Month: December 2021
Google to Fire Employees Who are not Vaccinated
Google has reportedly told employees that those who fail to comply with company vaccine policies will ultimately lose their jobs. Google has been pushing for an eventual return to the office – which has been repeatedly delayed – and expects those attending buildings to be vaccinated. A spokesperson said: “As we’ve stated before, our vaccination
Strava: Fitmess App down
Strava has gone down, with users unable to see their workouts. The outage comes just days after Strava released its data for 2021 which showed that more people than ever were using it, with activities increasing even more than an already record-breaking 2020. Soon after the outage began – and before it had even been
Dogecoin to be accepted as a mode of payment by Tesla
The Tesla chief executive said his electric car company would start taking payment in the cryptocurrency “and see how it goes”. That could suggest that he is planning to accept the cryptocurrency in payments for cars. Tesla previously did so with bitcoin, but said earlier this year that it was reversing that decision amid fears
Bank of England: crypto-currency risks
crypto-currencies had been “growing very fast”, with people such as fund managers wanting to know whether they should hold part of their portfolios in crypto-currencies. Fast-growing crypto-currency assets could pose a danger to the established financial system. Although not much of UK households’ wealth is currently held in assets such as Bitcoin, they are becoming
Apple: Android app to address AirTags tracker fears
Apple has launched an app for competitor Android’s smartphones, which will inform users if there is a tracking device nearby. Apple’s AirTags are small location trackers that can be attached to items such as keys or bags in case they are lost. AirTags work by leveraging millions of Apple devices, each of which can detect
Alibaba: “sexually assaulted” woman fired
Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba has fired a woman who said a colleague and a client had sexually assaulted her. The employee went public with her allegations in August because she said Alibaba had failed to take action. She said the assaults took place during a business trip. The dismissal letter said she had spread falsehoods
The Bezos Earth Fund
The Bezos Earth Fund is awarding 44 grants totalling $443 million to organisations focused on climate justice and nature conservation. “The goal of the Bezos Earth Fund is to support change agents who are seizing the challenges that this decisive decade presents,” said Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund. However, many
Australia’s coal power stations conversion to hydrogen plants
An Australian industrial giant plans to convert two coal-fired power stations into green hydrogen plants. Australia ranked “dead last” for the climate action taken among comparable developed countries since nations pledged in the 2015 Paris agreement to take steps to limit global warming. Fortescue Future Industries (FFI), part of the Fortescue Metals Group, and AGL
Blue Origin Third mission to space
Blue Origin has successfully launched its third crewed mission into space. The crew included TV presenter Michael Strahan, the daughter of the first American in space – and the first furry to leave the Earth. It is the third time that Blue Origin has launched passengers on its brief journeys up into space, and the
Instagram Playback Feature
Instagram has launched a new “Playback” feature, intended to find the best moments of the year. The new tool is built to help users reminisce over 2021. It is a brand-new feature to mark the end of the year that lives within Instagram stories. The feature is expected to run for few weeks ahead of