Spain approved a pioneering law that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them. AP Photo MADRID: Spain approved a pioneering law Tuesday that gives delivery platforms a mid-August deadline to hire the workers currently freelancing for them and that requires transparency of artificial intelligence used to manage workforces. […]
Day: May 11, 2021
Diet Companies See Gains as Americans Try to Drop Pandemic Pounds
Maybe it was the frozen pizza. Or the cheesy snack crackers she mindlessly nibbled on as she worked from home over the past year. Or those darn cookies. Whatever the cause, Jessica Short stepped onto the scale this spring and found she was 25 pounds heavier than before the pandemic. “I had to leave the […]
Spotify Will Now Let You Share Specific Part of Podcast with Timestamp Feature
Spotify has announced a new update that brings three features to help people share music and podcasts with others. The most notable upgrade is the ‘podcast timestamp sharing’ that essentially lets users share a particular point in a podcast that will directly redirect the user to the highlighted part. It means that receivers would not […]
Dad of New Orleans Saints superfan sentenced to 8 years in federal prison
NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for drug trafficking and for fraudulently capitalizing on his son’s illness with a phony charity. Jordy Robertson, 37, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District […]
Google Adds Vaccine Info Panels To Search, Hospital Bed Availability On Its Maps
Google Adds Vaccine Info Panels To Search, Bed Availability On Its Maps California: Tech giant Google has made discovering vaccine-related information easier by carrying out a scope of updates across its different services. The aim of rolling out these features is to health authorities and affected groups find assistance quicker, as massive second wave of […]
Here are some ideas on how to catch up on retirement savings after the pandemic.
For millions of retirement savers, the pandemic was a gut punch. There was the jarring stock market drop in March 2020, then millions lost their jobs, health insurance and ability to fund their savings. The pandemic stymied adults who hadn’t started saving for retirement, the number of workers taking withdrawals from their 401(k)s last year […]
Arsenal’s Aubameyang has poor timekeeping skills
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said he used to lie to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang about when meetings were held at Borussia Dortmund to help with his timekeeping, and questioned how the Arsenal striker kept his driving licence during their time together in Germany. Tuchel joined Dortmund in 2015 where he managed Aubameyang for two years and […]
UK health startup Huma raises $130 million from investors
Dan Vahdat, CEO and co-founder of Huma. Huma LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a shift toward digital health services, and investors are looking to capitalize on the trend by making big bets in the space. In the U.K., London-headquartered firm Huma announced Wednesday that it’s raised $130 million in an investment round led […]
EXO announces much-awaited special album ‘Don’t Fight The Feeling’ : Bollywood News
Popular South Korean group EXO is making their long-awaited comeback. After much anticipation, the group will drop a special album called ‘Don’t Fight the Feeling’. Back in April 2021, it was confirmed that EXO will commemorate their ninth anniversary as a group with new music. Members Xiumin, D.O., Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Kai, and Sehun were seen […]
Japan ruling party renews charter change drive amid pandemic
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. AP Photo TOKYO: Japan‘s governing party is renewing its push for its long-cherished goal of revising the country’s pacifist constitution, saying effective anti-coronavirus measures such as lockdowns aren’t possible without an emergency clause in the charter providing enforcement and the limiting of private rights. The powerful lower house of parliament, controlled […]