Quartzflipped into Quartz at WorkNowAirbnb is giving up on tourism in Chinaverified_publisherQuartz - Sarah ToddChina’s zero-covid policy isn’t just stifling its own economy—it’s changing the broader tourism industry, too. Airbnb plans to stop offering home rentals and other tourist experiences in China by July, as first reported by CNBC. Airbnb co-founder and China chair Nathan Blecharczyk attributed the …
Quartzflipped into Quartz at Work1 hour agoSnapchat’s comeback isn’t over yetverified_publisherQuartz - Nicolás RiveroSnapchat’s stock price plunged more than 40% today after the company announced its revenue would grow slower than expected this quarter. In an 8-K disclosure filed to the US Securities and Exchange Commission May 23, Snap said “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than …
Quartzflipped into Quartzy2 hours agoThe US video game industry gets its first major unionverified_publisherQuartz - Julia MalleckOn Monday (May 23), a small group of employees at video game company Raven Software voted to unionize. The employees, who are quality assurance testers at the company owned by video game giant Activision Blizzard, which makes popular titles such as Call of Duty and Candy Crush, formed the first union …
Quartzflipped into Quartzy5 hours agoWhy Meta is wrong to ban abortion conversations at workverified_publisherQuartz - Sarah ToddMeta doesn’t want employees talking about abortion at work. The company told employees last week that they should refrain from discussing reproductive rights on Workplace, the company’s internal chat system. “Even if people are respectful, and they’re attempting to be respectful about their view on …
Quartzflipped into Quartzy5 hours agoWhich US states have the highest gas prices?verified_publisherQuartz - Nicolás RiveroGasoline prices are rising to record heights across the US, thanks to supply disruptions brought on by the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. There are no good alternatives to Russian oil, and the Biden administration’s attempts to bring down prices by releasing oil from the US strategic …
Quartzflipped into Quartzy5 hours agoUsing Black people to illustrate monkeypox stories plays into a racist stereotypeverified_publisherQuartz - Alexander OnukwueAt least 92 monkeypox cases have been recorded in 12 countries across Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia since the World Health Organization (WHO) started receiving reports of infections on May 13. But in the news media, the face of the outbreak is decidedly Black and African. From Reuters and the …
