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US woman Government employee Anne Sacoolas responsible for the death of teenage motorcyclist Harry Dunn when driving on the wrong side of the road sentenced in absentia to eight months in prison, suspended for a year — bbc — 8 December 2022 (LINK)

The Media Layoff Bloodbath: Why It’s Happening and Who’s Hurt the Most — thewrap — 8 December 2022 (LINK)

— Within the past week, CNN and Gannett laid off hundreds of employees across their news operations, while BuzzFeed slashed 12% of its workforce and the Washington Post let go of 10 staffers from its print Sunday magazine. The latest cuts followed Morning Brew laying off 14% of its staff and Vice Media trimming 2% of its digital news and publishing staff last month. In addition, the tech news website Protocol shut down, eliminating 60 jobs, while video news startup The Recount also plans to suspend operations.

TSMC founder Morris Chang says globalization 'almost dead' as Apple, AMD cheer shift of production to U.S. — nikkei — 7 December 2022 (LINK)

Elon Musk fires Twitter’s lawyer over Hunter Biden coverup — skynews.com.au — 7 December 2022 (LINK)

The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg — kottke — 7 December 2022 (LINK)

— "Greta Thunberg has gathered the wisdom of over one hundred experts — geophysicists, oceanographers and meteorologists; engineers, economists and mathematicians; historians, philosophers and indigenous leaders — to equip us all with the knowledge we need to combat climate disaster. Alongside them, she shares her own stories of demonstrating and uncovering greenwashing around the world."

Catchup: Facebook threatens to remove all news content if bill forcing payments to local media outlets passes — greeleytribune — 6 December 2022 (LINK)

Catchup: Teleworking will reshape labour markets and cities — cepr — 6 December 2022 (LINK)

Scientists want to know why swear words share this one universal trait: What’s the difference between “damn” and “darn?” — inverse — 6 December 2022 (LINK)

Catchup: 5 workplace trends to watch in 2023, according to an expert — weforum — 2 December 2022 (LINK)