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LinkedIn employees use forum about diversity to defend racism

The Verge

An employee from Fiji said, “It is not solely a ‘white’ problem to solve. The situation at LinkedIn comes at a time when tech companies across Silicon Valley are grappling with what it means to truly foster inclusive environments. The chat function on BlueJeans, however, told a different story.

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Liquid Death lands $75 million more to expand the brand

TechCrunch

Cessario has long credited the firm’s growth with its grimly funny phrasing, along with its packaging, arguing that aluminum is more recyclable than plastic (though, of course, no single-use container is great for the environment). In the meantime, there are evidently plenty of places in the U.S. that have yet to discover the brand.

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This startup is betting that you want to binge remote-work content

TechCrunch

Launching today, wrkfrce will offer content, job postings and consulting services to help workers understand how to adapt and thrive in a remote-work environment. The reality is, for the vast majority of people, even if they want to pick up and go take a laptop to Fiji, they couldn’t do it,” Chambers said.

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