A ton of emails have come in about the Israeli leaked video and the timing. Footage has surfaced from Israel, which has been long rumored to have existed. Channel 12 has aired the leaked video in time for the NATO conference confirming Israel ordered the Hannibal Directive in the early hours of October 7th, 2023. This takes place at the Israel police command center. The video shows what they said: “(Strike) Gaza. Break it all apart. Along with the soldiers who got abducted.” In the first hours of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, while conversing with Israel’s Police Chief Kobi Shabtai, another…
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Microsoft is cutting 4,800 jobs, about 2.1% of its global workforce, including a large number of workers at its Xbox video game business. The layoffs included 1,600 Xbox workers, with more to come this year in a broader reorganization designed to “reset” Xbox as it faces heightened competition, the company said Monday. “Our business today is not healthy,” said a memo from Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who took over the gaming division earlier this year. “We are operating at margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses.” Sharma said the industry, in which Xbox competes with Sony’s PlayStation and Nintendo’s Switch,…
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 6.38 points or -0.01% to 69,737.69 • Shanghai decreased 2.405 points or -0.06% to 4,041.238 • Hang Seng increased 266.29 points or 1.14% to 23,616.32 • ASX 200 decreased 13.40 points or -0.15% to 8,831.00 • SENSEX increased 521.16 points or 0.67% to 78,285.07 • Nifty50 increased 159.50 points or 0.66% to 24,430.35 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD increased 0.00171 or 0.25% to 0.69557 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00095 or -0.17% to 0.57015 • USDJPY increased 0.735 or 0.46%…
Last month, there were murmurs that “major job cuts” were coming for Xbox. Now, Microsoft is cutting 4,800 roles, with 1,600 impacting its Xbox division today. In an email to employees, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma called it “the most significant restructuring in Xbox history.” In the email, Sharma said she “made the difficult decision” to cut 3,200 roles—including the 1,600 cut today—by the end of the financial year in July 2027. The other 1,600 cuts are in addition to the 4,800 employees leaving Microsoft immediately. As part of the restructuring, Sharma said Xbox will work through a “flatter organization” and…
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The buy now, pay later fintech company Klarna wants to become a real bank. The Swedish company just announced its plans to establish a U.S.-based subsidiary known as Klarna Bank USA. If approved, the FDIC-backed bank would set up shop out of Utah. “Banking is built on trust,” Klarna CEO and co-founder Sebastian Siemiatkowski said in the announcement. “We’ve seen firsthand the appetite for a fairer, more transparent approach in the U.S., and our own banking license is the natural next step.” With a proper bank, Klarna says it can give users tools to “borrow responsibly” and build their financial…
The Taylor Swift wedding has an AI slop problem. Swift reportedly tied the knot with football star Travis Kelce on July 3 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, joined by a massive entourage of celebrities including (to name just a few) Ed Sheeran, Gigi Hadid, Jack Antonoff, Tom Hanks, and former Disney CEO Bob Iger. Despite the undoubtedly star-studded guest list, no official photos of the wedding have been released, which, according to Variety, is a result of the couple’s watermarked, digital invites that came with NDAs. But that doesn’t mean that photos of the nuptials haven’t been circling…
With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude that can accomplish aspects of their workload with a tap.Employment projection data offers a grim outlook for the women-dominated profession that may be particularly vulnerable to AI-induced job displacement compared to the broader workforce. But some admins are embracing the technology — and even using it as a tool to get ahead.Deanna Danger, 43, has worked in an administrative role since 2003. She says adapting and staying ahead of the curve is a key part of her constantly-changing role,…
U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday.Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the tournament, received a red card for stepping awkwardly on the right ankle of Tarik Muharemović of Bosnia-Herzegovina in a 2-0 round of 32 win on Wednesday, triggering an automatic one-game suspension.FIFA announced Sunday that the suspension had been lifted for the round of 16 match, an extraordinary move that triggered praise from Trump and outrage from Belgium’s…
What’s your number? This is the first question I ask when considering a new hire. I expect those I ask to know what it costs for them to live—not just to survive, but to thrive. I start with this question because it gives me a chance to understand a prospective employee’s expectations and needs, and to assess my ability to meet them. Since 2018, I have worked with close to 2,000 high school students, providing them with paid summer work experience. Most had never considered their number before. I also mentor many young Gen Zers who are now finishing college…