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May 18, 2022

Amid talent crunch, Microsoft looks to keep talent through pay hikes, bonuses

Microsoft is scrambling to keep workers in the fold amid tempting wage increases from rivals as tech talent becomes harder to find. Among other things it's increasing annual stock-based compensation by at least 25% for some mid- and high-level employees. Read more ▶

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Sponsored by Mphasis: Ready…Set…Start Your Containers

61% of container technology adopters expect more than 50% of their existing and new applications to be packaged on containers over the next two years.

Apple backs off its return-to-work policy, cites virus resurgence

After telling employees they had to be in the office three days a week beginning May 23, Apple softened its position; it will continue a two-day-per-week office mandate as official hybrid policy. An Apple employee group said the change doesn't go far enough.

Google's potentially pivotal Pixel Tablet curveball

Android tablets are making a comeback — and if Google's Pixel Tablet plans are any indication, the future of the form could have some intriguing surprises.

Image: Apple is the latest example of how the remote work fight has gone lunatic

Apple is the latest example of how the remote work fight has gone lunatic

The recent corporate pushback against working from remote locations (referred to, unfortunately, as work from home) is both self-destructive and bizarre.

Not all patching problems are created equal

Virtually every month, patches released by Microsoft come with unexpected side effects that have to be mitigated. But not everyone will be affected — and those that are won’t always be hit the same way.

The future of work: Apple’s heroes-to-zeroes story

If the business contortions brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have taught companies anything, it should be that workforce resilience is a good thing.

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