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Profiles
Will Ireton: What to know about Shohei Ohtani’s new translator
Will Ireton, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ resident hype man and former translator, is now officially serving as Shohei Ohtani’s new translator. ...
Bryan Ke
Business
AirAsia CEO says he has no regrets over viral topless photo
Months after drawing backlash for posting a shirtless image of himself while getting a massage, AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes says he has no re...
Carl Samson
Woman laid off from LinkedIn lands job at Google after sending this video
A woman laid off from LinkedIn secured a higher-paying job at Google by sending an unconventional and innovative video applicatio...
Ryan General
AirAsia CEO slammed for going shirtless, getting massage during work call
Several social media users criticized AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes for uploading a picture to LinkedIn of himself shirtless and receiving a ma...
Social Media
Asian MIT grad asks AI to make her photo more ‘professional,’ gets turned into white woman
A recent Asian American Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate made headlines this month after sharing evidence of racial bias...
Woman shares how changing her Asian name to English has improved her life
A TikTok user has gone viral for explaining how she has been treated significantly better after changing her ethnic Chinese name to an Engli...
Michelle De Pacina
Woman reapplies for her own job after higher salary offered for the job in new listing
A woman in New York recently claimed on social media that she applied for a job listing for her current position after her company posted th...
China
Why the 1,022 fake SpaceX employees from China could be part of an elaborate scam
A rumor that Elon Musk’s SpaceX employs over 1,000 Tsinghua University graduates became a trending topic on Chinese social media in July. ...
News
Chinese American employee claims coworkers taped their desk with biohazard sign, caution tape as ‘prank’
A LinkedIn post went viral after blasting a corporate workplace’s white employees for allegedly “pranking” a Chinese American coworker’s des...
Editorial Staff
Law Firm Claims Attorney Who Posted Racist LinkedIn Comment About ‘Wuhan Lab’ Was ‘Hacked’
A Texas-based personal injury attorney is under fire after allegedly commenting a racist message on an Asian man’s LinkedIn post. What happe...
Tech Company Says Job Ad for ‘Non-Asians’ on LinkedIn Had No ‘Discriminatory Intent’
A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. ...
How a Homeless Son of Vietnamese Immigrants Landed a $100K Job in Silicon Valley
Armed with a dream, determination and only $250 in his bank account, Preston Phan left his home in Seattle to give in to the allure of Silic...
People Are Outraged Over This Job Posting Because of What it Says on the Bottom
One Canadian company’s job posting is going viral because of the last line of its job description. The posting, put up by Toronto-base...
LinkedIn May Owe You Up To $1500 — Here’s How to Get the Cash
Individuals who used the professional networking site LinkedIn between 2011 to 2014 may be able to file a claim against the company worth up...
Laura Dang
Technology
This Man Bought Google.com For Just $12 and Then Owned It For an Entire Minute
An ex-employee at Google bought sole ownership of the domain name “Google.com,” but was relieved of his hosting powers after only one minute...
Riley Schatzle
That Awkward Moment a Startup Bro Asks LinkedIn’s Founder Why His Product Sucks
It’s tough to be one of the most respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley when startup bros try to call you out for having a confusing prod...
Best Advice: How a Cold Email Can Land You Funding
Someone once told me, “If you ask for money, you get advice. If you ask for advice, you get money.” Those words changed the entire course of...
Brian Wong
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