Jeff Bezos now dedicates 2 afternoons a week to his space company Blue Origin instead of one, a report says
Jeff Bezos has doubled his time with Blue Origin, working on his space company Tuesday as well as Wednesday afternoons, sources told CNBC.
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Amazon plans a pay cut of up to 23% for hourly workers who guide trucks in and out of its UK delivery stations
Amazon said the pay cut would align the UK with the rest of Europe, and that employees had “a number of options,” including taking supervisor jobs.
Afghanistan’s financial system is about to collapse, lender warns, as the US keeps nearly $10 billion in reserves frozen from the Taliban
The head of the Islamic Bank of Afghanistan said the country’s financial industry was dealing with an “existential crisis.”
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Asian markets grapple with Evergrande fallout as concern over a China power crunch grows
Asian shares mainly drifted lower Tuesday as investors continued to fret over China Evergrande Group’s unsolved debt crisis and eyed the potential impact of a widening power shortage in China.
Elon Musk says Tesla is glad to see new data-security laws after several Beijing-led regulatory crackdowns on big tech
Elon Musk’s collaborative tone about data security came despite China’s richest tech titans being hurt by Beijing’s regulatory crackdown.
A swarm of bees killed dozens of endangered African penguins by targeting their eyes
More than 60 endangered African penguins were found dead at Boulders Beach, Cape Town, after a bee swarm attacked, targeting their eyes.
Pelosi said she may not hold vote on infrastructure bill on Monday as planned if it doesn’t have the votes
“I’m never bringing a bill to the floor that doesn’t have the votes,” Pelosi said after previously committing to a vote Monday.
Georgia GOP Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan says he’s ‘not sacrificing a thing’ to appease Trump: book
“Is it hard to understand that a husband and father of three boys chose to stick by the truth?” asked Lt. Gov. Duncan of rejecting election lies.
Restaurant owner begs public to help his business stay open after bookings dwindled, despite 5-star reviews
After lockdown restrictions eased, customers didn’t return to the Tartan Rooster restaurant. Its owner says it will close without public support.
Cannabis industry jobs are on the rise, fueled by the Great Resignation
The number of employees in the US legal marijuana sector surpass those who are paramedics, aircraft pilots, or electrical engineers.
Sen. Joe Manchin seeks to slow down $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill as Democrats move forward with the legislation in critical phase
“What’s the need? There is no timeline. I want to understand it,” Manchin said of the urgency of a reconciliation bill in an interview with Politico.
A witness said the Taliban hung a body from a crane in a city square in western Afghanistan: report
It’s an indication the Taliban plans to resume harsh tactics employed when it previously ruled despite earlier claims for plans to rule moderately.