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ConsenSys to Cut 14% of Jobs Amid Major Restructuring
New York-based ConsenSys, one of the leading blockchain developers, announced a major restructuring that will cut about 14% of its workers. Product Teams Will Not Be Affected ConsenSys came out six years ago as an Ethereum venture production studio and has operated this way since then. дальше »
2020-2-5 14:30 | |
A quarter of Brits call for teaching crypto at schools amid fears of a recession
Around 24 percent of British workers believe cryptocurrencies should be a subject taught in schools across the country. According to a Censuswide survey, 25 percent of Millennials said they are planning to invest in digital assets in 2020, while 37 percent believe their banks should provide access to cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2020-1-24 22:58 | |
Bitmain Responds to Layoff Rumors From Ousted Co-Founder Zahn
Ousted Bitmain co-founder Micree Zahn took to Weibo on Monday to speak out against a reported Bitmain “personnel optimization plan” which could purportedly see around 500 Bitmain workers dismissed by January 17. дальше »
2020-1-8 23:00 | |
World’s Richest Person Jeff Bezos Is the Meanest Tech Billionaire
Billionaire Jeff Bezos may be the world's richest person but the median pay of Amazon workers doesn't reflect that. The post World’s Richest Person Jeff Bezos Is the Meanest Tech Billionaire appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2020-1-7 19:16 | |
Here’s How Many Hours the Average American Needs to Work to Earn 1 Bitcoin
The last decade has been a tough time for many American workers, with the cost of living rising drastically while wages have largely stagnated. However, it appears that the reduced purchasing power of the US dollar (USD) could have been wholly offset had wages been paid in Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency that has appreciated by more […] The post Here’s How Many Hours the Average American Needs to Work to Earn 1 Bitcoin appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »
2020-1-4 09:34 | |
Vox Cheered California’s Gig Economy Law, Then Fired Freelance Workers
Vox Media rooted for the passage of a California gig economy bill that is now forcing Vox to lay off hundreds of its own freelance workers. The post Vox Cheered California’s Gig Economy Law, Then Fired Freelance Workers appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-12-18 18:46 | |
UN Migration Agency Leverages Blockchain to Tackle Hong Kong Migrant Worker Problem
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the United Nations Migration Agency – in partnership with blockchain startup Diginex – on December 16, 2019, announced the launch of a blockchain-based tool to mitigate the exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong SAR, China. дальше »
2019-12-17 18:00 | |
UN to Prevent Hong Kong Migrant Workers Exploitation with Blockchain
UN-led International Organization for Migration and Diginex plan to use blockchain to prevent the exploitation of migrant workers
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Venezuela’s Maduro Says He Will Airdrop Half a Petro Each to Public Employees, Retirees
Venezuelans including public sector workers, retirees and the military are set to receive a petro token handout this Christmas, so long as they register for the state's crypto payments platform. дальше »
2019-12-16 17:10 | |
UN agency to use Diginex blockchain technology to rid illegal fees charged to migrant workers
Diginex, a blockchain technology and financial services company, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) – the United Nations Migration Agency – today announced the launch of a blockchain tool developed to prevent the exploitation of migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong SAR, China. дальше »
2019-12-16 14:36 | |
Bitcoin payroll service Bitwage adds Chilean peso payouts
Bitwage, a service that allows workers to receive bitcoin payments using the direct deposit system, announced today it has added Chilean peso payouts in a new partnership with Satoshi Tango. Now, all freelancers and workers exporting services from Chile to the US, EU or UK are able to receive their money faster and cheaper directly […] CryptoNinjas: Bitcoin payroll service Bitwage adds Chilean peso payouts дальше »
2019-12-16 13:29 | |
China’s Blockchain Revolution Helping Cut out US Tech Companies
While it might appear as if the China-US trade war has seemingly simmered down, there is still a lot of animosity between the two camps. Reports are now coming in that the Chinese government is banning workers from using technology products made by United States companies. дальше »
2019-12-11 00:18 | |
BREAKING: IDAX Admits CEO Has Vanished With Cold Wallet Keys
The International Digital Asset Exchange (IDAX) admitted the news that its CEO went missing, locking the exchange out of the cold storage wallets. Reports of Missing CEO Turned Out Real The IDAX exchange stated it went through maintenance, while Weibo. дальше »
2019-11-29 12:13 | |
Ripple signs remittance provider TransferGo to use RippleNet
TransferGo, an online remittance platform pitched at migrant workers, has entered into a new agreement with Ripple to use the company’s technology for cross-border transfers to and from Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa. дальше »
2019-11-26 13:07 | |
Global Real-Time Payments Are Here with TransferGo via Ripple Partnership
