Tag: Staff
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German AI translation startup DeepL to axe 250 staff
DeepL, the German AI translation startup, is cuttingaround 250 jobs, about a quarter of its headcount, saying it was moving to smaller teams so it is able to compete amid rapid AI advancements, its CEO said today. Posting on LinkedIn, Jarek Kutylowksi, CEO andfounder, said the cuts at DeepL, which employs over 1,000 people globally, read more
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Walker Art Center Restaurant Cuts Front-of-House Staff as QR Codes Take Over
The restaurant inside the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is eliminating its front-of-house staff and replacing traditional service with QR-code ordering. Cardamom, the museum’s in-house restaurant operated by DDP Restaurant Group, will shift to a counter-service model this week, with customers ordering via their phones rather than through servers. Sixteen hosts and servers are being read more
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Staff and Programming Cuts Are Coming to London’s National Gallery Amid Possible $11 M. Deficit
The National Gallery in London will institute cuts to staff and programming in the face of a deficit that would, in the absence of “decisive remedial action,” grow by 2027 to £8.2 million ($11.2 million), says the institution in an emailed statement. The museum says that “in the present global landscape and with the cost-of-living read more
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Philadelphia Museum of Art Chief of Staff Departs as Tumult Continues
A period of turmoil at the newly rechristened Philadelphia Museum of Art continued on this week as two more senior staffers are set to resign from their posts. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that chief of staff Maggie Fairs and CFO Valerie McDuffie will both vacate their posts. Fairs is expected to leave by the end read more
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MFA Boston Denies Targeting DEI Staff in Cutbacks, Former French Culture Minister Jack Lang Stepping Down: Morning Links for February 9, 2026
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines FACING PUBLIC BACKLASH, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston has denied targeting DEI employees when it fired 33 people, including the institution’s only Muslim curator, Nadirah Mansour, only Native American curator, Marina Tyquiengco, and only Black curator, theo Tyson, reports Artnet News. After read more
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Top Architecture Firm Accused of Illegally Firing Union-Supporting Staff, Founding Editor of Artforum Dies: Morning Link for January 20, 2025
To receiveMorning Linksin your inbox every weekday,signupfor ourBreakfast with ARTnewsnewsletter. The Headlines UNIONERS PAY PRICE.In 2023, employees at Snøhetta, the prominent New York–based architecture firm, mounted an unsuccessful effort to unionize. Now the National Labor Relations Board has accused the firm of unlawfully retaliating against workers who supported the campaign, the New York Times reports. read more
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Duvo raises $15M to give retailers AI staff that cuts manual work by 40%
Duvo, an AI-native automation platform that gives retail teams an AI workforce for day-to-day operations, has raised $15 million in seed funding. The round was led by Index Ventures, backers of Figma, Revolut and Wiz. Credo Ventures, Northzone and Puzzle Ventures also participated, along with angels Roy Reznik (co-founder of Wiz), David Singleton (former CTO read more
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Billionaires Depend On Armies Of Staff To Maintain Their Comfort. Gen Z Is Choosing To Serve Them Instead Of Sitting In Cubicles
As wealth concentrates and the economy becomes more reliant on the ultra-rich, a number of Gen Z workers are choosing to work directly for them, according to Business Insider. Instead of climbing a wobbly corporate ladder, they’re opting to be nannies, chefs, assistants, and estate managers in exchange for high pay and luxury perks. Cassidy read more
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