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Twitter Surpasses $1 Billion in Q4 Revenue Amid Profit Decline

Twitter reaches a major revenue milestone by breaking the billion-dollar mark in Q4, driven by strong ad sales, despite a significant drop in net income compared to the previous year. The company plans heavy investments in engineering and headcount growth moving forward.

Boring Company Accelerates Hiring Ahead of Las Vegas Tunnel Project

The Boring Company posts dozens of new job openings as it prepares to build an underground people mover in Las Vegas. The startup aims to complete the transit system by December 2020.

Udacity and Mercedes-Benz Launch Sensor Fusion Program for AV Engineers

Udacity partners with Mercedes-Benz to offer a new sensor fusion nanodegree that teaches critical autonomous vehicle skills like lidar and radar detection. The four-month program aims to meet the high demand for specialized self-driving car engineers despite a cooling investment market.

The Fundamental Flaws Behind Why Companies Fail at Hiring

Hiring remains a broken process because it relies heavily on misplaced optimism and socially accepted exaggeration from both employers and candidates.

Hired Acquires Py to Launch New Candidate Assessment Tools

Career marketplace Hired has acquired Y Combinator-backed Py to introduce app-based skill assessments for tech job applicants. The deal brings 500,000 Py users to the Hired platform alongside a new tiered subscription model.

Severe Global Shortage of Cybersecurity Professionals Plagues 2019

A massive global shortfall of nearly 3 million cybersecurity workers leaves companies dangerously vulnerable as a new wave of cyberattacks approaches. Desperate organizations are turning to artificial intelligence to mitigate the risks, though automation only partially addresses the staffing crisis.

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Workplace Analytics Firm Predictive Index Raises $50M to Build Better Teams

The Predictive Index secures a $50 million growth round from General Catalyst to expand its behavioral assessment software. The funding supports the company's mission to help businesses win the talent war through strategic hiring.

Veteran Googler Heads to Lyft to Lead 1,000-Plus Engineering Team

Google veteran Eisar Lipkovitz joins Lyft as EVP of engineering to lead a team of over 1,000.

Facebook Hires Google AR/VR Lead to Oversee Portal Hardware

Facebook hires Ryan Cairns, Google's former AR/VR engineering lead, to manage its Portal hardware division following a recent internal restructuring.

Hire Faster, Work Happier: Startups Target Employment with AI and Engagement Tools

Early-stage startups are reshaping the employment landscape by leveraging artificial intelligence for hiring and employee engagement.

Startups Utilize AI and Engagement Software to Reshape Hiring

Early-stage startups are leveraging artificial intelligence to streamline the hiring process and using digital engagement tools to boost workplace happiness, signaling a major shift in how people find and keep jobs.

Square Taps Blizzard Veteran Amrita Ahuja as New Chief Financial Officer

Square names former Blizzard Entertainment executive Amrita Ahuja as its new CFO, replacing Sarah Friar who departed for Nextdoor. The hire comes as the mobile payments company looks to maintain financial discipline amid growth.

Amazon Abandons AI Hiring Tool After It Learns to Discriminate Against Women

Amazon scraps an experimental artificial intelligence recruiting engine after discovering it automatically penalizes female job candidates. The system learns this bias by studying the tech industry's historically male-dominated resume pool.

Amazon Abandons Biased AI Hiring Tool That Favored Men Over Women

Amazon scraps an AI recruitment system after discovering it learns to discriminate against female candidates. The incident highlights how biased training data creates flawed algorithms.