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Software Engineers Face Layoffs as Tech Industry Begins Cutbacks

Software engineers face increasing prospects of being laid off as the tech industry begins downsizing due to economic uncertainties. Tech work was once considered a safe bet regarding job security, with many people encouraged to “learn to code” over the past two decades. Vox reported on April 21 that a trickle of layoffs in the tech industry…


Ex-CIA Engineer Convicted in Massive Theft of Secret Info

NEW YORK—A former CIA software engineer was convicted Wednesday of federal charges accusing him of the biggest theft of classified information in CIA history. Joshua Schulte, who chose to defend himself at a New York City retrial, had told jurors in closing arguments that the CIA and FBI made him a scapegoat for an embarrassing…


Former Software Engineer Convicted in Largest Leak of Classified Info in CIA History

A former software engineer for the CIA was convicted by a jury in New York on Wednesday on all nine federal charges he faced that accused him of causing the largest leak of classified information in the agency’s history. Joshua Schulte defended himself at a retrial in New York City, where he told jurors that the…