The San Antonio Spurs might be 13-30, but they’ve got the entire NBA beat in one area of the record book. With a crowd of 68,323 fans, the Spurs broke the NBA single-game attendance record on Friday against the Golden State Warriors. The increased attendance came thanks to a special game played at the team’s former home at the Alamodome as part of a celebration of its 50th anniversary. The previous record of 62,046 fans was held by a game at the Georgia Dome on March 27, 1998 between the Source link
Read More »JPMorgan employees describe growing ‘paranoia’ as the company tracks their office attendance, calls, calendars, and more — with one worker even installing a ‘mouse jiggler’ to evade ‘Big Brother’
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. Employees at the bank say suspicion and fear are swirling over the firm’s data-collection efforts.KENA BETANCUR/Getty Images JPMorgan has developed a powerful data-collection tool to monitor its employees’ activities. Employees at America’s largest bank fear what the data collection could mean for their jobs. One staffer described a workplace where terms like “Big Brother” and “1984” have become commonplace. At JPMorgan Chase, employees say watchful eyes are… Source link
Read More »JPMorgan employees describe the ‘fear of God’ and ‘panic’ as the company tracks their office attendance
Jamie Dimon, Chair and CEO of JPMorgan ChaseJ. Lawler Duggan/For The Washington Post via Getty Images JPMorgan has asked hybrid employees to come into the office at least 3 days a week. The bank is tracking ID swipes to monitor staffers’ office attendance. One executive described there being a “fear of God” and “panic” over the attendance quotas. JPMorgan has started tracking staffers’ office attendance, and employees say it’s creating an atmosphere of mistrust and panic. Insider reported… Source link
Read More »Google I/O returns May 11 and 12, with limited in-person attendance – TechCrunch
Feel that? The weather’s warming up, it’s staying light outside later and there’s something [long, extended inhale] developery in the air. New clues from Google dropped this morning, in the lead up to Google’s annual developer conference. The company has since confirmed that the show will go on, May 11 and 12. Traditionally held at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, Google skipped the show altogether in 2020, out of concern over the then still-new COVID-19… Source link
Read More »Streaming growth, theme park attendance in spotlight for stock-watchers
Disney (DIS) unveiled first quarter 2022 results that beat expectations after the bell on Wednesday. Shares jumped as much as 9% after the report. New membership additions for the company’s two-year-old Disney+ streaming service surpassed analysts’ expectations. The metric was in focus as a return to in-person activities had some concerned over future growth for the direct-to-consumer video service, which benefitted from the height of stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Turnout… Source link
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