Everyone wants a piece of the pie. Four cities in Indiana are now suing streaming platforms like Netflix and Disney+ for certain “franchise fees”, which apparently should be similar to that of cable networks. Is this a legitimate case, or just old rules being applied to new tech within the new ecosystem.

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The escalating battle between Apple and Epic Games has already resulted in Fortnite being unavailable to download on phones around the world. 

But if Apple disables Epic’s developer account, then the company won’t be able to maintain the Unreal Engine for iPhones and other Apple computers, which Epic sees as an “existential threat.”

Investors believe that the potential of the Unreal Engine and its ubiquity is a large part of Epic Games’ $17.3 billion valuation.

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According to an Academy of Management Journal article, hiring managers often have a significant bias against candidates who ask about pay and perks during interviews. Further, in evaluating people for positions, managers rate candidates who focus on the job higher than applicants who also inquire about benefits.

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In the global fight against coronavirus, there's perhaps one essential item that has become a sort of commodity in the 'new normal' fashion industry – the face mask.

You see, there's nothing wrong with wearing a surgical mask. They're the most effective at shielding people from the deadly coronavirus, but they're also highly sought after by actual medical frontliners. 

But what happens when fast fashion retailers get involved?

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Most of us have spent the majority of 2020 working from home now, and there’s nothing to suggest that the remaining months of the year will see a significant change.

There are at least two good reasons for this. Keeping workers safe should be the number-one priority for businesses, even if that means putting up with potential short-term deficits in productivity or motivation.

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Most millennials were already at risk of not achieving a financially secure retirement. The temptation to forgo long-term investments in favour of more immediate expenses has always been a hazard. Now, though, COVID-19 and the recession it caused are making a bad situation worse.

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There’s no doubt that Coronavirus has brought out the creativity in a lot of people. There are some people that have taken this creativity to an entirely different level and have started creating clothing from some of our most famous brands, including shorts made out of Indomie packaging.

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Equating digital technology with eco-friendliness is a common misconception. While our transition to virtual media reduces the manufacturing of hardware, the effects of deep learning, artificial intelligence, and massive server farms of the environment shouldn’t be overlooked.

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42% of employees believe that a gender pay gap exists in Malaysia, but only 30% feel the wage gap is present in their workplace. We discuss the phenomenon of the gender pay gap in Malaysia, how a pandemic affects the gap, and how to overcome it.

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An Indonesian man became an unlikely superstar when a YouTube video of himself staring into space for more than two hours gained over 2.8 million views.

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