Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic output, grew 1.6% in the second quarter of the year – up from 1.5% in the first three months of the year. European economies posted stronger than expected growth in the second quarter, but the delta variant continues to pose a risk to global economic momentum.

U.S. Stock Futures Slide After Strong Month of Gains - The Wall Street Journal

The Economy Is Stronger. These 4 Things Will Determine What Happens Next - NPR

Just short of a mandate, federal employees must now attest to being vaccinated or face strict protocols, including regular testing, masking, limits on official travel and other mitigation measures. President Joe Biden is adopting a tougher approach to ensure Americans get vaccinated after months of public service announcements.

Biden’s vaccine rule draws both cheers and resistance from federal workers - The Washington Post

These companies are insisting on Covid-19 vaccines for their employees - CNN

3 Strategies to Address Political Polarization in the Workplace - Harvard Business Review

@joncoopertweets: President Biden called on state and local governments to give $100 to people who choose to get a COVID-19 vaccine, citing research that roughly one-third of unvaccinated individuals would get a shot if offered a cash payment.

Internal documents within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state the delta variant is more contagious, more likely to break through vaccine protections and cause more severe disease than all other known versions of the virus. Updated guidance is also prompting more cities and businesses to reinstate mask mandates – Washington, D.C. will begin requiring masks indoors regardless of vaccination status, as will Disney at its theme parks in the U.S.

Wearing Masks Indoors Again? Some States Are a Vehement No. - The New York Times

How these mutations made delta the most transmissible COVID variant yet - PBS NewsHour

U.S. CDC internal report says Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox - report - Reuters

@AnnaMeiler: "A mask mandate is a safety measure. The vaccines are a solution" We spoke with a @MassGenBrigham epidemiologist about the Delta variant, the rise in cases, and new mask guidance from the CDC @wbz

LinkedIn announced employees can opt for full-time remote work, discarding the company’s expectation of returning to the office. Uber pushed its return-to-office date from September to October and told employees who wish to return to the office voluntarily that they must be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting Monday.

This is the future of remote work on Capitol Hill - Roll Call

Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future - The Atlantic

Startups are redirecting record amounts of funding on jobs rather than office space and instead anticipating the need for spaces to host “intermittent” company get-togethers, such as hotels or college campuses. Some companies that favor remote work have started hiring in places they hadn’t often recruited from before, resulting in the most geographically distributed tech labor force market to date.

How remote work is threatening Singapore's status as a startup hub - Fortune

Workplace of Future Is More Clubhouse Than Cubicle - Bloomberg

Stat of the day: 38% of remote workers work from bed - Axios

"‘A Wild 15 Months’: Pandemic Spurs Conversion of Offices to Labs" - The New York Times / Source: David Degner for The New York Times

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