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ConductorOne, which helps address identity cybersecurity risks for human and AI staff, raised a $79M Series B led by Greycroft, sources say at a $350M valuation (Alicia Park/Forbes)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/aliciapark/202…

AI Employees Are Coming. This Startup Wants To Keep Them Secure.
AI Employees Are Coming. This Startup Wants To Keep Them Secure.

Frankfurter Lokal-Politiker mit Kontakt zur Einheitsfront
Eine Studie legt versuchte Einflussnahme der chinesischen Regierung nahe. Dagegen hat der Politiker geklagt - und nun verloren.
https://www.hes…

Frankfurter Lokal-Politiker mit Kontakt zur Einheitsfront in China
2018 will Ming Yang Frankfurter Oberbürgermeister werden. Sein Slogan: "Frankfurt am Ming". Dann folgt eine Einladung nach Peking. Eine Studie legt versuchte Einflussnahme der chinesischen Regierung nahe. Dagegen hat Yang geklagt - und nun verloren.

Trans NSA employee sues Trump for ordering her coworkers to harass her - LGBTQ Nation
https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/trans-nsa-employee-sues-for-ordering-her-coworkers-to-harass-her/

Zum Abend noch einige der heute besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schweiz: Datenschützer empfehlen breites Cloud-Verbot für Behörden

Donald Trump this week touted his administration’s dramatic cuts to the federal workforce,
as remaining workers steeled themselves for another potential government shutdown — and more possible cuts — in the new year.
“Big news for the USA!” Trump wrote in a post on his social media site, over a graph that showed plummeting federal employment.
The post cited jobs numbers from earlier this month showing federal employment at its lowest in more than a decade,
down 271,000…

Trump touts plummeting federal employment: ‘Big news for the USA!’
The president gleefully cited stark cuts in federal employment, even as polls showed Americans’ dissatisfaction over his handling of the economy.

@… what does “employs” in the phrase “Goodreads employs a volunteer staff” mean

Amazon appears to mistakenly alert some AWS employees about planned layoffs in an email invite to a Wednesday "Project Dawn" meeting about company efficiency (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-staff-calen…

Some Amazon employees get 'Project Dawn' calendar invitation discussing upcoming job cuts
The invitation was written by Amazon executive Colleen Aubrey. It was cancelled soon after being sent, stoking confusion among some employees.

Einige der zuletzt hier besonders häufig geteilten #News:
Schweiz: Datenschützer empfehlen breites Cloud-Verbot für Behörden

Sources: ~90% of Groq employees will join Nvidia and be paid cash for all vested shares; most shareholders will get per-share payouts tied to the $20B valuation (Dan Primack/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/28/nvidia-groq-shareholders

Scoop: Nvidia deal a big win for Groq employees and investors
Social media has been full of questions about what the unusual arrangement means for Groq employees.

AI sales startup Clay launches its second employee tender offer in under nine months, valuing it at $5B, up from $3.1B in August and $1.5B in its May 2025 offer (Michael J. de la Merced/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/business/dealbook…

Clay, an A.I. Sales Start-Up, Lets Employees Cash Out. Again.
The company is part of a newer generation of software upstarts holding multiple tender offers where workers can sell stock before going public.