Intel CEO earned 1,711 times more than average company worker in 2021

Intel Corp Chief Executive Officer Pat Gelsinger earned 1,711 times as much as the average worker at the U.S. chipmaker in just 11 months since he joined in February last year, a regulatory filing showed on Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/business/intel-ceo-earned-1711-times-average-workers-pay-2021-2022-03-30/?source=Snapzu

Copyright Is Indispensable For Artists, They Say; But For All Artists, Or Just Certain Kinds?

One of the central “justifications” for copyright is that it is indispensable if creativity is to be viable. Without it, we are assured, artists would starve. This ignores the fact that artists cre…
Read more: https://www.techdirt.com/2022/03/29/copyright-is-indispensable-for-artists-they-say-but-for-all-artists-or-just-certain-kinds/?source=Snapzu

No payment - No Gas: Russia has threatened to cut off Gas to Europe

Russia is not going to supply natural gas to European countries without paying for Russian gas supplies. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said this in an interview with PBS , European Truth reports. "I don't know what will happen when they turn down this opportunity. So as soon as we have a final decision, we'll see what can be done. But, of course, we're not going to do charity work and send gas to Western Europe for free," he said.
Read more: https://www.viralglobenews.com/2022/03/no-payment-no-gas-russia-has-threatened.html?source=Snapzu

Career Choices: How to Find Work in the Remote Economy [Infographics]

Choices are sometimes conscious decisions and other times circumstances force change. Regardless of which it is for you, you do have choices! Many previously could not imagine choosing not to commute. Where they live most may live in one area and commute to another so it never occurred to them there are options. But you can, by making a conscious choice about your career.
Read more: https://growmap.com/career-choices-commuting/?source=Snapzu

Apple Reportedly Cutting iPhone SE Production Just Weeks After Launch Due to 'Weaker-Than-Expected' Demand

Apple is reportedly cutting production for the new third-generation iPhone SE just weeks after launch due to uncertainty caused by current global conflict and alleged low demand, according to a report from Nikkei Asia citing unnamed sources.
Read more: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/03/28/apple-cutting-iphone-se-production/?source=Snapzu

Tesla wants to split its stock so it can pay a stock dividend; shares gain

Tesla wants to split its stock so it can pay a stock dividend to shareholders, according to a filing Monday. The Securities and Exchange Commission filing said the electric car maker will ask at its annual shareholders meeting “for an increase in the number of authorized shares of common stock ... in order to enable a stock split of the Company’s common stock in the form of a stock dividend.”
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/28/tesla-wants-to-split-its-stock-so-it-can-pay-a-stock-dividend-shares-gain.html?source=Snapzu

5 Simple Things Everyone Should Know About Inflation

When it comes to navigating the economy in 2022, there are 5 simple things everyone should know about inflation. Inflation can be simply explained as sustained upward movement in the price of goods and services in an economy. There are various ways this is calculated, which we will get into below.
Read more: https://simplifiedneeds.com/2022/03/02/5-simple-things-everyone-should-know-about-inflation/?source=Snapzu

Multi-millionaire Kevin O'Leary says Bitcoin won't be banned as it 'holds economic promise'

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine disrupting global markets, increasing oil costs, and inflation reaching levels not seen in decades, it is vital to understand how digital currencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum are faring in the present financial environment.
Read more: https://finbold.com/multi-millionaire-kevin-oleary-says-bitcoin-wont-be-banned-as-it-holds-economic-promise/?source=Snapzu

How to Plan Your Content Creation Strategy

Content is fundamental to an SEO strategy on many levels. Content defines your page relevance, creates trust signals, attracts signals, creates a conversion funnel, etc. How to create a content strategy that helps you achieve all those various goals?
Read more: https://www.internetmarketingninjas.com/blog/content/how-to-plan-your-content-creation-strategy/?source=Snapzu

Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died

The man behind the internet’s favorite animated images
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/23/22992066/stephen-wilhite-gif-creator-dies?source=Snapzu

How To Supercharge Your Small Business Marketing With A Book

If you sell a service, you know that reputation is everything. Potential clients need to see you as credible, knowledgeable, and trustworthy. There are many ways to build that reputation, and few compare to marketing with a book.
Read more: https://businessupside.com/2022/03/22/how-to-supercharge-your-small-business-marketing-with-a-book/?source=Snapzu

Are advertisers going to infiltrate our dreams?

