Microsoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, the company said on Monday, roughly a quarter of its workforce, as the tech giant seeks to cut costs while pouring money into artificial intelligence. Staff on select teams in the United States, Canada, India and Britain at vice president level and below will be eligible, […]
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Der Auftritt von Audi-Chef Gernot Döllner an der Seite von US-Präsident Donald Trump schlägt weiter hohe Wellen: Arbeitnehmervertreterinnen sowie und Politik übten am Montag scharfe Kritik. IG-Metall-Chefin Christiane Benner bezeichnete den Auftritt als “politisch inakzeptabel”. Döllner habe “eklatant” die eigenen Unternehmensregeln verletzt, die ausdrücklich politische Neutralität im Vorfeld von Wahlen verordneten. Das Unternehmen hingegen wies eine […]
Read MoreA stretch of London’s iconic Oxford Street was made traffic-free “forever” from Monday, as pedestrians took over the country’s most famous shopping street, absent of the capital’s red double-decker buses and black cabs. Shoppers walking along the street told AFP this was a “good idea”, but drivers of London’s famous black taxi cabs rejected the […]
Read MoreSouth Africa is seeking “direct dialogue” with Washington to break a stalemate in tense diplomatic ties, the ambassador told AFP Monday, as Pretoria sought to avoid exclusion from a key US-Africa trade deal. Relations have deteriorated since President Donald Trump took office, with Washington cutting aid and berating President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office […]
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Emotions ran high in Belgrade on Monday after a student-led movement upset the right-wing populist Aleksandar Vucic’s party in Serbia’s snap election. A celebratory mood gripped the capital, with drivers honking their horns and passers-by holding up three fingers — the winning list’s ballot number and a Serbian greeting. Many wore badges and other symbols […]
Read MoreA Anthropic, uma das principais empresas de inteligência artificial do mundo, tornou públicos, nesta segunda-feira (26), seus documentos para abertura de capital, em um movimento que testará se o boom da IA pode gerar lucros. O documento de registro mostra um rápido crescimento das vendas, mas também detalha uma série de riscos para os investidores, […]
Read MoreMaria Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader and Nobel peace laureate, said on Monday she was ready to sit down with the country’s interim president after her surprise return from exile. Machado landed in Caracas on Sunday after nearly a year in exile, drawing jubilant crowds in a direct challenge to the US-backed government. Thousands of […]
Read MoreAmerican singer Chris Brown avoided jail Monday as a UK court handed down an eight-month suspended sentence after he admitted taking part in a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub. The judge ruled that the sentence against the former boyfriend of music sensation Rihanna was suspended for a year, meaning Brown will not be imprisoned […]
Read MoreWorld leaders, except for US President Donald Trump, congratulated Brazilian incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on his election win Monday, while markets plummeted following the shock result. The leftist president who turns 81 on Tuesday pulled off an improbable victory against the son of far-right ex-leader Jair Bolsonaro, securing 51.8 percent of the vote […]
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