The Verge
Meta to Cut 10 Percent of Staff, Because Nothing Says 'Efficiency' Like Firing People to Fund AI Godzilla
Meta announces 8,000 layoffs and 6,000 open role closures to fund AI ambitions, leaving a month of ambiguity for staff who made 'meaningful contributions.'
2026-04-22
TechCrunch
Redwood Materials Trims 10% of Workforce, Assures Everyone It's 'Strongest Ever'
Battery recycler Redwood Materials lays off 10% of its staff months after a huge funding round, insisting this is just strategic focus, not a sign of trouble.
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