By Kirstie McDermott The last few years have been good for European workers, as the strong demand for talent has generated a number of very useful perquisites. In March this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that “the tightening of labor markets in several advanced economies is good news so far. They raised wages, …
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While all of the posters were fake, in all cases the accounts sharing the misleading content had blue verification checkmarks next to them, signaling that they were genuine. Many were quickly suspended from the website after being exposed. Previously, getting a blue tick implied being an organization or person deemed to be of public importance, …
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By Kirstie McDermott The last few years have been good for European workers, as the strong demand for talent has generated a number of very useful perquisites. In March this year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said.) “The tightening of labor markets in several advanced economies is good news so far. They have raised wages, …
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Elon Musk has installed himself as sole director of Twitter, eliminating the company’s entire board as he prepares for sweeping changes to the social media company following its $44 billion takeover dollars (£38 billion). Mr Musk dissolved Twitter’s board, which included Chairman Bret Taylor and eight other board members, according to a US regulatory filing. …
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A big question in policy-making right now is why the long-term growth rate of economies has slowed markedly from what it was in the past and if there is something can be done about it. Many explanations are offered. Consider the potential contribution of an often overlooked factor. It’s probably not the biggest, but it’s …
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Elon Musk is plotting to charge celebrities and influencers $20 (£17.30) a month to keep their ‘blue tick’ status symbol on Twitter. The new owner has ordered engineers at the social media platform to prepare a redesign of the company’s subscription product, Twitter Blue, within a week or face sacking. Mr. Musk also called for …
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Elon Musk could avoid paying up to $90m (£78m) to sacked senior Twitter executives after firing them ‘for cause’, it has been reported. The social media giant’s new owner on Thursday fired four senior executives, including chief executive Parag Agrawal and chief financial officer Ned Segal, as he moved quickly to assert control of the …
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Surprisingly, Amazon’s digital infrastructure business, Amazon Web Services, also missed market expectations, generating $20.5 billion in revenue. Neil Campling of Mirabaud Securities said: “Retail and consumer weakness is not a new theme or shock. Neither inflation nor logistical challenges. But the cloud’s slowing speed will surprise many investors. Andy Jassy, chief executive of Amazon, said: …
Its push into virtual worlds is increasingly seen by investors as an expensive hobby. Meta employees have taken to calling Metaverse projects “make Mark happy” or MMH, according to a New York Times report. Yet on Wednesday, an increasingly isolated Zuckerberg – who lost former right-hand man Sheryl Sandberg earlier this year – insisted he …
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Press play to listen to this article PARIS – US President Joe Biden must be careful; France is resuming its traditional role as Europe’s troublemaker on the transatlantic trade front. It had seemed the bad blood between Brussels and Washington was easing under Biden’s watch. Facing a common enemy in China, the EU and the …
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