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Amazon is ending remote work. Its employees hope the company reconsiders

It's back to the office full time for the majority of Amazon employees across the globe, but for some who work for the tech giant and online retailer it's not a welcome change. "The people on my team are very upset about this," said CJ Felli, a system development engineer at Amazon Web Services based in Seattle. Amazon's corporate employees worked mostly remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2023, they were allowed to work a hybrid schedule — two days remotely and three days in the office.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/amazon-ends-remote-work-1.7422614?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Vice Media to halt publishing to namesake site, cut ‘several hundred’ jobs in restructuring

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A memo from Vice CEO Bruce Dixon, which was sent to staff on Thursday, explains that restructuring changes are being made "to adapt and best align our strategies to be more competitive in the long term." According to Dixon's memo, "it is no longer cost-effective for us to distribute our digital content the way we have done previously." He said Vice Media would seek to distribute its digital content by partnering with established media companies rather than publishing directly to its own site.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7123068

Apple launches high-interest savings account paying 4% — but not in Canada | CBC News

Apple will soon offer users of its eponymous banking service the ability to earn money from their savings in a high-interest account that pays far more than what’s available at conventional banks. The California based technology giant said Monday that Apple Card customers can sign up for a new account that currently pays out 4.15 per cent annually on any cash in it.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/apple-savings-account-1.6813076