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Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.

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Laid-off Oracle workers tried to negotiate better severance. Oracle said no.

Some found out they didn't qualify for WARN Act protections like two-months notice because the company had classified them as remote work...

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Origin Lab raises $8M to help video game companies sell data to world-model builders

Origin Lab will serve as a marketplace where AI labs can buy high-quality licensed data, and video-game companies can sell it.

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