Tag: big tech

  • Vancouver Execs Sign Pro-DEI Open Letter

    Vancouver Execs Sign Pro-DEI Open Letter

    A number of Vancouver and B.C.-based tech executives have signed an open letter that protests against the erasure of DEI initiatives in Canadian companies. What in the Tech, an organization that builds a hub of information for new founders, wrote the near-800-word missive after the recent controversy where Canadian-founded Shopify came under fire for hosting a store selling…

  • Reconsidering ‘Big Tech’ Jobs in 2025

    Reconsidering ‘Big Tech’ Jobs in 2025

    Many engineers are leaving the IT industry, seeking better benefits, work-life balance and stability by bringing their IT skills to other sectors. As Big Tech layoffs continue, software engineers are finding it harder to make the hop from tech job to tech job. Maybe you don’t need to? Increasingly, developers are looking toward traditional companies…