The checkout platform Bolt — not to be confused with the blockchain startup Bolt Labs, the hardware investor Bolt, or the ride-sharing firm formerly known as Taxify — today announced that it recently closed a $ 75 million funding round. The infusion comes after a year during which Bolt processed …
Read More »8BitDo Arcade Stick review — A feature-packed fight stick for Switch
Get the most out of your game’s subscription plans Best practices for designing and managing your subscription strategy Access guide here I don’t use fight sticks very often, but I do like just about everything that 8BitDo makes. So when the company sent over the 8BitDo Arcade Stick, I was …
Read More »Lyft and Uber projected to prevail in pricey Prop 22 fight over worker designation
Maintain your employer brand in a pandemic Read the VentureBeat Jobs guide to employer branding Download eBook (Reuters) – Voters in trend-setting California backed a ballot proposal by Uber and its allies that cements app-based food delivery and ride-hailing drivers’ status as independent contractors, not employees, according to a projection …
Read More »Robinsons Survived Many Global Crises Including WW2, But Lost The Fight To COVID-19
Over the weekend, many queued for hours to grab clearance deals from Robinsons which will be closing down all remaining stores in Malaysia and Singapore for good. It falls victim to the Covid-19 pandemic which has seen a significant reduction in consumer demands this year. The outlet at The Gardens …
Read More »Roblox, game developers, and JDRF team up to fight Type 1 diabetes
How startups are scaling communication The pandemic is making startups take a close look at ramping up their communication solutions. Learn how Roblox has launched a game inside its virtual world platform that will help raise awareness about Type 1 diabetes in a partnership with medical research nonprofit JDRF, once …
Read More »After Meat Workers Die of Covid-19, Families Fight for Compensation
After Saul Sanchez tested positive for the coronavirus at a hospital in Greeley, Colo., he spoke to his daughter on the phone and asked her to relay a message to his supervisors at work. “Please call JBS and let them know I’m in the hospital,” his daughter Beatriz Rangel remembered …
Read More »How to Fight Back Against LGBTQ Mortgage Discrimination
Back in June, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that the Civil Rights Act applies to sexual orientation. Moving forward, Americans don’t have to worry about losing their jobs for being who they are. However, the ruling didn’t address other areas of prejudice — including the discrimination LGBTQ homebuyers face in the …
Read More »Coronavirus Live Updates: Fight Over Aid Package Drags On
Here’s what you need to know: ‘Long days, long nights’: Washington prepares for a prolonged fight over virus relief. Israel’s rocky reopening of its schools may be a lesson for the U.S. As Isaias makes landfall, the coronavirus makes it trickier to shelter from the storm. Trump addresses the death …
Read More »How France Lost the Weapons to Fight a Pandemic
PARIS — When President Emmanuel Macron repeatedly declared “war” on the coronavirus in March, he solemnly promised that France would support “front-line” health workers with “the means, the protection.” The reality was that France was nearly defenseless. The government’s flip-flopping policies on past pandemics had left a once formidable national …
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