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THE AFFIDAVIT OF A RIPPLING EMPLOYEE CAUGHT SPYING FOR DEEL READS LIKE A MOVIE

According to an affidavit filed by Rippling, a workforce management platform, which accuses rival Deel of alleged spying, Keith O'Brien was hired by Deel to spy on Rippling after O'Brien had pitched Deel on working together on a payroll consulting business. O'Brien was working at Rippling at the time and had planned to quit to work full-time on the consulting business, but Deel offered to pay him €5,000 per month in crypto, with the first payment at US$6,000, to turn over information on sales leads, product roadmaps, customer accounts, employee names, and more. The alleged spying took place over four months.

GOOGLE SHAKES UP GEMINI LEADERSHIP, GOOGLE LABS HEAD TAKING THE REINS

Longtime Googler Sissie Hsiao will step down from her role of leading the Gemini team effective immediately and be replaced by Josh Woodward, who currently leads Google Labs. The change is aimed at sharpening Google's focus on the next evolution of the Gemini app. Woodward will remain in charge of Google Labs while leading the Gemini team. Hsiao has opted to take some time off before returning to Google in a new role.

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