Monthly Archives: July 2022

YouTube hires Rene Ritchie, a tech YouTuber and former iMore leader, as its new creator liaison

Image: Rene Ritchie Rene Ritchie, the former editor-in-chief of Apple-focused site iMore who has been a full-time YouTuber for the past two years, is joining YouTube as its new creator liaison, he announced on Wednesday. As creator liaison, Ritchie will serve within YouTube as an advocate for creators and work with creators to help them…

Google reportedly pauses hiring for two weeks to ‘review our headcount needs’

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has reportedly internally announced a hiring freeze that will remain in place for two weeks. According to a report from The Information, Prabhakar Raghavan, Google’s senior vice president, sent out a company-wide email to inform workers about the decision. This follows Google’s announcement of a hiring slowdown…

Netflix loses 970,000 subscribers, says ads and new fees are key to recovery

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Christopher Ames) Netflix yesterday reported a loss of 970,000 paid streaming subscribers in its Q2 earnings after having lost 200,000 customers in the first quarter of 2022. The company’s worldwide paid memberships decreased from 221.64 million to 220.67 million in Q2, and revenue growth has slowed dramatically. It’s the first time…