Major brands like Coors, Microsoft, and Burger King want in on our dreams — and researchers are concerned about it.
Read more: https://thehustle.co/are-advertisers-going-to-infiltrate-our-dreams/?source=Snapzu

US software engineers are the best paid in the world

A survey has highlighted the disparity in engineer salaries around the world, with US developers pocketing far more than their British equivalents. The report, from gamified programming outfit Codingame, was culled from its community of two million developers (along with tech recruiters) and showed that the US remained the top-paying country for software engineers, with an average annual salary of $95,879.
Read more: https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/22/software_salary_survey/?source=Snapzu

Activision Blizzard calls on shareholders to vote in favour of Microsoft deal

The vote in which Activision Blizzard shareholders will decide whether or not to approve Microsoft's $68.7 billion acquisition will be held next month. In an SEC filing shared with investors, the publisher said a meeting will be hosted virtually on April 28, 2022, during which shareholders will be asked to cast a non-binding, advisory vote on the deal, which announced earlier this year.
Read more: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-22-activision-blizzard-calls-on-shareholders-to-vote-in-favour-of-microsoft-deal?source=Snapzu

AI Experts Warn of Potential Cyberwar Facing Banking Sector

U.S. authorities have cautioned banks about possible cyberattacks following Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine, but experts say financial institutions also face particular risks in a more murky area of their business—the now ubiquitous artificial-intelligence models that handle everything from lending to trading.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-experts-warn-of-potential-cyberwar-facing-banking-sector-11647941402?source=Snapzu

Ford is turning its EVs into video conference rooms with help from Cisco

With its newly minted bi-directional charging capabilities, the Ford F-150 Lightning can now serve as a backup home power supply in a pinch. Soon, the automaker hopes it might do the same for your office space thanks to a new partnership with Cisco, makers of Webex conference software.
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/ford-f150-lightning-ev-video-conference-cisco-144524364.html?source=Snapzu

Renault resumes car production in Moscow as rivals cut ties with Russia

The French carmaker Renault has resumed manufacturing in its plants in Moscow, bucking the trend of many other large global companies that have cut ties with Russia over its war on Ukraine.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/21/renault-moscow-russia-nestle?source=Snapzu

Amazon invests $1bn in climate and social sustainability

Amazon has raised $1bn (£707m, €821m) to put towards its first sustainability bond, which the retail giant will invest in renewable energy and clean transport. The bond will also help various construction initiatives to produce greener buildings and affordable housing.
Read more: https://currency.com/amazon-invests-1bn-in-climate-and-social-sustainability?source=Snapzu

Travel wishlist: A guide to 2022’s happiest countries!

The year 2022 marks the 10th anniversary of the World Happiness Report! The report measures happiness on three main factors—life evaluations, positive emotions, and negative emotions.Let’s checkout the top 10 happiest nations in the world in 2022.
Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/travel-wishlist-a-guide-to-2022s-happiest-countries/photostory/90348484.cms?source=Snapzu

The danger of making the internet safe for kids

When lawmakers focus on children’s online safety to get bills passed, they leave everyone else out. Now they’re trying again.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/recode/2022/3/14/22971618/earn-it-sesta-fosta-children-safety-internet-laws?source=Snapzu

Another startup joins race to provide high-speed lunar communications

Aquarian Space said March 17 it has raised seed funding to deploy a high-speed communications network for the moon to meet anticipated demand from government and commercial lunar missions. Silicon Valley venture capital firm Draper Associates, an early SpaceX investor, has injected $650,000 in Aquarian Space to support plans to deploy its first lunar satellite in the first quarter of 2024.
Read more: https://spacenews.com/another-startup-joins-race-to-provide-high-speed-lunar-communications/?source=Snapzu

Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities

Australia has launched legal action against Facebook's parent company Meta, alleging it allowed scam ads to target users with fake celebrity endorsements. The tech giant had engaged in "false, misleading or deceptive conduct" by knowingly hosting the ads for bogus cryptocurrencies, a regulator said.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60789802?source=Snapzu

Why Amazon Spent $8.5 Billion to Land MGM, and What’s Next for the Studio Behind James Bond

Amazon bought MGM for its history — but not necessarily its standalone future. The e-commerce giant surprised Hollywood on Thursday by announcing the completion of its $8.5 billion acquisitio…
Read more: https://variety.com/2022/film/news/amazon-mgm-james-bond-whats-next-1235208070/?source=Snapzu

Zuckerberg’s Metaverse should scare you

Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse will be full of opportunity, and entrepreneurs are already finding ways to financially benefit from it. But it comes with significant risk. And the risks associated with this new technology should scare you.
Read more: https://markslapinskitechnology.com/2022/03/19/zuckerbergs-metaverse-should-scare-you/?source=Snapzu

Underwater Google internet cable to connect Togo to Europe

The West African country of Togo will be the first landing of a new Google undersea internet cable connected to Europe, in what the tech giant and the Togolese government have hailed as a “major digital infrastructure transformation initiative”. The announcement on Friday comes months after Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced a five-year $1bn investment to support “a range of initiatives from improved connectivity to investment in startups” across the African continent.
Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/18/underwater-google-internet-cable-to-connect-togo-to-europe?source=Snapzu