Ripple has made substantial progress in the cryptocurrency industry, partnering with many banks and payment processors that want access to their fast transactions, like TransferGo. TransferGo originally established their partnership with Ripple in 2018, allowing them to help migrant Indian workers to send their paychecks back to their families at a rapid pace. Now, the […] дальше »
2019-11-26 08:37 | |
TransferGo Partners With Ripple to Offer Global Real-Time Payments Everywhere to Everyone
In 2018, TransferGo partnered with Ripple on a program to help Indian migrant workers send money home to their families faster than ever. Today, the company can transfer funds from a sender in Europe to a recipient bank account in India in just a few minutes. дальше »
2019-11-26 22:04 | |
WeWork Set to Layoff about 2400 Employees
Coinspeaker WeWork Set to Layoff about 2400 EmployeesWeWork is set to layoff 2,400 workers and an extra 1,000 are expected down the line as the company sells its businesses and outsources some kinds of works.WeWork Set to Layoff about 2400 Employees дальше »
2019-11-22 22:09 | |
Saldo App Creator: Working with Regulators Could Support Stellar’s Efforts to Serve “Real People”
Saldo, an app that uses stablecoins that are pegged to the peso, has been approved by the Mexican government for use, ensuring that 20,000 migrant workers are able to use the Stellar network to pay their bills from the US. дальше »
2019-11-8 18:46 | |
US, EU and UK Companies Can Now Pay Workers in Bitcoin Cash via Bitwage
Getting at least partially paid with cryptocurrency is a great way to enter the digital asset market without having to do any trading. If you are looking to earn your favorite crypto asset, Bitwage now allows American, European and British companies to pay workers in bitcoin cash following demand for more payment options. дальше »
2019-10-31 15:30 | |
Verifik8 to utilize Diginex blockchain tool eMin to help protect agribusiness workers
Diginex, a global blockchain solutions company, today announced it has signed a long-term agreement with Verifik8, a data intelligence and analytics provider for agribusiness suppliers, to help protect workers in the aquaculture sector in Thailand from exploitation by utilizing blockchain technology. дальше »
2019-10-22 15:51 | |
Will GM’s Rumored Electric Hummer Let the Air Out of Tesla’s Tires?
After a trying month due to labor disputes, American automaker General Motors (NYSE:GM) looks likely to be on the upswing ahead of it’s Oct. 29 Q3 results. GM seems to be in the final stages of wrapping up a deal with the United Auto Workers union, which has helped the stock recoup some of the […] The post Will GM’s Rumored Electric Hummer Let the Air Out of Tesla’s Tires? appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-10-21 21:00 | |
88% of Chinese workers trust a bot over their human boss
The main worries surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) and its future is how one day, it’ll prove to be the biggest job-killing technology of all-time, or worse even, the autonomous bots will group together and wipe out the human race completely. дальше »
2019-10-17 12:46 | |
Google exploited homeless black people to develop the Pixel 4’s facial recognition AI
The US city of Atlanta, Georgia alleged last week that contractors working on behalf of Google used confusing, aggressive tactics to exploit black people in order to obtain their likeness for facial recognition AI research. дальше »
2019-10-9 02:49 | |
Banking Giant HSBC Set to Fire 10,000 More Employees
The banking sector continues to suffer drastic layoffs as the global economic outlook remains uncertain. The latest financial institution reported to be set for cutting a massive amount of workers is HSBC, which has already announced firing thousands of people just a few weeks ago. дальше »
2019-10-8 04:25 | |
Uber Works is Tinder for blue-collar jobs, and it’s launching this week
After establishing its food delivery business, Uber is jumping into another category of the gig economy –matches blue-collar workers, such as clerks and chefs, with employers. The ride-hailing company said today it is going to launch a new app called Uber Works this Friday. дальше »
2019-10-3 09:23 | |
Elon Musk Tops Bernie Sanders’ Inequality Tax Hit List
Senator Bernie Sanders’ new tax proposition targets companies where the pay gap between average worker wages and their CEO’s big buck payments is the greatest. Tesla’s Elon Musk is right at the top of this list for potentially earning 40,668 times more than his average worker. дальше »
2019-10-1 02:07 | |
Elon Musk Tops Bernie Sanders' Inequality Tax Hit List
Senator Bernie Sanders’ new tax proposition targets companies where the pay gap between average worker wages and their CEO's big buck payments is the greatest. Tesla’s Elon Musk is right at the top of this list for potentially earning 40,668 times more than his average worker. дальше »
2019-10-2 02:07 | |
Massive Layoffs: Banks Cutting Nearly 60,000 Jobs Worldwide
Banks are laying off workers across the globe as revenue declines throughout the sector. According to reports, banks have announced nearly 60,000 job cuts so far this year, with most of the layoffs happening in Europe, especially in Germany. дальше »
2019-9-30 13:08 | |
DoorDash leaves door open for data breach, affecting 4.9M people
It’s that time to change your passwords again. Popular on-demand food delivery platform DoorDash has confirmed a data breach affecting 4. 9 million customers, workers, and merchants. The data was accessed by an unnamed third-party service provider on May 4, including profile information such as names, emails, delivery addresses, phone numbers, hashed and salted passwords, as well as the driver’s license numbers of nearly 100,000 delivery executives. дальше »
