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Facebook, Twitter, Google CEOs are back in Congress, facing questions on how social media promotes extremism and misinformation

Lawmakers are interrogating the chief executive officers of Google, Facebook and Twitter on the role their companies have played in promoting extremism and spreading misinformation......»»

Category: worldSource: nytMar 25th, 2021

Microsoft to start bringing workers back to headquarters

Microsoft will begin bringing workers back to its suburban Seattle global headquarters on March 29 as the tech giant starts to reopen more facilities .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMar 22nd, 2021

Experts: Keep safety issues in mind when planning return to offices

When buildings were vacant, some owners or companies might not have been worried about fire safety systems, but as workers come back, it is important to make sure those systems are up to date......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 16th, 2021

Next Avenue: Flexible hours, sabbaticals, bringing retirees back: How some companies are busting ageism at work

While some businesses are showing older workers the door, these are embracing them to tap their knowledge and skills......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 9th, 2021

Microsoft allies with European publishers to push for "Australian-style" laws on news content, pitting itself against Facebook and Google

Australia is preparing to force Big Tech companies to pay publishers for hosting news content - the EU has shown appetite for a similar law. Microsoft president Brad Smith. REUTERS/Lindsey Wa.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 23rd, 2021

Uber drops 4% after the UK Supreme Court rules that its drivers are employees, not contractors

The ruling could have wide ramifications for workers and companies within the gig economy across Europe. A black-cab driver waves a Union Jack flag whilst standing on a taxi on London Bridge, during a protest agains.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytFeb 19th, 2021

Big tech is struggling to upend healthcare. The wounds are usually self-inflicted.

Big tech companies like Amazon and Google often face internal issues when it comes to standing up ambitious new ventures in healthcare. Microsoft; Verily; Google; Amazon; Haven; Samantha Lee/Insider Big tech companies have a lot of potential t.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 16th, 2021

The Wall Street Journal: Microsoft urges U.S. to make tech giants pay for news content

Microsoft Corp. said the U.S. should copy Australia’s controversial proposal that tech companies pay newspapers for content — putting it at odds with Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Facebook Inc......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchFeb 12th, 2021

Companies fear coronavirus liability lawsuits. So far, few exist

Businesses are urging U.S. lawmakers to shield companies from what they fear could be a flood of lawsuits by workers and consumers blaming employers for exposing them to the new coronavirus......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 15th, 2020

Here"s when tech companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon plan to reopen their offices or keep working from home (MSFT, AAPL, FB, GOOG, AMZN, TWTR)

REUTERS/File Photos Tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have announced plans — w.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 12th, 2020

U.S. companies got emergency government loans despite having months of cash

In the harshest downturn for American workers in U.S. history, employers cut in April and the unemployment rate more than tripled to 14.7%. Back in February, before the coronavirus<…; pandemic... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Category: blogSource: crainsnewyorkMay 10th, 2020

Here"s when tech companies like Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Amazon plan to reopen their offices or keep working from home (MSFT, AAPL, FB, GOOG, AMZN)

REUTERS/File Photos Tech giants Apple, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon have announced plans — with varying degrees of specificity — outlining how employees might.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 8th, 2020

The high-rise office you left in March may not resemble the one you’re going back to. Here’s what workplaces may look like after the coronavirus shutdown.

Chicago companies are working to make their offices safe as workers return from COVID-19 shutdowns. It will be the biggest changes to the workplace since the aftermath .....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneMay 6th, 2020

How one Houston founder brought furloughed workers back before receiving PPP loan

Many companies that applied for the Paycheck Protection Program have yet to be approved for a forgivable loan......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 6th, 2020

Microsoft weathers the coronavirus pandemic, posting earnings boost from its cloud business

One of the world's most valuable companies grew as at-home workers turned to its Web-based services......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 29th, 2020

‘Moral courage in action’: Despite risks, autoworkers step up to make ventilators, face masks

Hundreds of workers at Ford, General Motors, Toyota and other companies have gone back to work to make face shields, surgical masks and ventilators in a push to stem shortages of protective gear and equipment during the corona.....»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneApr 24th, 2020

How three Denver-area hospitality companies — from 2,000 employees to seven — are using PPP funds

Getting furloughed employees back to work to prepare them for post-coronavirus changes is big. So is getting benefits to those workers......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 20th, 2020

BoE"s Bailey orders banks to "put their backs into it" on COVID-19 loans

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey told Britain's banks to speed up lending to companies as the coronavirus crisis threatens to deliver a historic blow to the economy, urging them to "put their back into it and get on with it"......»»

Category: topSource: reutersApr 17th, 2020

Google to cut back on hiring, data centers, machines amid COVID-19 fallout

Economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic isn’t just hurting small business — it’s hitting some of the biggest companies in the world. Google LLC parent company Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai told his workforce in a widely cited email on .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 16th, 2020

An unusual financial-crisis-era tactic designed to avoid layoffs is reemerging as coronavirus freezes the economy. Here"s why it could make a recovery take a lot longer.

REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri Salary cuts — last seen during the global financial crisis in 2008 — are back as companies try to cut costs as the coronavirus pandemic drives an economic slowdown. While the move keeps workers .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2020