Tom Dotan
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Marissa Mayer says Google is concerned about the declining quality of the web
Google's move to answer questions directly rather than sending users out to the web reflects the declining quality of sites, an early exec said. → Read More
Google employees are increasingly worried that layoffs are coming after giant job cuts by Amazon, Meta, and Twitter
Parent company Alphabet hired more than 12,000 workers in the third quarter, shocking Wall Street which had expected headcount growth to slow. → Read More
Amazon slashes yet another division in attempt to cut costs, one day after share price bloodbath
As shipping costs grow and consumer spending slackens, Amazon is searching for ways to tighten its belt. Headcount is a prime target. → Read More
YouTube, a major Google growth engine, grinds to a halt as advertisers pull back. It's not going to get better in the key holiday quarter.
CFO Ruth Porat warned that advertising revenue growth will also be pressured in the fourth quarter, the most important time of year for Google. → Read More
YouTube's plan to combat the explosion of TikTok has come into focus. Here's how it could win.
The company is offering creators ways to make money on Shorts. But the real victory is getting new creators to move over to long-form YouTube. → Read More
Inside the brutal job cuts at Snapchat parent company Snap that left employees stunned and investors wondering about the company's future
The Snap cofounder has always shunned Wall Street and taken big bets that won't pay off for years. In August, that approach suddenly changed. → Read More
Snap's 'messy' mass layoff happened so fast some employees were locked out of work tools before, and during, meetings in which they were to be let go
Snap last week axed more than 1,200 workers in a mass layoff that came as a surprise to many. → Read More
Gopuff operations chief, Amazon veteran Tim Collins, departs
The last few months for Gopuff have been rocky. The market slowdown has soured investor sentiment toward the money-losing grocery delivery sector. → Read More
Inside the world of Weee: a rapidly rising online grocer caught in a culture clash and pandemic hangover
CEO Larry Liu saved the company by pivoting Weee into a grocery delivery service. But it's facing a slowdown in online delivery and a bruising workplace culture. → Read More
Delivery startup Gopuff is laying off 10% of employees, leaked email reveals
The ultrafast delivery startup previously cut 3% of its workforce, or more than 400 employees, earlier this year. → Read More
Softbank-backed online grocer Weee!, which recently raised $400 million, lays off 150 employees
The company which delivers Asian and Hispanic groceries, is yet another example of e-commerce startups that have had to retrench amid tightening financial markets and a post pandemic slowdown. → Read More
Top AI researcher says Google's artificial intelligence research is more concerned with media hype than scientific advancement
A Google engineer declared that one of its AI products was sentient. The company publicly disagreed, but some researchers say it fueled the hype. → Read More
Uber and DoorDash workers, reeling from high gas prices, say costs of driving have devoured earnings
Drivers say that overall pay have been mostly flat while gas prices have soared. One saw their profits dwindle from $0.23 per mile to $0.08 per mile. → Read More
DoorDash salaries revealed: see how much engineers, managers and dozens of other employees at the rapid delivery platform make
New visa-application disclosures reveal the salaries of dozens of staff at DoorDash. Here's a breakdown of how much it pays various workers. → Read More
Leaked memo shows Uber raising prices for rides in one major US metro area to help drivers deal with high gas prices
Surging gas prices have cut into the earnings of gig economy drivers, hammering the shares of Uber and rivals. → Read More
The head of Uber's US and Canada rides division is leaving the company
A handful of senior executives have left Uber over the past year. Its stock has floundered since the market downturn earlier this year. → Read More
Inside Roku, talk is heating up about an acquisition by Netflix
The two entertainment disruptors have a long, intertwined history that speaks for and against a deal. → Read More
Gopuff puts 22 warehouses on the chopping block as the fast-delivery sector suffers a post-pandemic slump
Many of the warehouses suffered from low volume and the company is looking to get more efficient amid a broader crunch in the rapid delivery sector. → Read More
Investors and VCs predict which ultrafast-delivery startups will survive and share which look shaky as layoffs hit, funding dries up, and a recession looms
With consumer spending slowing down amid record inflation and the threat of a recession, analysts and venture capitalists say cash on hand is king. → Read More
Uber is freezing most hiring, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has told senior leaders that he plans no layoffs
The company is girding for a rough few months as the market downturn slams its stock and inflation headwinds grow. → Read More