Tech
Sundar Pichai fires 28 Google workers for staging sit-in protest over $1.2 billion Israeli contract on company property
“Physically impeding other employees’ work and preventing them from accessing our facilities is a clear violation of our policies, and completely unacceptable behavior,” Google said.
April 18, 2024
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Topics
Environment
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Disney advances plan to inject $1.9 billion into ‘the happiest place on Earth’
KKR is entrusting its multibillion-dollar green transition to the former CEO of oil-guzzling giant Shell
Finance
Jamie Dimon confronted Bill Gates after the Microsoft founder said banks were dinosaurs: ‘Obviously he was dead wrong, he’d probably agree with that’
How navigating Netflix’s DVD-to-streaming transition helped prepare Airbnb’s new CFO for surviving the pandemic
Trump’s social media stock rises 16%, still down 67% from its $80 peak
Health
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Amazon’s health boss believes it’s not ‘acceptable’ for customers to get a ‘surprise bill’ when they come to pay for medication—and that’s why the business set out to change it
Coal miners will get long wanted protection from dust that causes black lung as Labor Secretary announces rule cutting exposure limits in half
Leadership
ChatGPT-style AI bots have ‘lit a fire in boardrooms’ and it’s all thanks to slick design, says AI unicorn ‘chief wizard’
Malaysia wants to benefit from chip companies trying to diversify their supply chains: ‘There is enough growth that will go around’
Casino operator calls smoking ban ‘one of the greatest threats to our business’
Lifestyle
Salman Rushdie reveals what he learned from the attack that blinded and nearly killed him: ‘There is value in hearing from voices that offend us’
Beware, Swifties. A major British bank just issued a warning after fans lost an estimated $1 million in Taylor Swift concert ticket scams
Disney’s multibillion-dollar theme park facelift gets unanimous approval from Anaheim council
Personal Finance
Canada will soak the rich with capital gains tax jump to raise billions for housing in market where Gen Z can’t catch a break
Canada proposes higher tax on 0.1%—For anyone under 40, it’s ‘just harder to establish yourself,’ finance minister says
‘Unretirement plans’ are baby boomers’ newest hack to fight depression in their 60s, 70s, and beyond: ‘It’s a third of your life that you don’t have a road map for’
Politics
AI deepfakes could decide the election in November, experts warn, after just 44,000 votes handed Joe Biden the presidency in 2020
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.1bn for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory chips in New York and Idaho
Trump’s social media stock rises 16%, still down 67% from its $80 peak
Retail
Deliveroo returns to order growth with a 2% increase but for rival Just Eat, it’s not looking as rosy
The summer’s looking bright for budget airline easyJet as bookings grow, losses narrow and its Israel service is repurposed
Salman Rushdie reveals what he learned from the attack that blinded and nearly killed him: ‘There is value in hearing from voices that offend us’
Success
ChatGPT-style AI bots have ‘lit a fire in boardrooms’ and it’s all thanks to slick design, says AI unicorn ‘chief wizard’
Want a four-day workweek? Head to Singapore
Netflix’s password crackdown has stirred up a wave of subscription revenue that still has a lot of room to run
Tech
AI deepfakes could decide the election in November, experts warn, after just 44,000 votes handed Joe Biden the presidency in 2020
Biden administration agrees to provide $6.1bn for Micron Technology to produce advanced memory chips in New York and Idaho
British unions want new law to stop firms from using AI to spot facial expressions and tone of voice as part of hiring decisions