With the ongoing legal tussle between California officials and Ridershare leaders over the classification of their workers between Uber and Lift, many have wondered whether these companies will re-classify their workers or leave the state. Will Swaim, president of the California Policy Center, discusses the latest developments with Uber and …
Read More »Quebec is Hollywood’s biggest short-form failure – but not its first
The demise of mobile-streaming platform Qibi six months after its demise is a prime example of Hollywood’s struggles to build a business with short form content. QB may be the most well-known and best-funded attempt to break the short-profile, but it is far from the only one. The corpse of …
Read More »900,000 coronavirus cases pass in California; LA County is close to 300,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in California topped 900,000 on Saturday, bringing the total number of related deaths to more than 17,300, public health officials said. Of the state’s 58 counties, Los Angeles County has the worst impact ever, with nearly 300,000 cases and 6,989 deaths. On Saturday, the …
Read More »Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, dies at 78
Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, which made the South Korean company a global name, has died at the age of 78. Under Lena’s leadership, Samsung became the world’s largest manufacturer of smartphones and memory chips, with a turnover equivalent to one-fifth of South Korea’s GDP. Known for his repetitive …
Read More »The coronavirus has Trump and Biden in various universes
Mendel Nagan / Getty Images President Donald Trump is speaking during a campaign rally at the Pikwa Agriculture and Event Center in Circleville, Ohio, on October 24. Cleveland – Kamala Harris walks happily between East 30th Street. Holding the cordless microphone to Maskai, he addressed a line of early voters …
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