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Sondheim covers on Instagram, TikTok paved Eleri Ward’s path
Eleri Ward had Stephen Sondheim’s “Every Day a Little Death” stuck in her head.
News Corp’s job cuts cast a shadow over the future of its newspapers
News Corporation is cutting its staff by 5% globally, including in Australia, after its news media division recorded a second-quarter earnings decline of 47%. The decision inevitably reopens questions about the future of the company’s newspapers, part…
Linux Foundation Europe Announces Formation of OpenWallet Foundation
Diverse ecosystem of global technology, finance, and university leaders join as first OpenWallet Foundation Members, many more expected.
Northrop Announces Start of Testing for EMRIS Multi-Function Sensor
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Feb. 23 that it has begun integration and test of the new ultra-wideband Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor (EMRIS) to enable military forces “to accelerate decision timelines and …
One year into the Ukraine war — What does the public think about American involvement in the world?
Unlike many of the other countries in the world, the United States is lucky to be surrounded by two vast oceans and two friendly neighbors. Thus, a sizeable portion of the American public has always had isolationist tendencies. We stayed out of the Second World War for over two years despite images of Nazi control…
Australian renewable energy struggles to hit grid with one solar farm wasting half its yearly output
Exclusive: Resolving congestion on main electricity grid will top agenda of ministers’ meeting on FridayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastRenewable energy plants are struggling to supply all their output to custom…
US nominates ex Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to head World Bank
India-born Banga has close ties to emerging markets, useful to the Bank which wants to help them on pressing problems.
Companies can’t demand silence from ex-employees for severance, labor board rules
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that including a broad non-disparagement stipulation as a condition of receiving severance violates employees’ rights under federal law.