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1. Zoom CEO Eric Yuan informed investors at its most recent earnings call that the company would make AI a strategic focus this year, improving its existing AI-driven capabilities. The shift towards greater AI implementation will allow Zoom to attract larger customers wishing to benefit from translation, closed captioning, and meeting summary tools. |
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2. Following a union rally earlier this month, contract workers at Google were given a pay raise, increasing their wages to as much as $15 per hour. Despite the success, the Alphabet Workers Union noted its intentions to continue pressuring for sick day benefits and health insurance coverage for its members.
Q: Do you support unionization or believe it causes more harm than good? Share your thoughts with us on Inside.com. |
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3. The European Union (E.U.) revised its previous charge against Apple's practice of imposing its own in-app purchase payment technology on music streaming app developers. Instead, the union has shifted its focus to contractual restrictions that prevent companies like Spotify from steering users away from Apple Music.
Q: Is Apple wrong to use its software to prioritize its products? Tell us what you think on Inside.com. |
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4. New regulations have been introduced by the U.S. Biden administration, requiring companies obtaining funding for semiconductor manufacturing under the CHIPS Act to provide affordable childcare for their workers. The legislation seeks to enable more mothers to work within the sector by allowing firms to use some of the funding they obtain under the CHIPS Act to provide childcare directly or indirectly.
Q: How do you think the government's new regulations will impact the US semiconductor industry's competitiveness? Let us know on Inside.com. |
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5. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has criticized Microsoft's and Twitter's approach to protecting user accounts and called for them and others to enroll users in basic safeguards such as multifactor authentication. CISA's Director Jen Easterly attributed ransomware attacks to the inadequacies highlighted in her speech at Carnegie Mellon University on Monday. |
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6. Marriott International Inc.'s President and CEO appointed Drew Pinto as its Executive Vice President and Chief Revenue & Technology Officer, according to a press release on Monday. The decision follows the departure of two senior executives and aims to facilitate the transformation of the company's mobile app experience. |
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