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Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work France contends with widespread strikes as unions take to streets against pension reform He noted, \"Firstly, I expect that the workers of this country who object, and they are many, to this retirement reform project — because they object with respect to [raising] the official retirement age to 64 years — come protest everywhere in France, across 200 locations.\" Work Poland could send Leopard tanks to Ukraine without German approval France, too, hinted it might consider sending its Leclerc tanks to Ukraine as part of an arrangement with Germany. “The subject is complicated and hasn’t been settled yet in Paris. But we are thinking about it,” a French official told Politico. It could be discussed at a joint Franco-German cabinet on Sunday, they suggested. � � � Work More than 1m march in France amid strikes over plan to raise retirement age The labour ministry estimates that pushing back the retirement age by two years and extending the paying-in period would bring an additional €17.7bn (£15.5bn) in pension contributions, allowing the system to break even by 2027. Work Biden Administration Invites Ordinary Americans to Help Settle Refugees “We have received so much more than we gave,” said Ms. Brooks, 68, noting that the 90-day commitment had extended to more than a year because of the deep bond that formed between the family and her group. You Might Like � � � Work How scientists trained computers to forecast COVID-19 outbreaks weeks ahead Using machine learning, scientists have trained computers to comb the internet and recognize the early signs of a COVID-19 surge up to 6 weeks in advance. Work Netflix Soars To 230 Million Subscribers, Co-Founder Steps Down US streaming giant Netflix on Thursday said it ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, beating analysts' expectations as hits such as "Wednesday" and "Harry & Meghan" enticed new viewers. Work Argos closes all stores in Ireland, with nearly 600 jobs lost The retailer said that the investment required to modernise its business in Ireland was "not viable" and that the money would be "better invested" in other parts of its business. Work Legendary singer-songwriter David Crosby dies at 81 The '60s folk-rock pioneer was a founding member of the Byrds and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. You Might Like � � � Work Texas Instruments replaces CEO Rich Templeton with current operating chief Haviv Ilan The chipmaker tried a similar move in 2018 but the operating chief selected to become CEO ended up resigning for violating conduct rules. Work Here's what Twitter lost in advertising revenue in final months of 2022 Top advertisers on Twitter slashed their spending after Elon Musk's takeover, according to estimates compiled for Reuters by research firm Pathmatics, in the latest shock to the company's dominant revenue source. � Work Netflix is hiring a flight attendant for one of its private jetsand the job pays up to $385,000 The role demands "flexibility to work a varied work schedule, often requiring weekend and holiday work days and extended travel periods." Work T-Mobile says its investigating data breach affecting 37 million accounts Wireless carrier T-Mobilesaid on Thursday it was investigating a data breach that has potentially affected 37 million accounts. � Work Vice Media restarts sale process at lower valuation, may fetch less than $1 billion Vice Media is restarting its sale process and lowering its price expectations after previous bidders balked, according to people familiar with the matter. Work Fintech startup Bolt uses memes to connect with Gen Z as part of rebrand Digital payment startup Bolt's rebrand is led by the #Shopperganger meme generator, which lets people showcase their own shopping personality. � Work Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings steps down as co-CEO | Engadget Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings is stepping down from his joint CEO role.. Work Twitters new developer terms ban third-party clients | Engadget Twitter has quietly updated its developer agreement to make clear that app makers are no longer permitted to create their own clients.. � Work Bidens Mid-Term Report Card We asked 20 experts to grade the administrations foreign policy after two years in office. Work John Legend and Chrissy Teigen welcome daughter | CNN Chrissy Teigen and John Legend have welcomed a new child. Work All in the Mind: Decoding Brainwaves to Identify the Music We Are Listening To Combining neuroimaging and EEG data, researchers recorded the neural activity of people while listening to a piece of music. Using machine learning technology, the data was translated to reconstruct and identify the specific piece of music the test subjects were listening to. Work Zelensky continues to push for Western tanks on the eve of a key conference. Work World's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft completes 10-minute flight | Engadget ZeroAvia flew the world's largest hydrogen-electric aircraft today, in a short flight from Cotswold Airport in the UK.. Work Why GM's new Chevy Corvette is a hybrid and not an all-electric car The Chevy Corvette E-Ray starting at about $104,000 may surprise some consumers, as it's a step toward full electrification but a unicorn in GM's lineup. Work He fled Russia's draft, now he's stranded in a South Korean airport For two months now, 23-year-old Russian Vladimir Maraktayev has been living in an airport departure lounge. Work Sex-specific effect of COVID-19 on the immune system Mild COVID-19 changes the immune set point and future response to vaccination against influenza