@GeneGalin

20 years of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Photography experience.

 Chapel Hill, NC
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WRAL NEWS in NC@WRAL29 Apr 2023
Red Hat layoffs trigger ‘black anger,’ call for employees to unionize | WRAL TechWire wraltechwire.com/2023/04/29/…
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Some Apple staff are sounding off about Tim Cook's back-to-office drive and say it's 'silly, and very un-Apple' trib.al/NaYxmud

Some Apple staff are sounding off about Tim Cook's back-to-office drive and say it's 'silly, and...

The policy is "the opposite of innovation, and that's how I think most remote-work advocates see it," one Apple employee told Insider.

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The side-hustle renaissance: Can 'flexwork' restore the empowerment missing from today's side hustles? #WRALTechWire wraltechwire.com/2023/04/13/…
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Watch: Ever wondered how Spotify’s "Discover Weekly" knows you so well? Here’s a breakdown of how the music streaming service's recommendation algorithm works on.wsj.com/3KKQZHq

How Spotify Uses Machine Learning Technology to Dominate Music...

With 500 million monthly users, Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service. Here’s an inside look at how the platform uses machine learning technology to generate personalized recommend...

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A major development that's set to transform Research Triangle Park has landed a big-name hotel partner. bizjournals.com/triangle/new…

New Renaissance Hotel planned for major RTP development

A full-service Renaissance Hotel is set to join a large development that's reshaping Research Triangle Park.

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A mother reportedly got a scam call saying her daughter had been kidnapped and she'd have to pay a ransom. The 'kidnapper' cloned the daughter's voice using AI. trib.al/e9kuP9i

A mother reportedly got a scam call saying her daughter had been kidnapped and she'd have to pay a...

The scammer used an AI-generated clone of the daughter's voice to pretend that she had been kidnapped, local news site Arizona's Family reported.

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Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time and moved their clocks one hour forward — for the very last time. Greenland has resolved to remain only three hours behind Copenhagen and most other European countries instead of four. apnews.com/article/greenland…

Greenland to stay in daylight saving time forever

Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time and moved their clocks one hour forward for the very last time.

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I'm a former Google recruiter. Here's how to land a job in tech — and what can blow your interview businessinsider.com/google-r…

I'm a former Google recruiter. Here's how to land a job in tech — and what can blow your interview

"Recruiters aren't looking at people impacted by the layoffs in a negative light," says former Google recruiter Jeff Sipe. "They know that some people were just unlucky."

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Remote work is not going away. And employees would take pay cuts for it. bizjournals.com/triangle/new…

Remote work is under attack. But here's why it's likely to stick around.

Remote work appears to be leveling off, but that doesn't mean the battle is over — and many employees would sacrifice pay for flexibility.

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SaaS is still open for business, but it’s going to take longer to buy and sell tcrn.ch/3yTEyn5
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Car makers trying to catch up to Tesla’s electric vehicles were thrown a curveball recently with Elon Musk’s latest goal: slashing the cost of building next-generation cars by 50% in coming years on.wsj.com/3yQK1v2
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Since 1945, the world economy has run according to a system of rules and norms underwritten by America. This system is in peril econ.st/3LysUpt
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A comprehensive list of 2023 tech layoffs. From major layoffs at Google, Amazon and Microsoft to small fintech startups and apps techcrunch.com/2023/03/20/te…
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22 Feb 1784: The #Empress of China, aka #Chinese Queen, sails from New York City to China. It was the first U.S. ship to #trade with China. The ship wouldn’t return until May 11, 1785. #history #OTD #ChinaTrade #HistoryMatters #ad amzn.to/37AjDs6
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Elon Musk has filed legal paperwork to parlay a recent court victory over his Tesla tweets in 2018 into another win, one that would scrap a settlement he reached with the SEC in 2018 that required some of his tweets be preapproved on.wsj.com/3ZaYrBh
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Gene Galin retweeted
Mashable
@mashable20 Feb 2023
Listen to your literature mashable.com/article/best-au…

5 best audiobook apps

Listen to your literature

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This washboard company, founded before the first electric washing machines changed laundry forever, has dodged extinction for 128 years. Here's how. on.wsj.com/3lAf22S
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A prominent Durham office tower is available for sublease as one of the Triangle's largest companies is on the move. bizjournals.com/triangle/new…

Iqvia leaves prominent Durham tower

About 260,000 square feet of office space is hitting the sublease market in the Triangle. But potential tenants are likely few and far between.

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WBTV News@WBTV_News20 Feb 2023
The social media company is testing a new subscription service that would let Facebook and Instagram users pay for a verified account. wbtv.com/2023/02/19/meta-tes…

Meta testing new subscription service for verified accounts

For $11.99 per month on the web or $14.99 per month on Apple and Android operating systems, Meta will use a government identification to verify a user’s account and give the account a blue badge.

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19 Feb 1674: The Treaty of #Westminster is signed between #England and the #Netherlands, ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War, giving New York City, then New #Amsterdam, to the English. #NYC #history #HistoryMatters #OnThisDate #ad amzn.to/3asjUzg
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