FTSE 100 firms are braced for a bruising few weeks as the battle with proxy advisors over executive pay in the City continues, with both LSEG and Smith & Nephew facing possible shareholder rebellions over pay.
Greenwashing cannot be tackled in Australian companies if the government plays a part in their misleading environmental claims, a policy expert says. As Australians become more concerned about the impacts of climate change and attempt to live more sustainably, greenwashing has posed challenges for regulators, ahead of a Senate inquiry holding hearings this week. Though […]
Judges in Almelo have ordered two online gambling companies to reimburse two punters for their losses, because they don’t have a licence to operate in the Netherlands. It is the first time a Dutch court has ordered an unlicenced company to hand money back to players. In each case the player had lost around €200,000 and the ruling, lawyer Benzi Loonstein told reporters, is “ground-breaking”. Bwin and PokerStars admit they did not have a licence to offer online gambling in
Without a silver bullet to stop the proliferation of dangerous content online, the government and law enforcement agencies will continue to fire at as many targets as possible, the communications minister says. Whether graphic content should remain on social media has become the subject of heated debate in the aftermath of a stabbing at a […]
Walmart is joining the ranks of retailers rethinking self-checkout, with the industry giant in the process of removing the self-service lanes at a store in Missouri.The return to registers staffed by humans at the Walmart store in Shrewsbury, a suburb of St. Louis, comes a month after Target announced only those buying 10 items or less could use the self-checkout lane at its stores, and Dollar General reduced self-checkout at thousands of its locations. The latter removed the option entirely at...
One of the best things about a cruise is the food, especially if you’re sailing on Disney Cruise Line. From the oldest Disney ship, Disney Magic, to the newest, Disney Wish, the cruise line has continued to raise the bar when it comes to dining on a cruise ship. One thing that makes Disney cruise …
Former Republican Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from Congress last year while representing New York's 3rd Congressional District, has announced that he is dropping his bid to represent New York's 1st Congressional District."I have decided to withdraw from my independent run for #NY1," Santos tweeted on Tuesday. "I don't want my run to be portrayed as reprisal against Nick Lalota Although Nick and I don’t have the same voting record and I remain critical of his abysmal record, I don’t...
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota were both on target after their return from injury.
Disney and Marvel Comics are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the iconic superhero teams the Avengers and the X-Men this year with a series of Disney What If…? mash-up variants, and we now have a look at the covers set to arrive between July and September as Mickey and friends recreate the cover artwork to […] From blockbuster Hollywood movies to independent and British cinema, Flickering Myth has you covered. Read the original post here: Mickey and friends join the Avengers and X-Men in...
Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are joining the government's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to The Wall Street Journal. They're also joined by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Northrop Grumman's Kathy Warden and Delta's Ed Bastian, along with other leaders in the tech and AI industry. The AI board will be working with and advising the Department of Homeland Security on how it can safely deploy AI within the country's...
Hope Gardens was one of the earliest conversions to private management of a public housing complex. NYCHA says Pinnacle City Living was the first property manager removed from a public housing complex that was converted to private management. [ more › ]
Rep. Greene: Congress Members Who Back Ukraine Aid Should Join Kiev's Military Authored by Kyle Anzalone via The Libertarian Institute, Republican Rep. Majorie Taylor-Greene has proposed an amendment requiring lawmakers who vote in favor of the $60 billion Ukrainian aid bill to join Ukraine's military. Taylor-Greene and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) have pledged to remove House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) from his post if he allows a floor vote on the aid package. In a social media...