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EY staff in China encouraged to wear Communist Party badges – The Irish Times
Communist Party members at EY China in Beijing have been asked to wear their party badges to show their political loyalty while they are at work. A Communist Party branch committee at the company made the demand just ahead of China’s annual parliamentary meetings, a time of high political sensitivity in the country. The rubber-stamp …
Chemists create an ‘artificial photosynthesis’ system that is 10 times more efficient than existing systems
For the past two centuries, humans have relied on fossil fuels for concentrated energy; hundreds of millions of years of photosynthesis packed into a convenient, energy-dense substance. But that supply is finite, and fossil fuel consumption has tremendous negative impact on Earth’s climate. “The biggest challenge many people don’t realize is that even nature has …
Twitter now asks some fired workers to please come back – The Irish Times
Twitter, after laying off roughly half the company on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion (€44 billion) acquisition, is now reaching out to dozens of employees who lost their jobs and asking them to return. Some of those who are being asked to return were laid off by mistake, according to two people familiar with …
Twitter will let you edit your tweet up to five times • TechCrunch
Twitter announced a much-anticipated feature last week — the ability to edit tweets. The company said that once the feature is available users will be able to edit their tweets for up to 30 minutes from posting. However, there’s a catch: users can only edit their tweets five times within this period. While this limit …
CVS Makes $8 Billion Bet on the Return of the House Call – The New York Times
CVS Makes $8 Billion Bet on the Return of the House Call The New York Times CVS Health Beats Amazon And Rivals For Signify Health With Winning $8 Billion Bid Forbes CVS to buy home health-care provider Signify for $8 billion ABC News CVS to buy home health giant Signify Health for about $8 billion CNBC CVS Agrees to …
Staffing issues forces Crozer Health to cut overnight and weekend hours in their Crisis Center – Delco Times
Crozer Health has announced that staffing issues are forcing them to cut overnight and weekend hours in their Crisis Center which treats mental health patients. Crozer sent letters to area first responders stating they are struggling to provide adequate staffing and resources which is affecting their ability to admit patients needing psychiatric care overnight. As of Monday …
Accenture: Technology is providing the resilience that businesses need at uncertain times
Technology advances are making tech more… human Shutterstock Are technology advances making tech more… human? From AI to blockchain to the Metaverse, digital technologies are shaping how businesses compete in more decentralized and digital-first economies. Human behaviors and intelligence are informing the design of new machines, changing innovation strategies and the way companies build products …
Fifa to use technology to detect and block online abuse of players at World Cup – The Irish Times
Football chiefs are to use technology to detect and block online abuse aimed at players during the World Cup finals in Qatar and beyond. Governing body Fifa and Fifpro, the worldwide representative organisation for professional footballers, published an independent report on Saturday to coincide with the United Nations International Day for Countering Hate Speech in …
Working for your health – The Martha’s Vineyard Times
Health is a basic human need. Textbooks define it as a state of emotional and physical well-being. When we are healthy, we can experience life to the fullest, becoming more satisfied and productive members of our community. With good health, we are able to face each day with resilience and hope, even when the going …
EYE ON THE ENVIRONMENT | For Arbor Day’s 150th anniversary, visit a local botanic garden – VC Reporter | Times Media Group
PICTURED: Some of the mission-style architecture and plants found at Gardens of the World in Thousand Oaks. From the Gardens of the World website by David Goldstein The 150th annual National Arbor Day is April 29, 2022. This holiday is nationally celebrated on the last Friday in April, but some states observe Arbor Day on different dates based …
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