and does so in distinct ways for men versus women. Work Convicted drug lord "El Chapo" sends "SOS" message to Mexico's president from U.S. prison The Sinaloa cartel founder says he's suffering "psychological torment" in a prison dubbed the "Alcatraz of the Rockies." Work Opinion: The world will plunge into chaos if we don't tax windfall profits | CNN Joseph E. Stiglitz writes that a well-designed tax on windfall profits can both spur investment and raise revenue. The revenue would enable countries to fund increased public services that can help all citizens, especially the most vulnerable. Work Burnout: Why Jacinda Ardern's 'rare' admission about her mental health matters The 42-year-old shocked New Zealand when she announced her resignation as prime minister on Thursday, telling an emotional news conference: "I know what this job takes, and I know that I no longer have enough in the tank to do it justice." Work Rishi Sunak could face 100 fine for not wearing seatbelt in video Rishi Sunak could face a 100 fine after being filmed in the back seat of a moving car while not wearing a seatbelt.The prime minister was extolling the virtues Work U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian "intelligence gathering ship" off Hawaii Officials say they are continuing to monitor a Russian vessel seen near Hawaii, which they believe is being used for intelligence purposes. Work Alec Baldwin to be charged with involuntary manslaughter in fatal set shooting Actor Alec Baldwin and a weapons specialist will be charged with involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer who was killed on a New... Work James Dyson says growth is 'a dirty word' for Rishi Sunak's government as he attacks PM's 'stupid' policies The businessman accuses the government of holding the country back after the pandemic by "blindly" interfering with private enterprise and "damaging" work ethic by being too supportive of working from home. Work No 10 admits 'brief error of judgement' after PM Rishi Sunak caught on video not wearing a seatbelt Fines of up to 500 can be issued for failing to wear a seatbelt when one is available. Work Virgin Atlantic fined 870,000 for 'inadvertent' flights over Iraq airspace, flouting US-imposed ban The company blames disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic for the flights, which it calls accidental. The penalty will be halved if it avoids any similar transgressions for one year. Work Households earning $100,000 or more are cutting spending more aggressively. Whats going on? More U.S. adults said their monthly expenses exceeded their monthly income in December, according to a report released this week. Work Sex-specific effect of COVID-19 on the immune system Mild COVID-19 changes the immune set point and future response to vaccination against influenza and does so in distinct ways for men versus women. Work Americans can sponsor refugees directly under new program Groups of Americans will be able to directly sponsor refugees for resettlement in the United States under a new program announced on Thursday, a major shift that could bolster admissions and reduce government costs. Work Jeremy Lin reveals he got married 'over a couple years ago' "I always knew that when I got married Id want to keep my personal life sacred and to myself for as long as I could," the former NBA star said on social media. Work Biden admin unveils new program to allow private citizen groups to sponsor refugees | CNN Politics The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled a new program to allow groups of private citizens to sponsor refugees from around the world to live in the United States. Work How Beijing Sees Biden For decades, Chinese leaders thought they knew the man who would become Americas 46th president. But he was changing all along. Work Supreme Court probe fails to find who leaked abortion ruling The Supreme Court since last year has tried to identify who leaked a ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, which established a right to abortion. Work Researchers cover thousands of years in a quest to understand the elusive origins of the Black Death Seeking to better understand more about the origins and movement of bubonic plague, in ancient and contemporary times, researchers at McMaster University, University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne, have completed a painstaking granular examination of hundreds of modern and ancient genome sequences, creating the largest analysis of its kind. Work Stockport hospital failed woman who took poisonous substance, inquest finds In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org. Work Russia begins criminal case against US citizen for suspected espionage A number of US citizens have been detained on criminal charges in Russia in recent years, with some ultimately freed in exchange for Russians detained in the United States. In December, the US basketball star Brittney Griner was freed after being sentenced to nine years in prison on drug charges. Work Florida Rejects A.P. African American Studies Class Henry Louis Gates Jr., a former chair of Harvard’s department of African and African American studies and director of the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research, who was a consultant to the College Board as it developed the A.P. course, said last year that he hoped the curriculum would not shy away from such debatable topics — not as a framework, but as a way of studying different theories of the African American experience. Work Daily Crunch: Amazon cancels charitable donation initiative so it can focus on 'programs with greater impact' Meanwhile, fast fashion ain’t what it used to be…valued at. Rita reports that Shein is