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fromDefector
2 weeks ago

An Ode To Falling Asleep In Front Of A Basketball Game | Defector

When we started the company, a big chunk of our staffers were in their 20s, bestowing large portions of our editorial output with the imprimatur of youth, but it turns out that every 28-year-old becomes 33 five years later, like clockwork. While we've frequently hired early-career writers in their twenties, our overall average age continues to inch upward, as everyone progresses interminably towards unc status.
National Basketball Association
UK news
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks ago

The grey door: Solving the UK's self-inflicted skills shortage | Computer Weekly

UK tech underrepresents older workers: only 22% of IT specialists are aged 50+, versus 30% across the wider workforce, creating a demographic shortfall.
Business
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: The bank hasn't made enough progress in hiring women

Goldman Sachs has increased senior-level female hires but remains short of gender parity and continues efforts to promote and retain women.
Social justice
fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

The Atlantic's 2025 Report on Diversity & Inclusion

The Atlantic's staff gender and race composition as of June 30, 2025, is disclosed, with an annual commitment to track and share diversity metrics.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
4 months ago

Silicon Valley's graying workforce: Gen Z staff cut in half at tech companies as the average age goes up by 5 years

AI-driven hiring shifts in big tech have halved 21–25-year-old representation and raised average employee age, reducing early-career Gen Z opportunities.
fromFortune
4 months ago

Words like 'DEI' and 'gender' are sharply declining in corporate filings

A new report from The Conference Board shows a sharp decline in usage of 'diversity,' 'racial,' 'gender,' or 'DEI.' Over a third of S&P 100 companies have stopped using the term 'equity' altogether.
US politics
#ai-adoption
Retirement
from24/7 Wall St.
8 months ago

Will Baby Boomers Destroy Social Security? Here's the Truth

The mass retirement of baby boomers is straining Social Security, but they shouldn't be blamed for the program's financial issues.
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