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Google emails from 2009 cited in the House antitrust report show some employees were concerned about promoting Chrome on the company’s homepage (GOOGL) Google

Google emails from 2009 cited in the House antitrust report show some employees were concerned about promoting Chrome on the company’s homepage (GOOGL)

Google's early efforts to get its Chrome browser ahead of Microsoft's Internet Explorer involved a promotion on Google.com. Some employees weren't happy about it, newly surfaced emails reveal. "I find the very, very high-profile promotion of Google Chrome on Google.com quite frankly, startling," wrote one employee, in an email obtained…
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October 8, 2020
Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring -sources Censored Internet

Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring -sources

HOUSTON/NEW YORK - Chevron Corp employees worldwide are being asked to reapply for positions as part of a cost-cutting program expected to eliminate up to 15% of its workforce, people familiar with the matter said. The No. 2 U.S. oil producer has begun taking steps to streamline its organization this…
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October 8, 2020
Exclusive: Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring VR

Exclusive: Chevron workers face demands to reapply for jobs under global restructuring

By Jennifer Hiller, Devika Krishna KumarFILE PHOTO: The logo of Chevron is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, April 12, 2016. REUTERS/Lucy NicholsonHOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp CVX.N employees worldwide are being asked to reapply for positions as part of a cost-cutting program expected to eliminate up to…
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October 7, 2020
The Greening of Antarctica Antarctica

The Greening of Antarctica

If Antarctica had a voice, it would be Jim McClintock. The marine biologist has been narrating the story of the changing continent for the past 30 years. A professor at the University of Alabama, McClintock studies the tiny marine invertebrates and crustaceans in the oceans around Antarctica. This research has…
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October 7, 2020
Study: Sicker livestock emit more methane, accelerating climate change Climate Change

Study: Sicker livestock emit more methane, accelerating climate change

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Warming temperatures may inspire a feedback loop of climate-altering flatulence, according to a new paper published Wednesday in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Over the last decade, atmospheric methane concentrations have risen dramatically, and studies suggest livestock and their digestive systems are responsible for…
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October 7, 2020