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Tech CEOs Screwed Up

This article originally appeared on Business Insider. In an attempt to explain why the company had laid off 12,000 employees, Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, said executives decided to slash jobs after a “rigorous review” of Google’s internal structures and organization. Pichai suggested that the company “hired for a different economic…

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This Matchmaker Won’t Apologize for Her $50,000 Minimum — Here’s the Secret Weapon She Uses to Play Cupid

Becoming a professional cupid was practically destiny for Barbie Adler, founder of luxury matchmaking firm Selective Search. Adler’s mother was a family psychologist, and from a young age, Adler watched her lead workshops on healthy marital communication. As a result, Adler developed a “strong interest in interpersonal relationships” — a passion she went on to…