Apr 19, 2022 10:14 am UTC| Business Economy
Amazon Inc. will be conducting an independent racial equity audit, and this will be led by former US attorney general Loretta Lynch. She will be probing the disparate racial impacts in the companys workforce. As per...
Verizon issues wage hike, minimum pay raised to $20 an hour
Apr 19, 2022 09:00 am UTC| Business Economy
Verizon Communications Inc., an American wireless carrier, announced on Monday, April 18, that it will be raising its new and existing customer service staffs minimum wage. The retail and insider sales workers will also...
Apr 19, 2022 08:51 am UTC| Business Economy
Apples retail workers are said to have gathered at the companys Grand Central flagship store. Some of the organizers of the event are asking for the staff to be paid at least $30 per hour minimum rate, and this could lead...
Apr 19, 2022 08:06 am UTC| Business Economy
The Golden State Warriors has entered the entertainment business and will be producing movies, music, and events. The NBA franchise announced its new venture on Monday, April 18. As mentioned on CNBC, GSWs new...
LGES-led consortium inks deal for $9B EV battery supply chain project in Indonesia
Apr 19, 2022 07:35 am UTC| Business Economy
An LGES-led consortium has signed an agreement with Indonesian state-run companies PT Aneka Tambang (a.k.a Antam) and Indonesia Battery on Monday, April 18, to build an electric vehicle battery supply chain. According...
CJ Logistics, Samsung to create $600M logistics funds to build fulfillment centers
Apr 19, 2022 07:29 am UTC| Business Economy
CJ Logistics and Samsung SRA Asset Management Co., a real estate management affiliate of Samsung Life Insurance, have partnered to launch a real estate fund worth more than ₩740 billion or $600 million to set up new...
California start-up Bionaut Labs to send tiny robots on voyage into brains
Apr 19, 2022 00:23 am UTC| Science Health Economy Business
California start-up Bionaut Labs will conduct its first clinical trials on sending miniature robots deep inside the human skull to treat brain disorders The tiny injectable robots can be guided through the brain using...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects