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Sidelines | International Workers' Day: Dancing to a robot's tune?

Sidelines is a column by CGTN's Social Media DeskAs Siri, Alexa and Cortana are speaking in ever more realistic human voices, listening to online beatboxing hits that emulate the hallmark sound effec

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COVID-19 turned many workers into stay-at-home parents. What's next?

02:37 During the pandemic, many parents have found themselves leaving the workplace for a new full time job at home – taking care of the kids. But will months of full-time parenting har

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Amazon's profits more than tripled in the first three months of 2021

Amazon shares have risen 46% in the last year - fuelled by rising demand for home deliveries as a result of the pandemic.

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Amazon's profits more than tripled in the first three months of 2021

Amazon shares have risen 46% in the last year - fuelled by rising demand for home deliveries as a result of the pandemic.

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The gig is up on 21st-century exploitation

Today’s app-based or “gig” economy is frequently dressed up in talk about “modern innovation” and the “21st century of work.” This facade is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.Precarious, contingent work is n

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Erase All Kittens raises $1M Seed round for Mario-style game which teaches girls to code

Erase All Kittens (EAK) is an EdTech startup that created a ‘Mario-style’ web-based game designed for kids aged 8-12. However, the game has a twist: it places an emphasis on inspiring girls to code (s

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Google announces career and digital training initiative for formerly incarcerated individuals

Google today announced the launch of Grow with Google Career Readiness for Reentry. The initiative — created in partnership with nonprofits The Last Mile, Center for Employment Opportunities (CE

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Investment in construction automation is essential to rebuilding US infrastructure

With the United States moving all-in on massive infrastructure investment, much of the discussion has focused on jobs and building new green industries for the 21st century. While the Biden administra

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India’s ElasticRun raises $75 million to grow its commerce platform for neighborhood stores

A startup that is helping over 125,000 neighborhood stores in India secure working capital, inventory from top brands, and work with e-commerce firms to boost revenues said on Thursday it has raised a

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A new job title, ‘stay-at-home parent’ amid COVID

02:33 During the COVID-19 pandemic, many parents in the U.S. have found themselves leaving the workplace to do a full-time jobathome– taking care of the kids.Will that harm their chance

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MessageBird acquires SparkPost for $600M using $800M Series C extension

MessageBird, a communications platform out of the Netherlands, had a busy day today with two huge announcements. For starters, the company got an $800 million extension on its $200 million Series C ro

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Taking stock of the VC industry’s progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

Let’s be clear: The venture capital industry has lacked diversity. The good news is the industry is working to improve itself.To begin with, as an industry, venture capital can only improve what we me

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Lyft sells self-driving unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet for $550M

Ride-hailing company Lyft has sold off its autonomous vehicle unit to Toyota’s Woven Planet Holdings subsidiary for $550 million, the latest in a string of acquisitions spurred by the cost and l

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Apple commits to 20,000 US jobs, new North Carolina campus

Apple this morning announced a sweeping plan to invest north of $430 billion over the next five years. The company says the deal involves “economic benefits” in all 50 states and would create, all tol

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There is no cybersecurity skills gap, but CISOs must think creatively

Those of us who read a lot of tech and business publications have heard for years about the cybersecurity skills gap. Studies often claim that millions of jobs are going unfilled because there aren’t

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8 investors, founders and execs predict cybersecurity, fintech will take Belfast by storm

Things have been looking up for Belfast since the end of the Troubles. The city has undergone infrastructure improvements over the past two decades, tourism has boomed thanks to attractions such as th

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Hyundai invests in teleoperations startup Ottopia as part of $9M round

After spending much of his career in mission-critical environments, including the Israeli Air Force, Israeli Intelligence and leading development of a cybersecurity product at Microsoft, Amit Rosenzwe