Amazon fined for 'excessive' surveillance of workers

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 19:35
The online retail giant was found to be keeping detailed data on employee working patterns.

Amazon fined for 'excessive' surveillance of workers

Daily Management Thought - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 19:35
The online retail giant was found to be keeping detailed data on employee working patterns.

Badenoch blames Biden for missing post-Brexit trade targets

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 19:12
The Business Secretary claims the UK failed to reach post-Brexit pledges when US leadership changed.

Ex-Fujitsu boss admits calling Horizon 'Fort Knox'

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 19:02
Duncan Tait says his comment was not related to who had remote access to Post Office branch accounts.

US regulator admits cyber-security lapse before rogue Bitcoin post

Daily Management Thought - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 18:57
Regulator admits key security procedure on X account was suspended six months before it was hacked.

Jack Ma Doubles Down on Alibaba

Latest Administration News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 18:44
China’s most famous entrepreneur has been out of the spotlight after clashing with officials. But in recent months, he has been buying shares in the tech giant he co-founded as its stock has plunged.

Lower UK government borrowing raises prospects of tax cuts

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 16:49
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt may have more room for cuts in the Budget, some analysts predict.

China Appears to Backpedal From Video Gaming Crackdown

Latest Administration News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 16:14
A proposal to tighten restrictions on online video games disappeared from a regulator’s website, weeks after the plan prompted a sell-off in tech stocks.

United Airlines to lose money over Boeing groundings

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 13:40
The airline is one of the biggest operators of Boeing 737 Max 9 jets and has had to cancel flights.

China’s Travel Economy Is Slowly Coming Back. Here’s Where It Stands.

Latest Administration News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 11:21
Over a year after China opened its borders following the pandemic, international trips are still lagging, although domestic travel is more popular.

Even Rats Are Taking Selfies Now (and Enjoying It)

Latest Business News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 10:32
A photographer trained two rats to take photographs of themselves. They didn’t want to stop.

Tencent's Riot Games cuts 11% of global workforce

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 07:40
The company is the latest in gaming to cut jobs following Amazon, ByteDance and Epic Games.

Tencent's Riot Games cuts 11% of global workforce

Daily Management Thought - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 07:40
The company is the latest in gaming to cut jobs following Amazon, ByteDance and Epic Games.

Ruth Ashton Taylor, Early Radio and TV Newswoman, Dies at 101

Latest Administration News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 06:24
In the late 1940s, she was the only woman working on radio documentaries for CBS’s Edward R. Murrow. In Los Angeles, she was a pioneering newscaster and anchor.

Where have all the UK tech 'unicorns' gone?

Daily Management Thought - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:32
Only six UK firms became a unicorn last year by achieving a valuation of more than a billion dollars.

Where have all the UK tech 'unicorns' gone?

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:32
Only six UK firms became a unicorn last year by achieving a valuation of more than a billion dollars.

Bailiff referrals rise by 20% over council debts

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:31
A BBC investigation finds Birmingham council tops the list with a 500% increase between 2022 and 2023.

Two million could see energy cut off this winter, charity warns

News Feed - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:31
New research from Citizens Advice suggests many will not be able to top up their prepayment meters.

Fake Biden robocall tells voters to skip New Hampshire primary election

Daily Management Thought - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 05:09
An investigation is opened into the calls, which are suspected to have been artificially generated.

Netflix’s Head of Film, Scott Stuber, Is Departing

Latest Administration News - Tue, 01/23/2024 - 04:48
Scott Stuber attracted Oscar-winning filmmakers to the streaming service and helped usher the entertainment industry into the streaming era.

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