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U.S. Labor Dept withdrawing COVID vaccine rule for large employers
President Joe Biden unveiled in September several regulations aimed...
China’s falling birth rate poses future threat to country’s economy: Report
With regard to these issues, the Chinese government in 2016 had...
Mumbai most expensive for expats living in India, says survey
The survey is designed to help multinational companies and governments determine compensation strategies for their expatriate employees.
World’s most powerful supercomputer unveiled
The Computer can complete over 200,000 trillion calculations per second – providing unprecedented computing power for research in energy, advanced materials and artificial intelligence (AI).
Antarctica’s ice sheet is melting 3 times faster than before
In the last quarter century, the southern-most continent’s ice sheet – a key indicator of climate change – melted into enough water to cover Texas to a depth of nearly 13 feet (4 meters), scientists calculated. All that water made global oceans rise about three-tenths of an inch (7.6 millimeters)
India among over 90 nations without paid paternity leave for new dads: UNICEF
The UN agency noted that around the world, momentum for family-friendly policies was growing. It cited the example of India, where officials are proposing a Paternity Benefit Bill for consideration in the next session of Parliament which would allow fathers up to three months of paid paternity leave.
Lloyd’s Uses Insurable Value Data to Predict France Will Win 2018 World Cup
In its ranking of teams in this year’s FIFA World Cup, Lloyd’s said a snapshot of the research shows that three countries have the most expensive teams in terms of insurable value: France’s team has an insurable value of £1.4 billion ($1.9 billion), England has an insurable value of £1.17 billion ($1.6 billion) and Brazil has an insurable value of £1.1 billion ($1.5 billion).
European Corporations Given Guidance on Factoring Climate Risk in Financials
Concerns in the financial community that assets are being mispriced because climate risk is not being factored into financial reporting has prompted demand for more meaningful and transparent climate-related financial information.
Over 50% employees are ready to accept, embrace robot co-workers: Survey
“Far from workers worrying about their jobs being taken by robots, our study shows that employees are actually very happy to work alongside machines. With all the advantages of robots not getting involved in office politics too, we can expect to see more of this in the future!” Terri Hiskey, Vice President (product marketing, manufacturing) at Epicor Software Corporation, US-based global enterprise software provider, said in a statement on Tuesday.
Robots not a threat to human labour: Microsoft chief Satya Nadella
If robots do replace humans, he says mechanisms such as universal basic income may be needed, drawing comparisons with the labour movement, but that humans will always need jobs.
NASA study shows freshwater decline in India
The study, published in the journal Nature, found that Earth’s wetland areas are getting wetter and dry areas are getting drier due to a variety of factors, including human water management, climate change and natural cycles.
How hackers use hotel key cards to break into rooms
While the researchers have fixed the flaw together with Assa Abloy, the world’s largest lock manufacturer which owns the system in question, the case serves as a wake-up call for the lodging industry to a problem that went undetected for years.