Footballers And Clubs To Boycott Social Media In Mass Protest Over Racist Abuse
By: The Guardian April 24, 2021 The world of English professional football will unite for an unprecedented four-day boycott of social media next weekend to protest at the continued abuse and racism aimed at players. Clubs in the English Premier League, English Football League, Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship will switch off […]
Jack Ma Shows Why China’s Tycoons Keep Quiet
By: New York Times April 22, 2021 Jack Ma, the most famous businessman China has ever produced, is avoiding the spotlight. Friends say he is painting and practicing tai chi. Sometimes, he shares drawings with Masayoshi Son, the billionaire head of the Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. The wider world glimpsed Mr. Ma for the […]
Just Eat to offer 1,500 Liverpool Couriers Minimum Hourly Rate and Sick Pay
By: Guardian April 21, 2021 Just Eat is to offer 1,500 takeaway couriers in Liverpool minimum pay, sick pay and holiday pay by the end of the year as it shifts away from using independent contractors. The food delivery group, which recently began building its own courier network in the UK alongside putting […]
Walmart Sidelines Robots to Cater to Pandemic Shopping Trends: Report
By: Fox Business April 21, 2021 Retail giant Walmart is doing away with some of its automated technology that was designed to make the online ordering and pickup process easier for customers, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The retailer is shifting away from using its pickup towers, which allowed customers who ordered online to […]
A Global Tipping Point for Reining In Tech Has Arrived
By: New York Times April 20, 2021 Never before have so many countries, including China, moved with such vigor at the same time to limit the power of a single industry. China fined the internet giant Alibaba a record $2.8 billion this month for anticompetitive practices, ordered an overhaul of its sister financial company and warned […]
Facebook Apes Clubhouse App With New Audio Tools
By: The Guardian April 20, 2021 Facebook has announced plans to launch new audio products and features in an aggressive move to take on competitors including Twitter and Clubhouse, an invitation-only audio platform that has generated significant buzz. Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement in an interview with Casey Newton, a former tech reporter […]
Amazon Is Opening A London Hair Salon To Test AR And Other Retail Technologies
By: Tech Crunch April 20, 2021 Amazon announced this morning it’s opening Amazon Salon, the retailer’s first hair salon and a place where Amazon aims to test new technologies with the general public. The salon will occupy over 1,500 sq. ft on Brushfield Street in London’s Spitalfields, where Amazon says it will initially be trialing the […]
UK Government Orders Investigation Into Nvidia’s $40bn Arm Takeover
By: Guardian April 19, 2021 Culture secretary cites competition and national security concerns over Cambridge-based chip designer The UK government has stepped in to order an investigation of Nvidia’s $40bn takeover of the Cambridge-based chip designer Arm, citing potential national security concerns. Oliver Dowden, the UK culture secretary, has written to the Competition […]
Amazon Must ‘Do a Better Job’ For Its Workers, Says Jeff Bezos
By: Guardian April 15, 2021 Amazon needs to “do a better job” for its employees, Jeff Bezos told shareholders in his final letter as chief executive of the online giant, but he also pushed back against criticism of the company’s work practices. Bezos, who reclaimed his title as the world’s richest person this year, said […]