Layoffs are on the rise, but nearly 50% of workers are still looking to quit in 2023

Four in ten workers are even considering going back to their previous employer, a recent survey shows

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Hiring freezes and layoffs are on the rise as the uncertain economy drives major players in the tech, automobile, media and food industries to make unprecedented cutbacks in their operations. But now, new data shows nearly half of all workers are looking to quit anyway.

Even with growing concerns of a potential recession, 46% of professionals are already looking to plan to find a new job in the first half of the new year, according to a recent survey from business consulting firm Robert Half. That's up from 41% six months ago, according to the company's biannual Job Optimism Survey.

Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Lyft and Twitter were among technology companies announcing hiring freezes or layoffs in recent months. In fact, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told employees in a memo made public that layoffs will continue in 2023.

The media industry was also recently hit hard as hundreds of industry staffers were laid off in recent weeks including those who worked for...Read more and see videos here.

New Twitter Files Drop Delves Deeper Into FBI Involvement in Content Moderation

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A new episode of “The Twitter Files” has been released, and it revealed even more about the cozy relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the social media company. You might remember from the last drop how the FBI flagged certain accounts and politely asked the accommodating folks at pre-Musk Twitter to remove their accounts.

In this drop, the collusion is fleshed out even more. Journalist Matt Taibbi reveals some friction between FBI agent Elvis Chan and members of Twitter’s leadership.

In July 2020, Chan told former cybersecurity head Yoel Roth to “expect written questions from the Foreign Influence Task Force (FITF),” an inter-agency coalition tasked with addressing cyber threats. He wrote:

I believe FITF would like a response ahead of our meeting the week of August 10^th. It can be a written response or we can set up a phone call. Whatever is easiest for you. I think...Read more and see tweets here.

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