Google Takes a Page Out of Twitter's Book: Invites Employees to Sleep 'On Campus' for a Fee

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Google is trying to lure employees back to the office by offering a special for its on-campus hotel in Mountain View, California. The special will run through Sept. 30 and is serving as another attempt for Google to establish the new norm of a hybrid work-from-home schedule.

Russia's so desperate for soldiers that it's offering a $5,200 sign-on bonus to recruit from neighboring Kazakhstan

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Russia conscript soldiers military training
Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.

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Extreme heat has cost the global economy $16 trillion on average, research shows

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Tourists cool off near a fan as they queue to enter Rome's Colosseum.
Tourists cool off near a fan as they queue to enter Rome's Colosseum on July 18.

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TCGPlayer Employees File Unfair Labor Complaint Against eBay for Anti-Union Tactics

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TCGPlayer employees have filed an unfair labor complaint against parent company eBay, The Verge reports. The company, which sells and authenticates trading cards was acquired by eBay in 2022.

Workers at a Burger King near Atlanta say they're getting sick working with no AC in 95-degree heat

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Workers protest for safe working conditions outside a Burger King in Atlanta
Burger King workers held a rally outside a location where they say the AC has long been broken.

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AI Advancements Put Women at Greater Risk of Losing Their Jobs, New Study Says

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Women are more at risk of losing their jobs to AI tools like ChatGPT compared to men according to a study that showed a disproportionate number of jobs filled by women will be eliminated by 2030.

Teamsters Reach a Deal With UPS, Tentatively Averting a Difficult Strike

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UPS has avoided a strike only one day after 340,000 employees threatened to walk out over an unsustainable pay rate for part-time workers. The Teamsters Union, which represents UPS workers, opened contract negotiations on Tuesday to secure higher pay, but the union vowed to go on strike if a deal could not be reached…

'No sign of a recession': 3 signs suggest the US economy is so strong it may not even cool to a soft landing

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Shoppers at the Disney Store in Glendale, California, on November 23, 2007.
Shoppers at the Disney Store in Glendale, California, on November 23, 2007.

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Canadians and Brits spend the most time working from home, even though Americans want to most, survey shows

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A man pets his dog as he sits in his basement working from home on a laptop in Arlington, Virginia, with a bed in the background
A man in Arlington, Virginia working from home.

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Unions are having a major moment — but don't expect a 1930s-level boom

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Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.
Writers on strike march with signs on the picket line on day four of the strike by the Writers Guild of America in front of Netflix in Hollywood, California on May 5, 2023.

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