Workers in food and accommodation, and wholesale and retail trade, are the hardest hit for having the least "teleworkable" jobs, with the poor, the young and women bei
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday highlighted the need for decent jobs to fuel the COVID-19 recovery.In a video message, the UN chief told heads of state and governm
Nauta Capital, the pan-European venture capital firm that invests in B2B technology startups at seed and Series A, is launching its fifth fund.The new vehicle has an initial close of €120 million and
03:29 The coronavirus pandemic has laid bare some of the existing problems in the labor market, such as gaps in social protection and job adaptability, and countries around the world s
COVID-19 outbreaks among meat and poultry processing facility workers can rapidly affect large numbers of people, according to a report of the U.S. Centers for Disease
A few years back, startups focusing on artificial intelligence had a whiff of bullshit about them; venture capitalists became inured to young tech companies claiming that their new AI-powered product
Organise, a U.K. startup that has built a platform to help workers organise and campaign for better rights, has raised £570,000 in seed funding.The round is led by Ada Ventures, fitting into the VC fi
Paytm, India’s most valuable startup, and its co-founder and chief executive, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, announced on Monday they have reached an agreement to acquire general insurer Raheja QBE for a sum
OurPeople, the U.K. startup that’s built a team communication and engagement platform for desk-less workers, has raised $2 million in Series A funding.Leading the round is Alpine Meridian, an in
Kenya will leverage on robust economic and trade ties with China to hasten safe reopening of local enterprises after months of shutdown linked to COVID-19 pandemic, ex
We have a problem. In tech, our companies are not diverse.This is something we’ve known for a long time, but in an industry where we’ve innovated and solved some of the world’s most challenging proble
If you’re a typically terse communicator who could probably benefit from a little more civility in your everyday communications, a new Carnegie Mellon University research project could be the an
30:00 The focus during the pandemic has been on saving lives. Now governments are turning their attention to economic recovery.But there are positive signs the crisis could be an oppor
File Photo: Photo shows the Great Hall of the People. (Xinhua/Yang Zongyou) Chinese lawmakers Sunday started deliberating a new draft amendment to the country's Crimin
As coronavirus cases rise in more than half of the states, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to overturn the Affordable Care Act.The administration’s
Video chat has long been one of the chief selling points of smart screens like the Amazon Echo Show and Google’s Nest Hub Max (the regular Hub is still lacking a camera, mind). But until today, the la
As the IPO market heats up, one offering slipped beneath our radar. This morning, then, we’ll catch up on Accolade’s initial public offering and what its proposed pricing may tell us about
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