Tech
Sundar Pichai fires 28 Google workers for staging sit-in protest over $1.2 billion Israeli contract on company property
“Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable behavior,” Google said.
April 18, 2024
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April 4, 2024
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Topics
Environment
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Disney advances plan to inject $1.9 billion into ‘the happiest place on Earth’
KKR is entrusting its multibillion-dollar green transition to the former CEO of oil-guzzling giant Shell
Finance
The Fed’s probably going to hold rates steady for longer than expected. But even when that awaited rate cut comes, it may not be all that cathartic.
Immigration, productivity, inflation: Why finding the pandemic’s ‘missing women’ could be the solution to almost every challenge facing the U.S. economy today
11-year Airbnb veteran on her new job: ‘Part of the CFO’s role is to steady the ship, no matter what the waters look like’
Health
WHO unveiled a new AI-powered chatbot to provide basic health information. The problem is it’s giving wrong medical answers
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Amazon’s health boss believes it’s not ‘acceptable’ for customers to get a ‘surprise bill’ when they come to pay for medication—and that’s why the business set out to change it
Leadership
ChatGPT-style AI bots have ‘lit a fire in boardrooms’ and it’s all thanks to slick design, says AI unicorn ‘chief wizard’
Malaysia wants to benefit from chip companies trying to diversify their supply chains: ‘There is enough growth that will go around’
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Lifestyle
Secondhand watch prices have tanked—but luxury watches weren’t meant to be investments anyway, Rolex CEO says
Some interns at Big Tech and consulting giants are already earning six-figure salaries, Glassdoor data shows
Salman Rushdie reveals what he learned from the attack that blinded and nearly killed him: ‘There is value in hearing from voices that offend us’
Personal Finance
Immigration, productivity, inflation: Why finding the pandemic’s ‘missing women’ could be the solution to almost every challenge facing the U.S. economy today
Some interns at Big Tech and consulting giants are already earning six-figure salaries, Glassdoor data shows
Canada will soak the rich with capital gains tax jump to raise billions for housing in market where Gen Z can’t catch a break
Politics
Immigration, productivity, inflation: Why finding the pandemic’s ‘missing women’ could be the solution to almost every challenge facing the U.S. economy today
AI deepfakes could decide the election in November, experts warn, after just 44,000 votes handed Joe Biden the presidency in 2020
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.1bn for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory chips in New York and Idaho
Retail
Deliveroo returns to order growth with a 2% increase but for rival Just Eat, it’s not looking as rosy
The summer’s looking bright for budget airline easyJet as bookings grow, losses narrow and its Israel service is repurposed
Salman Rushdie reveals what he learned from the attack that blinded and nearly killed him: ‘There is value in hearing from voices that offend us’
Success
Immigration, productivity, inflation: Why finding the pandemic’s ‘missing women’ could be the solution to almost every challenge facing the U.S. economy today
Some interns at Big Tech and consulting giants are already earning six-figure salaries, Glassdoor data shows
ChatGPT-style AI bots have ‘lit a fire in boardrooms’ and it’s all thanks to slick design, says AI unicorn ‘chief wizard’
Tech
The Fed’s probably going to hold rates steady for longer than expected. But even when that awaited rate cut comes, it may not be all that cathartic.
WHO unveiled a new AI-powered chatbot to provide basic health information. The problem is it’s giving wrong medical answers
Some interns at Big Tech and consulting giants are already earning six-figure salaries, Glassdoor data shows