Bankrate survey shows that 56% of the workforce are likely to look for a new job in the year ahead, up from 51% in 2022, as more workers seek a better work-life balance following the Great Resignation. Sophia Bera Daigle, CEO and founder of Gen Y Planning, a financial planning ...
Read More »Amazon lays off over 100 employees in its video game department
On Tuesday, an executive in charge of Amazon’s video games division wrote in a memo to employees that the company is laying off approximately 100 workers. Christoph Hartmann, Amazon Games’ vice president, wrote a memo to staffers on Tuesday stating that around 100 employees in Amazon’s video games division have ...
Read More »Italy’s Deputy PM warns of the risk to Italy’s competitiveness if ChatGPT is not reactivated soon
On Tuesday, Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister, Matteo Salvini, stated that if the widely-used ChatGPT chatbot is not reactivated soon, Italy’s competitiveness will be negatively affected in comparison to its peers in the European Union. On Friday, OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, deactivated ChatGPT in Italy due ...
Read More »Pakistan Central Bank Raises Key Interest Rate to Record 21%
On Tuesday, Pakistan’s central bank increased its key interest rate by 100 basis points to its all-time high, as the financially challenged country intensified its efforts to tackle the rising cost of living. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has raised its key interest rate to a record 21% as ...
Read More »Twitter ends legacy verified blue ticks; New York Times loses badge after Elon Musk’s policy overhaul
Twitter has discontinued its legacy verified blue ticks on accounts since April 1, resulting in the popular news organization New York Times losing its verification badge following Elon Musk’s policy changes. The White House has also announced that it will not pay to verify its staff’s accounts. Businesses, on the ...
Read More »Sundar Pichai unveils Bard AI upgrade to combat ChatGPT
According to Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai, the AI-driven chatbot Bard is set to transition to a more potent PaLM model. This development is occurring at a crucial time, with Google’s chatbot competing against OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which has gained immense popularity. In just two months since its launch, ChatGPT acquired 100 ...
Read More »New York Braces for Severe Weather Threat from Storm; Flights Cancelled or Delayed
New York – As a powerful Spring storm, accompanied by hail and tornadoes, hit the central United States from Mississippi to Wisconsin, approximately 700 flights into and around the country were cancelled, with around 4,800 experiencing delays. A severe thunderstorm and strong winds are anticipated to hit some areas of ...
Read More »Elon Musk aims to end the $258 billion lawsuit regarding Dogecoin
On Friday, Elon Musk requested a U.S. judge to dismiss a $258 billion racketeering lawsuit alleging that he operated a pyramid scheme to promote the cryptocurrency Dogecoin. Lawyers for Elon Musk and Tesla Inc filed a document in Manhattan federal court on Friday evening, stating that the $258 billion lawsuit ...
Read More »New York Indictment Charges Trump with Around 30 Counts of Document Fraud
NBC reports that ex-President Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury with nearly 30 criminal charges linked to supposed document fraud. The charges are included in the sealed indictment that was sanctioned on Thursday by the Manhattan Supreme Court. Former President Donald Trump, who is considered ...
Read More »Britain Joins Indo-Pacific Trade Bloc in Largest Trade Agreement Since Brexit
After nearly two years of negotiations, Britain has reached a historic trade agreement to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, a vast Indo-Pacific trade bloc consisting of 11 members. The deal, announced on Friday, will provide access to a region with a combined GDP of £11 trillion ...
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