Google is (unsurprisingly) shutting down Stadia in January Kris Holt @krisholt Despite claims to the contrary as recently as July, Google is shutting down its Stadia games streaming service after just three years. The company says players will still have access to their games and be able to play them until January 18, 2023. … Continue reading Google begins refunding Stadia hardware purchases made on the Google Store
By Wilfred Chan November 22, 2022 After a yearlong wait, the Biden administration has issued a new rule that could make it easier for your retirement plan to invest in environmentally responsible funds. The Department of Labor rule announced today that plan sponsors of private pensions and other benefit plans covered under the Employee … Continue reading The Biden administration just made ESG investment easier, but the strategy remains controversial as ever
Hitting the Books: Newfangled oceanographers helped win WWII using marine science Trailblazing researcher Mary Sears led the unprecedented oceanic intelligence gathering effort. A. Tarantola @terrortola Lethal Tides tells the story of pioneering oceanic researcher Mary Sears and her leading role in creating one of the most important intelligence gathering operations of World War II. … Continue reading The women who made ENIAC more than a weapon
Amazon warehouse workers vote to unionize in Staten Island (updated) This will be Amazon’s first unionized warehouse in the US. J. Fingas @jonfingas April 1st, 2022 Workers stand in line to cast ballots for a union election at Amazon’s JFK8 distribution center, in the Staten Island borough of New York City, U.S., March 25, 2022. … Continue reading A pregnant worker and labor activist says Amazon made her pick up trash alone
Michael Abetz Last updated: 12 April 2022 Coinbase’s entertainment team, in partnership with Bored Ape Yacht Club makers Yuga Labs, are producing a three-part short film trilogy featuring the Bored Apes as animated characters. It will be dubbed ‘The Degen Trilogy’ and updates on the movie’s development will be released on DegenTrilogy.com. Not many details … Continue reading BAYC Film Trilogy to be made by Coinbase
Michael Abetz Last updated: 5 April 2022 The Her Majesty’s Treasury Twitter account @hmtreasury tweeted this week that plans are in the works to create the first ever Royal Mint NFT. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has asked the Royal Mint – who mint legal tender coins for circulation in the United Kingdom, while … Continue reading Royal Mint NFT to be made by UK Government
HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, March 15, 2022 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against HomeAdvisor, saying that since 2014, the company overcharged small and medium- sized businesses, and misrepresented the likelihood leads at much higher rates than HomeAdvisor’s … Continue reading HomeAdvisor Made False, Misleading Claims About Quality Of Leads Sold To SMBs, FTC Says
Mark Roberts December 3, 2021 When we stop and think about it, arguably the most impressive element of the pandemic is how businesses of all sizes, especially small businesses, responded. Small business owners put everything into their business and expect their vendors to provide the same level of care and attention to detail when it … Continue reading Celebrating Businesses That Made Their Way Through a Pandemic
Paul Keijzer August 12, 2020 One of the most often-asked questions about leadership is: Are leaders born or made? Research suggests that leadership is about one-third born and two-thirds made. No matter which industry do you belong to – business, sports, politics or some other – the ability to effectively motivate and lead a group … Continue reading Great Leaders are Made, Not Born: 4 Strategies for Becoming a Better Leader
Graham Jones July 16, 2020 The other day, one of my neighbours was complaining about her teenage son, who has the habit of putting off his homework until the very last minute. She is a very organised mum who finds it intriguing as to how he manages to get such good marks at school by … Continue reading Has Lockdown Made You Put Things Off?
