Weekend exclusive: Slack can’t be blamed for ‘quiet quitting’ says VP November 6, 2022 Tech could be a solution rather than a driver of the ‘quiet quitting’ phenomenon, says Slack vice president Pip White. Working at one of the biggest winners of the pandemic, White is understandably reluctant to admit that the remote working tool contributed to one of the most talked about working trends of 2022. A recent [...]
Global food prices drop to lowest levels since invasion of Ukraine November 5, 2022 Global food prices have fallen to their lowest levels since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, UN data shows. Food prices have fallen back down to levels last seen at the start of 2022, before Russia’s February invasion of the breadbasket of Europe caused food prices to surge, data from the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization [...]
Ping An chairman makes first public call for break up of HSBC November 5, 2022 The chairman of HSBC’s largest shareholder Ping An has said the Chinese insurer would support plans to spin off HSBC’s Asian business in warning the bank’s global business mode is “no long competitive”. Ping An Asset Management chairman Huang Yong warned HSBC is lagging behind its peers, as he called on the bank to “reallocate [...]
China doubles-down on zero-Covid policy November 5, 2022 China is set to continue with its current approach to tackling Covid-19, Chinese government officials said on Saturday. China will persevere with its “dynamic-clearing” approach to tackling Covid, officials from the China National Health Commission told a news conference today. The statements follow claims made by a former Chinese disease control official, at a conference [...]
US law firms get their money’s worth by working lawyers almost 14 hours a day November 5, 2022 London trainee lawyers at top US law firms are working nearly 14 hours a day, new research shows. Junior and trainee lawyers at Chicago headquartered firm Kirkland & Ellis work the longest hours, in starting at 9:19am and clocking off at 11:11pm, research from Legal Cheek shows. The rankings show all ten of the law [...]
Twitter lay-offs begin as Elon Musk warns of ‘massive drop’ in revenues November 5, 2022 Elon Musk has begun laying off thousands of Twitter workers after warning the social media company is losing more than $4m a day due to a “massive drop” in advertising revenues. The tech billionaire began pushing forwards with plans to lay off around half of Twitter’s 7,500 staff, just more than a week after completing [...]
Crypto Insider shortlisted for ‘Blockchain Advisor of the Year’ gong November 4, 2022 Crypto Insider James Bowater has been shortlisted for honours at the prestigious AIBC awards in Malta later this month.
Lotus Evija Fittipaldi celebrates 50 years of ‘greatest ever F1 car’ November 4, 2022 The new Evija Fittipaldi electric hypercar pays tribute to the Lotus 72, driven to victory by Emerson Fittipaldi in the 1972 F1 season.
Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica review: Like a hurricane November 4, 2022 The new Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica starts with the track-focused STO, then dials it down for the road. But all things are relative...
RMT suspends week of planned rail strikes in potential breakthrough November 4, 2022 The UK’s largest rail union has suspended a week of planned rail strikes, set to begin tomorrow, in what could be a breakthrough in negotiations. The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) today said it would not go ahead with strikes on 5, 7 and 9 November, but that the “current dispute [...]
