🧑‍🍼 The Surprising Benefit Some Companies Are Taking Away – Parental Leave

Plus: Apple's New iPhone 14 to Show India Closing Tech Gap With China, Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android, and more…

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The Surprising Benefit Some Companies Are Taking Away-Parental Leave. Many employers are shrinking the number of paid weeks of maternity and paternity leave they will offer. New data show that the share of employers offering paid maternity leave beyond what is required by law dropped to 35% this year, down from 53%… (Kathryn Dill / Wall Street Journal)

Kathryn Dill @KathrynDill

Some companies are trimming weeks off their benefits for new parents as employers confront inflation, anticipate a recession and try to re-establish prepandemic norms. w. ⁦@Angela_Y_Yang⁩ ⁦@WSJ⁩

wsj.comCompanies Are Cutting Back on Maternity and Paternity LeaveMany employers are dialing down how much paid time off they give new moms and dads.

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Apple's New iPhone 14 to Show India Closing Tech Gap With China. Apple Inc. plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product's initial release out of China, narrowing the gap between the two countries but not closing it completely as some had anticipated. The company has… (Sankalp Phartiyal / Bloomberg)

Bloomberg Quicktake @Quicktake

BREAKING: Apple plans to make the iPhone 14 in India about two months after Chinese-made ones are released, sources say, as it seeks alternatives to China trib.al/Pzk7I0U

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Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android. Microsoft has started putting more ads in Outlook Mobile for iOS and Android in recent months. The Outlook Mobile app gives users two options for organizing their inbox: a single inbox with everything in it, or a tabbed inbox split into two… (Tom Warren / The Verge)

Tom Warren @tomwarren

Microsoft is putting more ads in Outlook on iOS and Android. If you've started seeing more ads in Outlook Mobile recently, here's what's happening: theverge.com/2022/8/22/2331…

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Instagram's next feature might be a copy of BeReal. Instagram is testing a new feature called Candid Challenges, which bears a striking resemblance to BeReal, a photo sharing app popular among Gen. Z. The currently unreleased feature was spotted by Alessandro Paluzzi, a developer known for reverse… (Karissa Bell / Engadget)

Karissa Bell @karissabe

An Instagram spokesperson confirmed this is an "internal prototype" that's "not testing externally." 👀 engadget.com/instagram-bere…

Alessandro Paluzzi @alex193a

#Instagram is working on IG Candid Challenges, a feature inspired by @BeReal_App 👀 ℹ️ Add other's IG Candid to your story tray. And everyday at a different time, get a notification to capture and share a Photo in 2 Minutes. https://t.co/caTCgUPtEV

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Travis Kalanick's CloudKitchens sold restaurateurs a dream, but some say they got dirty kitchens in unsafe locations. LaToya Wilson set aside the ingredients for her famous salmon BLTs at Crowd Pleazers Cafe, bolted across a trash-strewn parking lot, hopped in her car, and drove seven minutes. She needed to use the bathroom. It wasn't what she'd expected when she… (Meghan Morris / Business Insider)

Meghan Morris @MeghanEMorris

NEW: Travis Kalanick's $15 billion CloudKitchens promises restaurateurs a dream. The reality: dirty kitchens in unsafe locations. Many restaurants fold after just months - taking employees and savings with them. One restaurateur contemplated suicide. 🧵 businessinsider.com/travis-kalanic…

businessinsider.comTravis Kalanick’s CloudKitchens sold restaurateurs a dream, but some say they got dirty kitchens in unsafe locationsCloudKitchens operators say the company failed to deliver the clean kitchens and high-tech perks promised to them.

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