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Putin and Biden: Strategic stability or a new Cold War?

Editor's note: Nikola Mikovic is a freelance journalist based in Serbia. He covers mostly Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian foreign policies, and writes for multiple web magazines. The article ref

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ChartHop raises $35M for its internal org chart and people analytics platform

Human resources is generally a salient cornerstone of any organization, but digitization has democratized a lot of the work that goes into HR, and that’s meant more people in businesses interest

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U.S. has poor record in workers' rights among major economies

There are systematic violations of rights in the U.S., which has a poor record among major developed countries, according to a 2020 survey by the International Trade Union Congress.There are as many

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Miami mass shooting kills at least two as police launch search

Two people were killed and at least 20 injured when a gang of three, shot indiscriminately into a crowd outside a concert in Miami, Florida, local police said. The mass shooting happened during th

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What the ‘nonpolitical’ startup leader teaches us about company culture

All eyes have recently been on Basecamp, which lost about a third of its workforce at the end of last month after banning “societal and political discussions” at work. Late last year, Coinbase was emb

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U.S. CDC director says mask turnaround based solely on science

A street in Manhattan, New York, April 27, 2021. /CFP The head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Sunday defended the decision to ease mask-wearing guidance for fu

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US to ease up guidance on indoor mask-wearing

VCG The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday will ease indoor mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people in the U.S., allowing them to safely stop wearing masks inside

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Blind raises $37M to double down on workplace gossip and career advice

Blind has carved out a unique niche in the social-networking world. It’s an app of verified, pseudonymous employees talking to each other about what’s going on at their employers, trading notes on eve

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Mayday! A distressing outlook for the future of labor

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Quibi’s content is coming to Roku as ‘Roku Originals,’ will kick off Roku’s investment in original content

Earlier this year, Roku acquired the program catalog from Quibi, the short-form video app backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg that had failed to gain traction amid the pandemic, despite nearly $2 billion in

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UK eyes mass testing as it takes next steps out of lockdown

All adults and children in England will be able to have routine coronavirus tests twice a week as a way to stamp out new outbreaks, the British government said Monday a

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How SOSV-backed Achiko pivoted from financial services to health tech during the COVID-19 pandemic

Many companies had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. For SOSV-backed Achiko, this meant shifting its focus from mobile payment services to affordable COVID-19 screening. Achiko’s platform c

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U.S. nods Abbott's rapid COVID-19 test for at-home screenings

Abbott Laboratories said on Wednesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has greenlighted its rapid COVID-19 antigen test, which produces results in around 15 minutes, making it more readily

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Daily Crunch: Facebook makes it easier to view a non-algorithmic News Feed

Facebook has some thoughts and updates about its News Feed, Siri gets some new voices and Tonal becomes a unicorn. This is your Daily Crunch for March 31, 2021.The big story: Facebook makes it easier

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Slack’s new DM feature Connect is, thankfully, opt-in

I’m sure I’m not the only one who had a minor meltdown on seeing that Slack had finally added the Connect feature it announced in October. I’m a firm believer that there are already entirely too many

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Women call for action on male violence after Sarah Everard's murder

04:08 More than 70 percent of women of all ages reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment in public spaces in Britain.That was one of the conclusions of a report for the UK

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The path forward for essential workers

Gig workers and warehouse workers have become essential in a pandemic-ravaged economy. In California, a law went into effect earlier this year that makes gig workers independent contractors. Meanwhile