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Fabric, which develops automated fulfillment solutions that combine hardware and software, will lay off about 30 employees, or 15% of its 200-person team. This is the second major layoff for the company, after cutting 150 people in July 2022. The number of employees who will be laid off in this round is not final and will be decided after a public hearing. Less than three weeks ago, the company announced the appointment of Kurt Avallone as co-CEO, with Avi (Jack) Jacoby taking over the CEO role in 2022. Jacoby joined the company in 2018 as chief of staff and later…
Lubbock, Texas – Texas Tech Basketball Season 99 saw the team record the program's sixth-most wins in a season and return to the NCAA Tournament in its first year. grant mccasland.”We're going to continue to improve our program and continue to take steps to improve,” McCasland said after his team lost to North Carolina State in the NCAA Tournament. “I honestly believe we can compete for a national championship and I believe it will happen soon.” At 23-11, they secured the 17th 20-win season in program history and tied for third in the Big 12 standings with an 11-7…
Image Credits: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunchThe tech-wide reckoning that began in 2022 and ran throughout into 2023 has continued into this year. And while 2024’s losses are not at that scale, they’re still significant, driven by big names like Pixar, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and TikTok. It remains to be seen if this year’s layoff trends follow last year’s, in which layoffs slowed down in the summer, before cuts began ramping up yet again toward the winter. Momentum for a tech sector rebound remains slow to build, outside of bright spots within artificial intelligence and adjacent companies, resulting in tech companies continuing…
New benches are located outside the Clemente CenterA parent-led initiative at Florida Tech has spent months reminding people how important it is to talk about mental health. (Florida Institute of Technology image) BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, Fla. – A parent-led initiative at Florida Tech has spent months reminding people how important it is to talk about mental health. Well, three new benches on campus might start that conversation. According to the American College Health Association, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students and young adults ages 18 to 24. Deborah Carson, a member of Florida Tech's…
A $300,000 windfall, stronger ties between local education and local industry, and benefits for Traverse City's manufacturing employers: Recent awards bring all this to the Northwest Educational Services Career Tech Center and region. there is a possibility. The North Ed School Board voted to accept the potentially groundbreaking designation from the SME Education Foundation. Pat Lamb, Career Tech Center (CTC) principal and NorthEd's associate director of career and technical education, said: ticker The designation, called SME PRIME, will ultimately provide funding of “$300,000 plus” to help schools rebuild their manufacturing programs. SME (the Society of Manufacturing Engineers) is a Michigan-based…
In a historic at-bat, Texas Tech cruised to a commanding 21-3 run-rule victory and set a program record with nine home runs against Abilene Christian University on Wednesday at Anthony Field at Wildcat Stadium. .Historically, the Red Raiders have hit eight home runs in a game three times, the most recent being on April 5, 1997, against Missouri State, according to Tech Athletics.Tech set a program record in the top of the sixth inning when junior Drew Woodcox hit a 411-foot two-run homer to left-center field. Woodcox finished the day as one of four Red Raiders to hit two home…
We break down complex business news to help you understand how money moves in Chicago and how it affects you. A federal jury on Wednesday found that Amazon Web Services, e-commerce giant Amazon's most profitable subsidiary, infringed multiple patents invented by local technology company Cove. Amazon must pay more than $500 million in damages.Kove is a Chicago-based company specializing in computer storage and data management technology. West Loop owns three data storage patents and filed a lawsuit against the Amazon subsidiary in December 2018, accusing cloud computing platform Amazon Web Services of infringing the company.According to the complaint, three patents…
Kenny Brooks brings another assistant coach to Lexington.Brooks and UK Athletics announced Wednesday that former Virginia Tech women's basketball assistant Radvil “Rad” Ortzkeit will join the Kentucky women's basketball staff as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator.“It has been an honor to work with Coach Brooks over the years, and I am honored to continue working with a high-level program like Kentucky,” Oatskeit said. “I am very excited to join Big Blue Nation and look forward to continuing to help grow the Kentucky basketball tradition for years to come!”Oatskeit first arrived in Blacksburg in 2017 and began working as a graduate…
Blacksburg – virginia tech football coach Brent Pry has announced key support staff additions, including the appointment of Joshua Phillips as Director of Football Coaching Video. ivy error Director of Recruiting Operations, Matt Vergara to the position of Operations and Analytics Coordinator, and Jayden Rosenboro to the position of Assistant Director of Player Engagement. philips (Great Valley High School, Malvern, Pennsylvania) He joins the Hokies after spending the 2023 season at Temple as the football video coordinator, assisting the coaching staff and players with their daily video needs. Prior to his time at Temple, Phillips spent the 2022 season at…
politics by steven nelson issued April 10, 2024, 7:25 PM ET WASHINGTON — President Biden will host a state dinner at the White House on Wednesday night hosting Bill and Hillary Clinton and tech giants to commemorate a visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The Clintons, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Apple CEO Tim Cook will dine with Biden in the East Room of the White House, enjoying a menu that includes homemade cured salmon, dry-aged ribeye steak and salted caramel pistachio cake. . Paul Simon, 82, plans to provide evening entertainment at the nearby State Dining Room. The…