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US productivity is on the decline and employees are less willing to ‘engage in hustle culture,’ as 1 in 5 Americans admit to doing the ‘bare minimum’ There’s no doubt about it, employees across the country are pulling back at work. Labor productivity is slowing this year, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government agency comes up with this measurement by taking output per hour and dividing that number by an index of all the workers — paid and unpaid. While this… Source link

Disney (DIS) and Apple (AAPL) became the latest companies in the crosshairs of anti-ESG efforts after Vivek Ramaswamy, the executive chairman of Peter Thiel-backed Strive Capital, sent letters to the companies urging them to halt diversity audits and avoid making political statements. In the letter released on Monday, the “Woke, Inc.” author railed against the companies and financial institutions for promoting “one-sided political agendas.” Ramaswamy has been a vocal critic of the practice of… Source link

There’s a new view growing in popularity among the literati: The search engine Google undermines democracy. “Google Search Is Quietly Damaging Democracy” read a recent headline in Wired, summarizing an article which claimed that Google’s search results “mislead the public on issues of grave importance to sustaining our democracy.” The article, written by a professor who has made similar claims before Senate subcommittees, echoed others along the same lines—as well as calls for action to… Source link

Innovative electronic music composer and physicist Oskar Sala would have celebrated his 112th birthday on Monday. The German is hailed for producing sound effects on a musical instrument called a mixture trautonium that transformed the world of radio, film and television. On Monday, Google is changing its logo in 27 countries to a doodle, or illustration, in his honour. This is his story: Early life Sala was born in Greiz, Germany, in 1910. Since birth, he was surrounded by music. His mother… Source link

A Californian is going viral after sharing the biggest culture shocks she faced after moving to Iowa. The clip comes courtesy of Katie Bishop (@katphishhbishh), a podcaster and CRNA student now living in Iowa. Her video, about the most surprising differences between her old state and new one, now has over 800,000 views. Bitcoin ETFs: What are they and how to invest in them? It’s the latest entry in a long line of posts about culture shocks TikTokers have faced after moving. In one clip, an… Source link

Google fosters a work environment that marginalizes Black employees, denies people of color advancement opportunities and ignores sexual harassment claims, among other indiscretions, according to plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed against the company in California this week. At a press conference in San Francisco on Monday, attorney Ben Crump and two former employees of the search engine behemoth detailed what they called a “racist culture” at the enterprise headquartered in… Source link

French painter and sculptor Rosa Bonheur, who was born in 1822 and died in 1899, is famous for her distinctive work featuring animals. On Wednesday, the 200th anniversary of her birthday, Google changed its logo in five countries to honour Bonheur. This is her story: Daughter of two artists Born in Bordeaux, France, on March 16, 1822, Bonheur was the eldest of four siblings. Her father, Raymond Bonheur, was a drawing teacher and her mother, Sophie Marquis, a musician. Bonheur’s love for… Source link

After telling Hope Solo that she “hated” playing for the U.S. Women’s National Team late in her career, Carli Lloyd clarified her criticism of the program’s “culture.” She’s not happy with some teammates she said were more concerned with their “brand” than the team. Lloyd announced her retirement from the USWNT after the Tokyo Olympics last summer following a storied career that included two Olympic gold medals and two World Cup championships as the program’s third-leading goal scorer of all… Source link

Video game developer Eidos-Montreal announced its shift to a four-day workweek last Thursday, marking it as the most high-profile studio in the gaming world to do so. Eidos’ announcement is a tectonic shift in an industry that’s been notorious for the poor treatment of its developers for decades. Crunch culture — the video game industry practice of working longer hours for big studios (known industry-wide as AAAs), and pushing employees to exhaustion when a project’s deadline draws… Source link