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78% of Middle East Workers Think GenAI is Worth the Risks

78% of Middle East Workers Think GenAI is Worth the Risks

Businesses are changing quickly in the Middle East thanks to the new generation of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools like GPT-4 and DALL-E. The region's workers are upbeat about how AI, and generative AI in

Why Europe’s ‘Lonely’ Tech Entrepreneurs Need Help

Why Europe’s ‘Lonely’ Tech Entrepreneurs Need Help

Why can't Europe match Silicon Valley's success? Leo Apotheker asserts, "We're not just a bunch of stupid Europeans who are only good for going to the beach." Mr. Apotheker led SAP, a German business software

Twitter Accused of Avoiding Musk’s Mass Layoffs Legal Battle

Twitter Accused of Avoiding Musk’s Mass Layoffs Legal Battle

According to a complaint submitted on Monday in San Francisco federal court, about 2,000 former Twitter employees have resorted to defending their claims in arbitration as the company has demanded - but Twitter hasn't shown

Top 10 Poorest City in Massachusetts 2024

Top 10 Poorest City in Massachusetts 2024

According to recently released Census projections, the median household income in Massachusetts in 2020 was $84,385, making it the third-wealthiest state behind Maryland ($87,063) and New Jersey ($85,245). According to the American Community Survey's 5-year

NI civil servants consider general strike in September over ‘insulting’ pay offer

NI civil servants consider general strike in September over ‘insulting’ pay offer

Feeling angry and insulted, Northern Ireland's civil servants are considering a general strike over pay in September to ensure the message gets across, Carmel Gates, the general secretary of the Nipsa trade union, has said.

Shadowy Club recently affiliated with Clarence Thomas is being sued in California for multiple labor violations

Shadowy Club recently affiliated with Clarence Thomas is being sued in California for multiple labor violations

A class action lawsuit brought by servers against The Bohemian Club, an exclusive club for men in California that includes former presidents, alleges labor violations.  The exclusive club occasionally makes headlines, mostly because of its

Least Developed & Poorest Cities In California For 2024

Least Developed & Poorest Cities In California For 2024

If you think about California, thoughts of Sacramento, scenic landscapes, and some of the friendliest people you'll meet anywhere in the state. However, California, like many states, has some areas that are struggling with low

Staff at Switzerland’s second-busiest airport end strike over pay after deal reached with management

Staff at Switzerland’s second-busiest airport end strike over pay after deal reached with management

About a thousand workers at Geneva Airport, which is Switzerland's second-busiest, launched an industrial action early on Friday morning, disrupting air traffic for around four hours. Dozens of flights got cancelled, eventually affecting thousands of

INDIA’S CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD LABOUR

INDIA’S CAMPAIGN TO END CHILD LABOUR

Sustainable Development Goal 8 has set a deadline of 2025 as a means of addressing the growing problem of child labor.  Nevertheless, the situation is still dire in India, where 11% of the workforce is

Strike Ended: Employees at Boeing 737 MAX Supplier Spirit 

Strike Ended: Employees at Boeing 737 MAX Supplier Spirit 

Employees at Spirit AeroSystems have approved a new labor agreement, putting an end to a six-day strike that had the potential to affect production at Boeing and Airbus.  A four-year contract with the aerospace company