The Washington Post17 hours agoBiden and the tale of the $16 McDonald's mealverified_publisherThe Washington PostAn irregular $16 McDonald’s order, a viral TikTok, and a growing conundrum for President Biden’s economic platform. The internet has been awash with social media rants lately about the high cost of fast-food. One video in particular keeps making the rounds, nearly a year on. Jeff Stein, The Post’s …
The Washington PostThese are some of the notable companies laying off workersverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Julian Mark, Hamza Shaban, Aaron Gregg, Jacob BogageThe U.S. job market has been remarkably strong, even in the face of other economic headwinds. More than a year into the Federal Reserve’s campaign to cool the economy, the United States added 150,000 jobs in October, slower but solid growth that edged the unemployment rate to 3.9 percent. Yet …
The Washington Post1 day agoOusted propaganda scholar Joan Donovan accuses Harvard of bowing to Metaverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Joseph MennA prominent disinformation scholar has accused Harvard University of dismissing her to curry favor with Facebook and its current and former executives in violation of her right to free speech. Joan Donovan claimed in a filing with the Education Department and the Massachusetts attorney general that …
The Washington Post1 day agoModern meeting etiquette: Wear pants, beware of tech lag, chat sparinglyverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Danielle AbrilEating in your kitchen on Zoom? Mumbling jokes in the conference room during a hybrid video call? In this new phase of hybrid work, the rules of acceptable meeting behavior can be tricky. For years, most office workers held their meetings in person, with the occasional phone conference call to …
The Washington Post1 day agoA Brazilian city passed a law about water meters. ChatGPT wrote it.verified_publisherThe Washington Post - By María PaúlBack in October, the 36-member Porto Alegre city council unanimously voted to pass a bill that lightened the load on taxpayers, sparing the Brazilian city’s residents the expense of replacing stolen water meters. After being vetted by several of the council’s committees, the law went into effect …
The Washington Post3 days agoEmployees keep up pressure on Big Tech to drop deal with Israelverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Caroline O'DonovanMore than 100 Amazon employees in 20 cities gathered to eat knafeh and observe International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, but in two offices, the event was interrupted by fliers that said “KIDNAPPED” above photos of Israeli hostages. Employees attending Wednesday’s celebration …
