🤳 The Problem With Scrolling Through Social Media During The Workday
PLUS: The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department, Unsold electric cars are piling up on dealer lots and more...
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The Problem With Scrolling Through Social Media During The Workday. Threads, the new social network from Meta, made a huge splash with its launch on Thursday. Twitter's new competitor saw an immediate surge in growth, with more than 100 million users joining the social media platform. (Jack Kelly / Forbes)
The Problem With Scrolling Through Social Media During The Workday - Jack Kelly (@jackjaykelly)
The New York Times to Disband Its Sports Department. The New York Times said on Monday that it would disband its sports department and rely on coverage of teams and games from its website The Athletic, both online and in print. (Katie Robertson / The New York Times)
The New York Times is disbanding its Sports desk and integrating more coverage from The Athletic - Katie Robertson (@katie_robertson)
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Unsold electric cars are piling up on dealer lots. The auto industry is beginning to crank out more electric vehicles (EVs), but there's one big problem: not enough buyers. Why it matters: The growing mismatch between EV supply and demand is a sign that even though consumers are showing more… (Joann Muller / Axios)
There are a lot of electric vehicles for sale, but there are not enough buyers - Axios (@axios)
The working-from-home delusion fades. A gradual reverse migration is under way, from Zoom to the conference room. Wall Street firms have been among the most forceful in summoning workers to their offices but in recent months even many tech titans—Apple, Google, Meta and… (The Economist)
The balance of the work week is likely to tilt back to the office and away from home. It turns out better productivity lies in that direction - The Economist (@TheEconomist)
The chip wars are heating up. This Chinese stock rose 30% in five days. China is starting to show what sway it has in the semiconductor supply chain, and stocks are only starting to react. Yunnan Lincang Xinyuan Germanium Industrial's shares rose by more than 30% over the past five trading days. (Evelyn Cheng / CNBC)
How some investors are navigating chip tensions - Evelyn Cheng (@chengevelyn)
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