reportedly accepting a lower valuation as it seeks to raise $3 billion in new funding. The company is said to be raising on a $64 billion valuation, down from the $100 billion price tag in April; however, “Shein denies the accuracy of some of the information,” she writes. Work Copilot lands $10M to help service businesses build digital customer experiences “When the pandemic first started, the most immediate effect was companies closing their physical offices and investing more in their online presence, online customer acquisition and new software. Many companies tried to reinvent themselves as online-first businesses, which is why there’s now this big trend toward building these online, modern, customer-centric and highly automated businesses,” Misra said. “The economic slowdown in the economy that succeeded the pandemic exacerbated the need to be efficient. And here, we saw companies once again looking for more ways to automate and find more ways to consolidate their software stack. That’s benefitting us.” Work Pitch Deck Teardown: Scrintal's $1M seed deck One of the big things investors are looking for when evaluating a startup is whether it is able to gradually de-risk what it is doing, stage by stage. A million dollars isn’t a huge fundraising round by most standards, and the company is likely at the earliest stages of its value-creation journey. That means that the deck needs to make something pretty clear: What is it doing in the current stage to prove some of its hypotheses? Sadly, the Scrintal deck is a little lacking on that front. 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We invented something that is orders of magnitudes better than we’ve ever seen.” Work Fintech in 2022: A story of falling funding, fewer unicorns and insurtech M&A Got a news tip or inside information about a topic we covered? We’d love to hear from you. You can reach me via Signal at 408.404.3036. Or you can drop us a note at tips@techcrunch.com. If you prefer to remain anonymous, click here to contact us, which includes SecureDrop (instructions here) and various encrypted messaging apps. Work Zitti soaks up some funding sauce so restaurants can manage their food supply chain “The next steps of the company are expanding into new markets, but we are taking a city-by-city approach,” he added. “That will be important as we build density on both the restaurant and supplier side so that we can have more market intelligence and therefore more pricing intelligence.” Work Link raises $30M to help merchants accept direct bank payments With the funds from the recently closed Series A, Shoykhet says that Link will launch account verification, which will verify bank accounts and ownership information to bring merchants in compliance with Nacha’s new account validation rule. (Nacha is the organization that manages the development and governance of the ACH network.) Work America Hit Its Debt Limit, Setting Up Bitter Fiscal Fight Ms. Jean-Pierre reiterated on Wednesday that Mr. Biden would not negotiate over a debt-limit increase. Asked if she believed Republicans saw it as their responsibility to raise the limit and avoid a default, she replied, “They should.” Work The US hit the debt ceiling. What happens next? We usecookiesand other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure,personalising content and ads, providing social media features and toanalyse how our Sites are used. Work The FTC may ban non-compete clauses. Here's what workers think about that “Non-complete clauses in my husband’s employment contracts have cost my family tens of thousands of dollars over the years. For us, a middle-class income family, banning non-compete clauses would offer opportunities for my husband to advance his career without these major financial roadblocks. It would also save the government on unemployment benefits during the time workers are not allowed to work in their own field. Imagine that, wanting to work, being great at your job, being wanted by another employer, but being forbidden to change jobs. It’s the opposite of the American dream.” — Susan Wheeler, Montana  Work The US is surpassing Russia as Europe's top energy supplier “The market adjustment since December has been smooth, largely because oil prices have been dragged down by poor macroeconomic conditions,” Cahill said. “But the market is likely to tighten later this year, and it’s not clear how widely the price cap has been adopted, so it’s too early to celebrate.” Work Brazils Americanas files for bankruptcy after $3.8bn accounting scandal We usecookiesand other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure,personalising content and ads, providing social media features and toanalyse how our Sites are used. Work The US government just hit its $31.4 trillion debt ceiling triggering fears of a nasty fallout for Americans. Here are 3 ways it could hurt you Credit card interest rates, as well as other interest-bearing loans like mortgages and auto loans, are tied to the health of the U.S. economy - which is facing dire straits in this debt default debacle. Work New FTX boss John Ray could bring back bankrupt crypto firm In December, the 30-year-old was extradited from the Bahamas, where FTX was based, back to the US where he formally pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding customers and investors. He was released on $250m bail, denying the allegations. Work Starmer: UK car industry 'needs to be saved' The EU has reacted with anger to the US plan. In response, Sir Keir has suggested a \"clean power alliance\" of countries to drive down the cost of renewables, to act as the \"inverse of Opec\", the oil cartel that drives prices up. 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