Universities are struggling to hire staff as millions of students return to campus for the fall semester, with campus dining halls acutely feeling the labor shortage.  “Mad rush describes it pretty well — staffing shortages, supply chain shortages, a rush of students coming in who are new to campus,” one dining services employee from the University of Georgia (UGA) told Yahoo Finance. “Everybody’s overworked.” The hospitality industry generally continues to be a short-staffed sector as the… Source link

For car fans, and lovers of a true analog experience when driving a car, it seems time is running out — the electric revolution is coming soon.  Sure, sales of EVs are around 2.7% of total car sales here in the U.S,, but we all see the writing on the wall, from Detroit to Düsseldorf: the gas-powered car is dying. At the IAA Mobility Conference in Munich this week, automakers debuted a slew of new electrified cars coming out in the not too distant future. Porsche (POAHY) was one of them. The… Source link

Amid fears of new variants emerging and evading COVID-19 vaccines, health experts are repeatedly pointing out that being fully vaccinated is very different from being unvaccinated. “We have to be very clear about who we’re talking about,” Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “The Delta variant is extraordinarily dangerous for the unvaccinated, and it presents a… Source link

(Bloomberg) — Supply Lines is a daily newsletter that tracks trade and supply chains disrupted by the pandemic. Sign up here. The global shipping industry is getting its biggest payday since 2008 as the combination of booming demand for goods and a global supply chain that’s collapsing under the weight of Covid-19 drives freight prices ever higher. Whether its giant container ships stacked high with of 40-foot steel boxes, bulk carriers whose cavernous holds house thousands of tons of coal,… Source link

You’ll now be able to watch videos on YouTube and almost any other service with the aid of automatic English-Russian translation dubbing. This could be really helpful to those studying Russian. Meanwhile, Yandex says more language pairs will be added to the system soon. Russia’s tech giant Yandex has added a new automatic English to Russian translation dub function to its Yandex Browser arsenal, which can be activated on YouTube and beyond, according to a… Source link

After it ended free unlimited storage for Google Photos in June, many Google users had figure out how to store images and other data in the Google accounts. They could keep their Google account stored data under 15GB, or pay for a Google One plan. Options included a 100GB plan for $1.99 per month, a 200GB plan for $2.99 a month, a 2TB plan for $9.99 a month, or a plan with 10TB of storage for $49.99 per month. 20TB and 30TB plans are also available, for $99.99 and $149.99 per month,… Source link

Google provided some user data to the government of Hong Kong last year, despite promising it would not process such data requests from authorities, according to the Hong Kong Free Press. The company told the news outlet it “produced some data” in response to three of the 43 requests it received from Hong Kong’s government. Two of the requests had to do with investigations into human trafficking and included search warrants, and a third was an emergency disclosure as part of a… Source link

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte officially returned to nationwide menus on August 24 — and is already leading to a big boost in foot traffic before the official arrival of fall.   According to analytics platform Placer.ai, visits increased 3.5% during the week of August 23 compared to the same week in a particularly strong 2019 summer season. And foot traffic expanded 12.3% on a week-over-week basis.  Traffic continued to climb in the days that followed with an average increase of 14.9%… Source link

Naomi Osaka wants to hit a Grand Slam in a different sort of court: beauty, but with a purpose. This week, the outspoken 23-year old tennis pro launched KINLO, her own skin care line that’s designed specifically for women of color. The word is a portmanteau inspired by her Japanese and Haitiian roots that means “gold,” and enters a competitive field of celebrity beauty that has created a , practically overnight. These brands include , Kylie Jenner’s line, which is sold by Ulta (), and… Source link

In spite of the economic and financial stresses brought on by the pandemic, most Americans have not taken any withdrawals from their defined contribution (DC) retirement plans. The vast majority of U.S. retirement savers have continued to make contributions to their plans throughout the pandemic, according to a recent Investment Company Institute (ICI) report. “Despite the economic challenges over the past year and a half, retirement savers show deep commitment to preserving their… Source link