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LinkedIn tells advertisers it is shutting down Stories videos. LinkedIn is telling advertisers to prepare for the end of its short-lived experiment with Stories, after the ephemeral videos failed to catch on among the professional social media set. On Tuesday, LinkedIn announced that it would shut down its… (Ad Age)
Apple just banned a pay equity Slack channel but lets fun dogs channel lie. Apple has barred employees from creating a Slack channel to discuss pay equity. A member of the employee relations team, Apple’s version of HR, said that while the topic was “aligned with Apple’s commitment to pay equity,” it did not meet the company’s Slack Terms of Use. (Zoe Schiffer via The Verge)
States that cut unemployment benefits saw limited impact on job growth. States that ended enhanced federal unemployment benefits early have so far seen about the same job growth as states that continued offering the pandemic-related extra aid, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis and economists. (Sarah Chaney Cambon via Wall Street Journal)
Don't want to get hacked? Then avoid these three 'exceptionally dangerous' cybersecurity mistakes. Using unsupported software, allowing the use of default usernames and passwords and using single-factor authentication for remote or administrative access to systems are all dangerous behaviours when it comes to cybersecurity and should be avoided by all organisations – but particularly those supporting critical infrastructure. (Danny Palmer via ZDNet)
Free Parking Is Killing Cities. Over a Zoom call from sunny Los Angeles, Donald Shoup—sporting a big white beard, a brown cardigan sweater, and a marketer's telephone headset—was yelling at me. (Dayna Evans via Bloomberg)
An Oregon McDonald’s is so desperate for workers it hung a huge banner outside calling on 14-year-olds to apply. An Oregon McDonald's is looking to hire young teen workers. Other chains have turned to recruit minors as the labor shortage continues in fast food. Some restaurants around the US have had to close their dining rooms over lack of workers. (Business Insider)
Utility That Left New Orleans in the Dark Has History Fighting Climate and Resilience Rules. In recent years, a growing chorus of voices has been calling to hold oil and gas companies like Exxon accountable for lying about climate change while keeping the world hooked on fossil fuels. But utilities are also in need of some scrutiny. (Gizmodo)
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