Welcome to CyberCoders' Weekly Roundup! Every week, we handpick the top five stories from around the web that offer great insight into hiring in the tech industry.
1. Microsoft Makes Move to Hire People with Autism [Huffington Post]
Microsoft announced this week they will be starting a new pilot program that offers jobs to individuals with autism. The new program will be operated from Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington and will start with 10 candidates. Microsoft hopes that the programs will eventually lead to more hires of people with autism.
2. HBO Finally Launches its Own Streaming Service [USA Today]
Its official, HBO has finally launched their long awaited standalone subscription service. Available through Apple or Optimum Online, now users can sign in through their Apple TVs and watch all their favorite HBO content without a cable subscription. The service will cost $14.99 a month.
3. LinkedIn Acquires Lynda.com for 1.5 Billion [Tech Crunch]
Thursday morning LinkedIn announced they were purchasing Lynda.com, a popular online education platform, for 1.5 billion dollars. The acquisition from the social media company comes at the heels of their other recent purchase of Refresh.io, a startup that specialized in anticipatory computing.
4. Twitter Set to Announce New ‘Trends’ Feed [Fast Company]
Changes are quickly coming to the way people interact on twitter. On Thursday, the social media company announced they would be getting rid of the Discover tab and swapping it out for a new feature called Trends. Trends will allow Twitter users to easily find the most popular topics and hashtags.
5. Apple Releases Racially Diverse Emojis [Forbes]
Apple finally released their long awaited iOS 8.3 on Wednesday. With it came a hosts of new improvements. One in particular that garnered much media praise was Apples decision to add new racially diverse Emoji’s.
