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Zelensky Faces Stark Choices as Trump Pushes Peace Framework

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll sit before closed-door talks with Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Yermak (not pictured). As pressure mounts in the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, U.S. President Donald Trump has intensified efforts to secure a peace deal , urging Kyiv to accept a revised framework before the American Thanksgiving holiday. The proposal, reportedly a 28-point plan , has drawn sharp criticism for heavily favoring Moscow’s interests, including demands that Ukraine cede territory, limit its military, and abandon aspirations to join NATO. In recent days, Trump warned that Ukraine risks losing access to U.S. intelligence and weapons if it fails to agree to the plan by November 27. His administration has framed the deadline as a necessary step to end the nearly four-year war, but many in Kyiv view it as coercive. Ukrainian President V...
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The Future of Tech Jobs: Four Trends Fueling Layoffs at Google and Amazon

 


The tech industry has been experiencing a wave of layoffs, with Google and Amazon being the latest companies to announce job cuts. According to a report by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., a job market research company, more than 720,000 tech jobs were cut in 2023, the highest yearly total since the Great Recession. Here are four worrying trends that are fueling these layoffs:

  1. Drive for profitability: Companies are under pressure to deliver profits to their shareholders, which is leading to cost-cutting measures such as layoffs.
  2. Remains of the pandemic hiring hangover: The pandemic forced many companies to hire more employees than they needed, and now they are cutting back to pre-pandemic levels.
  3. Rapidly developing AI: The rise of artificial intelligence is making some jobs redundant, leading to layoffs.
  4. Slowing inflation: Inflation has been slowing down, which is making it harder for companies to justify increasing salaries and hiring new employees.

The future of the tech industry is uncertain, but one thing is clear: companies need to adapt to the changing landscape to stay competitive. 

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