Starbucks Korea is hiring 1,600 new employees before the year ends
Oct 18, 2021 09:38 am UTC| Business Economy
Starbucks Korea has recently faced issues after some of its employees staged a protest due to poor working conditions. They mainly mentioned being overworked and underpaid, but it seems that things have already been...
Oct 18, 2021 08:57 am UTC| Business Economy
Netflix was said to have fired one of its staff who leaked confidential information about Dave Chappelles The Closer special. The American streaming giant said that the information that was divulged are sensitive details...
Russia to slap crypto miners with energy tariffs amid wave of migration from China
Oct 18, 2021 08:49 am UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Russia is considering slapping special energy tariffs on cryptocurrency miners after Chinas industry ban triggered a wave of migration. There was an exodus of cryptocurrency miners to Russia after bitcoin mining...
Cryptocurrency: El Salvador working towards greener bitcoin mining by using volcanoes
Oct 18, 2021 07:27 am UTC| Digital Currency Economy
Cryptocurrency in El Salvador is going mainstream after it adopted digital currency as a legal tender in September. The country even installed a Bitcoin mining facility already, and it is in operation now. Now, there...
Dutch Bros. currently outperforming Starbucks and Dunkin'
Oct 18, 2021 04:01 am UTC| Business Economy
Dutch Bros. latest sales numbers show that its outperforming Starbucks and Dunkin, the two largest coffee chains in the US, in terms of same-store visits and overall sales. Data from Placer.ai shows that visits to Dutch...
EA Sports braces for FIFA breakup
Oct 18, 2021 01:18 am UTC| Sports Economy Technology
Electronic Arts (EA) Sports is bracing for the possibility of a permanent break with FIFA after its current 10-year agreement ends in next years World Cup in Qatar. Earlier this month, EA Sports registered two...
Betway expands presence in NBA to 6 teams with Dallas Mavericks sponsorship deal
Oct 15, 2021 23:56 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business
Sports betting company Betway inked a multi-year branding rights deal with the Dallas Mavericks, representing its sixth partnership with an NBA franchise. Under the deal, the Mavericks will add the Betway brand...
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