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Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market

GeekWire

Cosmetic treatment review platform RealSelf ; pet sitting giant Rover ; and real estate company Redfin have all cut positions, among other companies. Venture capital funding could be headed for a “drought,” further reducing hiring budgets. Seattle real estate giant Zillow is also freezing hiring plans.

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What an IT career will look like in 5 years

CIO Business Intelligence

Virtual and hybrid work is here to stay,” Matin says, “and I think that’s a great thing for technologists. I’m hoping that virtual work environments have shown leaders not only the benefit but the necessity of better connectivity between day-to-day work and business outcomes.” In a physical workplace, this can be easy to do.

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6 ways the pandemic will change gaming forever

GeekWire

People in quarantine around the world have turned to online and mobile games to fill empty hours. Connected gaming — a growing category of games designed around virtual interactions between real people that build vibrant, genuine communities of friends, families and support systems — is gaining momentum in this new landscape.

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Official launch of the Top 100 Australian Web 2.0 Applications list

Trends in the Living Networks

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Seattle investor helps produce new film ‘East of the Mountains’ and learns how movies and tech differ

GeekWire

Hall is the main investor and lead executive producer of “East of the Mountains,” which premiered (virtually) at the Seattle International Film Festival last week and runs through Sunday. “We were one of a small handful of films and our budget was modest, so we were able to participate in that.

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The future of remote work, according to 6 experts

Vox

Finally, what happens during a recession largely depends on whether your company decides to save money by reducing real estate or laying off the employees they never met. Firms must also figure out how to configure “virtual watercooler” interactions so that remote workers are less likely to feel like they are out of the loop.

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Top Stories of 2020: How the events of this year upended the worlds of tech, science and more

GeekWire

Desktop and laptop PCs reemerge in the center of our lives, taking some of the momentum from smartphones and other mobile devices. Economic alternative universes — the stock market and residential real estate boom while many Americans struggle to make ends meet. . Another month? Bill Gates Sr.,

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