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Get the latest U.S. business and financial news and share your opinions on corporate America, finance, housing, unemployment and other money matters. A SpokenEdition transforms written content int... more
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.
February 15, 2017The Raised Fist Emoji Is Social Media's Resistance SymbolWe’ve long used emojis to communicate our feelings when words can’t. But what happens when they take on a deeper meaning, becoming a symbol for an entire movement? Recently, Hamdan Azhar, founder of data journalism lab Prismoji, decided to explore the use of emojis in viral movements....more3minPlay
February 14, 2017Amazon Getting Heat Over Holocaust Denial BooksAmazon is coming under fire in Europe for peddling books that claim the Holocaust never happened amid a resurgence of anti-Semitism and other hate speech. Holocaust denial is a crime in France, Italy and Germany with penalties that can include prison. Amazon removed several books from its websites in those countries following an investigation by the London Sunday Times that found that dozens of books denying the Holocaust were up for sale. Most of the books are self-published....more3minPlay
February 13, 2017Tech Giants Rail Against Donald Trump's Immigrant Ban In Legal BriefThe brief was written in support of the lawsuit filed by Washington and joined by Minnesota that on Friday won a temporary nationwide restraining order against Trump’s controversial executive order, which barred Syrian refugees and travelers from seven majority-Muslim countries. Judge James Robart, of the Federal District Court in Seattle, had ruled that the order caused immediate and irreparable harm in education, business, family relations and the freedom to travel....more4minPlay
February 10, 2017Facebook To Start Giving 6-Weeks Paid Family Leave To All EmployeesIn an announcement Tuesday afternoon that deftly weaved together the personal, the corporate and the political, Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said the company would be giving all of its employees six weeks of family leave to care for ailing family members....more7minPlay
February 09, 2017Starbucks Offering Employees Free Legal Advice On ImmigrationStarbucks is showing its commitment to its immigrant employees by offering them free advice on immigration law, the company confirmed Tuesday. The coffee giant’s Immigration Advisory Program, which it announced Monday, will offer consultation through Ernst & Young, one of the world’s largest professional services....more3minPlay
February 08, 2017Asian Names On Resumes In Canada Less Likely To Get Callbacks Than Anglo Names: ReportA Canadian study released last week revealed that those with names like “Xuiying Zhang” and “Samir Sharma” have a smaller chance of nabbing a job interview compared to those with names like “Greg Johnson” and “Emily Brown” ― even when they have more impressive credentials....more5minPlay
February 07, 2017This Anti-Bullying App Helps You Brighten Someone's Day In SecondsAustin Kevitch was in high school when he first came up with the idea for an app that would allow users to send compliments to each other anonymously. But it wasn’t until tragedy struck years later that he decided to turn that idea into reality. Kevitch was studying abroad in South Africa when his friend, Oliver Pacchiana, died in a rock climbing accident. Soon after, positive and loving messages flooded Pacchiana’s Facebook wall....more6minPlay
February 06, 2017Ikea’s New Project Will Create Jobs For Syrian RefugeesSwedish furniture giant Ikea wants to create jobs for Syrian refugees with its new series of handwoven rugs and textiles set to roll out in 2019. Production of the limited line will be based in Jordan, which hasaccepted more than 655,000 refugees since war broke out in neighboring Syria in 2011. The project is expected to create roughly 200 jobs for refugees and locals, Jesper Brodin, a range and supply manger for Ikea, told the Financial Times....more3minPlay
February 03, 2017DON'T PANIC! That Bacon Shortage You Keep Hearing About Isn't RealDon’t worry. You’ll still be able to bring home the bacon whenever you want. News of a possible bacon shortage went viral across social media on Wednesday,but all the squealing was a little premature. “To imply that there’s going to be some shortage of bacon is wrong,” Steve Meyer, vice president of pork analysis at EMI Analytics, told The New York Times. “There’s plenty of hogs coming. There’s going to be plenty of bacon....more3minPlay
February 02, 2017Starbucks Rips Trump Policies, Vows To Hire 10,000 RefugeesFacing mounting fury by foreigners angry at the U.S. and eager to take out their ire on American companies, Starbucks has issued a pledge to hire 10,000 refugees around the world over the next five years, and released a statement condemning Donald Trump’s crackdown on Muslim immigrants and his planned Mexican Wall. The statement comes as protests roil the U.S....more4minPlay
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.