Hundreds of thousands of tech workers have been laid off since 2022. Some who don’t fit…
Author: Amanda Hoover
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Users of the new dating app Volar train a chatbot to go on virtual first dates…
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Why Tech Workers Are Ditching Big Cities for Boise
Idaho’s capital city is seeing an influx of young people as they apply for tech jobs…