Verizon Sends in Union Busters Against Washington Workers

Verizon retail workers in the Pacific Northwest say the company is pulling out all the stops to crush their efforts to form a union. In interviews, they said the company has been flying in executives and consultants as part of an intimidation campaign.
Read more: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2022/03/washington-workers-union-busters-verizon-organizing-anti-union?source=Snapzu

Amazon Closes $8.5B MGM Acquisition

Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, officially bringing the film and TV studio into its fold. The landmark deal was first announced last May, with the company citing MGM’s vast library as driving the purchase. “With the talent at MGM and the talent at Amazon Studios, we can reimagine and develop that IP for the 21st century,” Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said after the purchase was announced.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-closes-8-5b-mgm-acquisition-1235113602/?source=Snapzu

'A downward debt spiral': Global calls to rein in buy-now, pay-later companies

A global alliance of consumer groups is calling for regulation of the buy-now, pay-later industry amid warnings that more customers will end up in a debt spiral as the cost of living goes up.
Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-17/brt-bnpl-global-call-buy-now-pay-later-debt/100914440?source=Snapzu

In the attention economy, writing still packs a punch

For some audiences—particularly top business execs—written content is indispensable in researching important decisions. Here’s how PR pros are thinking about their skill sets.
Read more: https://www.prdaily.com/in-the-attention-economy-writing-still-packs-a-punch/?source=Snapzu

Apple-backed lobbying group accused of pushing for weak privacy legislation

A lobbying group whose members include Apple and Google is being accused of pushing for weak privacy legislation in a bid to pre-empt stronger measures by individual states. As Congress makes little progress toward a federal privacy law, individual states are implementing their own legislation …
Read more: https://9to5mac.com/2022/03/16/weak-privacy-legislation-apple-lobbying/?source=Snapzu

Apple faces deceptive trade practices probe by multiple U.S. states: document

Multiple U.S. states are investigating Apple Inc for potentially deceiving consumers, according to a March document obtained by a tech watchdog group. The Texas attorney general may sue Apple for violating the state’s deceptive trade practices law in connection with the multi-state investigation, according to the document, which was obtained by the Tech Transparency Project.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-antitrust-apple-idUSKCN24O2PD?source=Snapzu

Microsoft reckons businesses are making a few fatal hybrid working mistakes

Microsoft has published the results of its latest Work Trend Index survey, highlighting the various challenges businesses encounter as they transition to new working models.
Read more: https://www.techradar.com/news/microsoft-reckons-businesses-are-making-a-few-fatal-hybrid-working-mistakes?source=Snapzu

Tesla raises prices across entire range, with its cheapest car now starting at $46,990

Tesla has raised prices across its entire line-up of electric vehicles. Prices have increased by between 5 to 10 percent, with the cheapest car the company sells — the Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive — now starting at $46,990, while its top-end Model X Tri motor saw a price increase of $12,500, from $126,490 to $138,990. It’s the second price bump Tesla has implemented in less than a week, after it increased the cost of certain long-range models last Wednesday.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22978817/tesla-ev-price-increase-raw-materials-inflation?source=Snapzu

ARM will reportedly lay off up to 1,000 employees after NVIDIA sale falls through

Up 1,000 ARM employees in the US and the UK will be laid off, according The Telegraph and Bloomberg. Chief Executive Officer Rene Haas reportedly told staff in a memo that the Softbank-owned chipmaker is cutting between 12 to 15 percent of its workforce, with 1,000 being the high end of that range, as part of its efforts to curb spending.
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/arm-layoff-up-to-1000-employees-120604633.html?source=Snapzu

Google “hijacked millions of customers and orders” from restaurants, lawsuit says

Google is being sued by a Florida restaurant group alleging that the tech company has been setting up unauthorized pages to capture food orders rather than directing them to the restaurant’s own site.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/google-hijacked-millions-of-customers-and-orders-from-restaurants-lawsuit-says/?source=Snapzu

Rivian price hike fallout now includes a shareholder lawsuit

Electric car company Rivian is facing a shareholder lawsuit on allegations that it misled investors by not disclosing that it had underpriced its vehicles and would raise them after going public.
Read more: https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/rivian-shareholder-lawsuit-price-increase?source=Snapzu

Ford to ship and sell incomplete vehicles with missing chips

Ford will soon start selling and shipping incomplete, but driveable vehicles that come without the chips that power certain non-safety features, according to a report from Automotive News. The automaker will instead ship the semiconductors to dealers within one year, which they will then install in customers’ vehicles after purchase.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/13/22975246/ford-ship-sell-incomplete-vehicles-missing-chips?source=Snapzu