2019-9-27 08:02 | |
General Motors (GM) Faces Crippling Losses as Autoworkers Strike Enters Day 2
Detroit automaker General Motors Co (GM) could lose up to $50 million per day in earnings after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union orchestrated its first walk out against the company in 12 years. дальше »
2019-9-18 23:30 | |
Uber won’t reclassify drivers as employees, despite California’s AB5 ruling
Uber has said it has no plans to reclassify its vast army of drivers as employees, in light of the the gig workers’ rights bill passed in the California Senate yesterday. “We continue to believe drivers are properly classified as independent, and because we’ll continue to be responsive to what the vast majority of drivers tell us they want most — flexibility — drivers will not be automatically reclassified as employees, even after January of next year,” the company said in a statement. дальше »
2019-9-12 09:40 | |
California passes landmark gig workers’ rights bill — here’s what that means
California legislators on Tuesday approved a landmark bill that would consider contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft as “employees. ” The state Senate voted in favor of the bill — dubbed Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) — that would ensure gig economy workers in companies like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash are entitled to minimum wage, workers‘ compensation, and other benefits. дальше »
2019-9-11 13:02 | |
CasperLabs Raises $14.5M To Help Ethereum (ETH) 2.0 Scale Without Losing Decentralization Or Speed
Blockchain Startup Casperlabs led by financier Terren Piezer who is popularly known as Zelig of Wall Street, raised $14.5 million in Series A. The CTO of Casperlabs by the name Medha Parlikar announced that these funds would be injected in product development and to hire more core technical workers including engineers, academics, and architects in […] дальше »
2019-9-10 19:52 | |
6 futuristic jobs that will soon exist in the financial industry
It used to be that a job in finance would set you up for life. Steady, reliable, dependable, calculators and sweater vests. These things come to mind when you think of a career in finance. Just like in other industries, AI and machine learning are entering the scene and causing great disruption in what used to be one of the most stable career choices. дальше »
2019-9-2 16:27 | |
Apple apologizes for snooping on Siri users, promises consent moving forward
Apple today announced a new shift in company policy that prioritizes user privacy — at least with regards to Siri audio recordings. Now the company promises only in-house employees will listen to the recordings it has of you, and only if you consent. дальше »
2019-8-29 00:56 | |
Left-for-Dead GameStop Scores Investment, Is Not the Next Blockbuster
By CCN Markets: GameStop might not be as hopeless as they’ve looked. On Tuesday, they laid off over 100 workers company-wide, including half of the editorial staff at GameInformer. On Wednesday, the company’s stock surged 18% thanks to one investor’s comments. дальше »
2019-8-23 22:00 | |
Skills Every Ambitious Tech Professional Will Need in 2020
Tech industry employment is a seller’s market firmly on the side of top talent, but competition for the best jobs remains fierce. Candidates cannot skate by on common skillsets and expect to secure the lucrative salaries, prestige, and perks for which the tech sector has become known. дальше »
2019-8-18 22:42 | |
New Zealand workers are first to earn bitcoins (BTC)
Since September 1, wages in New Zealand will be available in cryptocurrency. The country’s tax department has decided that salaries and wages can be paid in cryptocurrency if it is pegged to at least one fiat currency (“Salaries and wages may be paid in cryptocurrencies so long as the preferred digital coin is pegged to […] дальше »
2019-8-17 11:23 | |
Your hiring process is broken — here’s how to fix it
The labor shortage in America is forcing companies in every industry to reassess how they identify, attract, and keep top talent. A 2017 PwC survey of CEOs found that most viewed a lack of skilled workers as the primary threat to their business, and in 2019, hiring and retaining smart, capable people remains the chief internal concern of the entire executive suite, according to a global Conference Board survey. дальше »
2019-8-17 22:41 | |
New Zealand Gives Greenlight for Cryptocurrency Income and Salary Payments
Coinspeaker New Zealand Gives Greenlight for Cryptocurrency Income and Salary PaymentsNew Zealand has published a ruling by its tax authorities that allows paying workers’ salaries with cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-8-12 13:25 | |
It’s bloody hot. Be kind to your Deliveroo courier
In case you’ve been living in a refrigerator that’s also located under a rock, you’re probably aware that Europe is currently racked with an unprecedented heatwave. Here in London, where I’m in town for some meetings, the mercury has reached 39 degrees Celsius. дальше »
2019-7-25 17:03 | |
Union Bank To Pilot Blockchain-Powered Remittance Service In The Philippines
Union Bank of the Philippines will experiment with the use of blockchain tech for remittances, allowing overseas Filipino workers to exercise more control over who receives any money sent back home. дальше »
2019-7-24 00:05 | |