Collaborate Disseminate
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Lyft is suing the city of San Francisco, claiming the city unfairly charged the ride-hailing company over $100 million in taxes, Bloomberg reports. The lawsuit alleges that, over the course of five y… Continue reading Lyft Says San Francisco Overcharged It $100 Million In Taxes
jjslash shares a report from TechSpot: A Valve employee recently provided PC Gamer with a rough calculation of the company’s per-employee income, revealing that Valve generates more money per person than several of the world’s largest companies. While … Continue reading Valve Makes More Money Per Employee Than Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix Combined
The implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act — a law aimed at getting shell companies to disclose their true ownership — was paused again just days before a reporting deadline was set to take effect, as a federal appeals court handed the case… Continue reading New Law Requiring Businesses To Report Who Owns Them Is Put on Hold Again
There’s been an explosion of interest among senior executives — including C-suite leaders — in going gig, or “fractional.” From a report: “People don’t want to go back to pre-COVID — [they] want control, more work-life-balance, and a say over who th… Continue reading C-suite Goes Gig as Demand For Fractional Work Rises
Vacancies at open-air shopping centres in the US have dropped to historically low levels [non-paywalled source], defying forecasts of a retail apocalypse caused by the rise of ecommerce. From a report: Landlords of complexes anchored by big-box chains,… Continue reading Boom in US Retail Real Estate Defies Prediction of Ecommerce Apocalypse
Major video game studios’ pursuit of ultra-realistic graphics has led to diminishing returns and industry-wide layoffs, as younger players gravitate toward simpler, more social games, New York Times is reporting.
Sony’s Insomniac Games spent $300 mil… Continue reading Video Games Can’t Afford To Look This Good
Airports are facing a growing nuisance as travelers increasingly watch videos and take calls on speakerphone without headphones, creating tension among passengers at gates and lounges.
Flight attendants at American Airlines, Alaska Air, and Delta hav… Continue reading Flying Was Already the Worst. Then America Stopped Using Headphones.
Lost deliveries, shipping delays and theft on the front porch have become such growing problems that companies are making consumers pay for package protection. From a report: Tens of thousands of online retailers now offer the service for a few dollars… Continue reading Porch Pirates Are Now Raising the Price You Pay at Checkout
A consortium of investors has resurrected Lilium just days after the electric air taxi startup ceased operations and laid off about 1,000 employees. From a report: Mobile Uplift Corporation, a company set up by investors from Europe and North America, … Continue reading Shuttered Electric Air Taxi Startup Lilium May Be Saved After All
A group of banks and business groups are suing the Federal Reserve over the annual bank stress tests. From a report: The Bank Policy Institute, which represents big banks like JPMorgan, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs, is joining the American Bankers Assoc… Continue reading Biggest Banks Sue the Federal Reserve Over Annual Stress Tests