IMF approves $1.4bn emergency support for Ukraine

The International Monetary Fund has approved $1.4bn in emergency financing for Ukraine to help meet urgent spending needs and mitigate the economic impact of Russia’s military invasion. The global lender said Ukrainian authorities had cancelled an existing standby lending arrangement with the IMF but they would work together to design an appropriate economic programme focused on rehabilitation and growth when conditions permitted.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/10/imf-approves-emergency-support-ukraine-russia-invasion?source=Snapzu

'Lucky' Activision stock purchase that led to $60M profit under investigation

Three men who have links to Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick are currently under investigation for alleged insider trading, according to The Wall Street Journal. Producer and film studio executive David Geffen, Fox co-founder Barry Diller, and investor Alexander von Furstenberg are said to have purchased around $108 million worth of Activision shares just four days before the Microsoft acquisition was announced back in January (thanks, GamesIndustry.biz). The purchase netted the trio a profit of around $60 million.
Read more: https://www.pcgamer.com/lucky-activision-stock-purchase-that-led-to-dollar60m-profit-under-investigation?source=Snapzu

Behind Disney+’s Ad Pivot: A Drive for Streaming Profits

In bolting on a sponsor-supported tier, the Hollywood giant not only is focusing on subscriber acquisition but improving profit margins while also doing something its advertising partners have long coveted.
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/disney-advertising-pivot-a-drive-for-streaming-profits-1235107252/?source=Snapzu

Self-promotion skills for women in business

You can’t get ahead unless you’re noticed. I asked several successful women to share the useful advice they received about promoting themselves. Their experiences may help women learn to toot their own horns.
Read more: https://transmissionagency.com/en-gb/insights/self-promotion-skills-for-women-in-business?source=Snapzu

Intel Wants Public Money to Make Rich Shareholders Richer

Intel is awash in cash, spending billions on stock buybacks that made shareholders even richer. Yet the Biden administration is poised to give the company a no-strings-attached bailout that could further enrich those same shareholders.
Read more: https://jacobinmag.com/2022/03/intel-microchip-manufacturing-biden-administration-chips-act-subsidy-stock-buybacks?source=Snapzu

The underwater sea farm that's like a space station

Nemo’s Garden is a unique underwater farm for terrestrial plants where the gardeners need scuba diving suits. This novel experiment uses biospheres 10 metres under the water off Noli on the Italian Riviera, and was created to find sustainable ways of growing vegetables and herbs.
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/video/2310619-the-underwater-sea-farm-thats-like-a-space-station/?source=Snapzu

Why isn't the internet more fun and weird?

MySpace inspired a generation of teenagers to learn how to code. We have Dark Mode now, but where did all the glitter go?
Read more: https://jarredsumner.com/codeblog/?source=Snapzu

Inflation, explained by eggs

In a nutshell (or, for our purposes, an eggshell), it’s a cycle. Everything is getting more expensive because everything else is, including when it comes to eggs.
Read more: https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2022/3/2/22956966/inflation-explained-by-eggs?source=Snapzu

How to make a good social media avatar for business or professionals

On social media, your avatar (or profile pic) creates your first impression. Here's how to create a social media avatar that will make the right impression.
Read more: https://seo-writer.ca/blog/make-good-social-media-avatar/?source=Snapzu

This eerie and beautiful abandoned village in Canada has just gone up for sale

Once a home for Swiss mountain guides, the hamlet of Edelweiss is now totally deserted.
Read more: https://www.timeout.com/news/this-eerie-and-beautiful-abandoned-village-in-canada-has-just-gone-up-for-sale-030422?source=Snapzu

Good Riddance to Amazon’s Terrible Bookstores

Amazon is as dominant as ever—and its retail ambitions aren’t going anywhere. But booksellers can toast the end of its disastrous foray into their turf.
Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/165601/good-riddance-amazon-terrible-bookstores?source=Snapzu

The Nokia brand is coming to low-cost laptops, and we got our hands on one

The new Nokia PureBook Pro series of budget laptops makes its debut at Mobile World Congress.
Read more: https://www.pcworld.com/article/619210/new-nokia-branded-budget-laptops-could-give-dell-and-acer-some-competition.html?source=Snapzu

Netflix's Reed Hastings Has Come Forward For Ukraine Aid

Reed Hastings, co-founder, president, and CEO of Netflix broadcasting, has announced a $1 million donation to the Ukrainian emergency services organization. Thank you, @evgeny_director wrote a Netflix official donated $1m to Razom on the way to an emergency. “Every dollar helps.”
Read more: https://www.streamingdigitally.com/news/netflix-reed-hastings-has-come-forward-for-ukraine-aid/?source=Snapzu