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Bokhari: Big Tech’s Blueprint to Stop a Red Wave in 2022

Republicans think a “red wave” is inevitable in November. But the Democrats still have one big advantage: the ever-tightening grip of Big Tech censorship, which will be used to prevent undecided voters from encountering even the most mainstream conservative news in the runup to the next election. Republicans will have a strong message — but what if voters are prevented from hearing it?

Mark Zuckerberg at Georgetown

Silicon Valley Slump: Google Pauses All Hiring for Two Weeks

Google has announced a two-week hiring freeze at the company following a recent memo to employees revealing that there would be a slowing of their hiring process for the remainder of the year. The company-wide memo encouraged workers to “be more entrepreneurial” and work with “more hunger.”

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the opening day of a new Berlin office of US intern

Report: Silicon Valley Losing Workers to Middle America

More than 70 cities and towns across America have implemented incentive programs aimed at drawing businesses and remote workers away from Silicon Valley and other coastal hubs, and are enjoying increased success since the pandemic, reports the Wall Street Journal. 

International travelers inside the arrivals hall at San Francisco International Airport (S

Tech CEO Arrested over 1992 Silicon Valley Cold Case Murder

The CEO of software company ReadyTech, John Woodward, has been arrested in connection with the 1992 murder of computer engineer Laurie Houts in Mountain View, California, the heart of Silicon Valley. Woodward has faced trial twice in the murder, with both trials ending in hung juries. Authorities believe that new DNA techniques have finally provided the evidence needed to prove their case.

murder victim Laurie Houts

‘Project Tinman:’ How Peloton Planned to Conceal Rust on Its Fancy Exercise Bikes

Peloton has faced a number of crises in recent months, now the company is facing yet another as details of a plan to conceal the internal corrosion of exercise machines referred to internally as “Project Tinman,” are made public. One outraged employee who came forward said: “It was the single driving factor in my beginning stages of hatred for the company that I had spent the previous year and a half falling in love with.”

Peloton CEO John Foley

Better.com Execs Jump Ship After Backlash Against CEO Who Fired 900 Employees over Zoom

Three top executives at Better.com have reportedly resigned from the mortgage lender after CEO Vishal Garg received major backlash for awkwardly firing at least 900 employees over Zoom. Additional bizarre communications from Garg have leaked out, such as an email reading: “You are a bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS and…DUMB DOLPHINS get caught in nets and eaten by sharks. SO STOP IT. STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME.”

Better.com boss Vishal Garg