100 million: How Disney+ got to Netflix’s subscriber milestone in 1/5 the time

The success for this savvy service isn't as simple as the "Disney" name.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/?p=1748338?source=Snapzu

French startup lobby to file privacy complaint against Apple

France Digitale will file a complaint against iPhone maker Apple with data privacy watchdog CNIL on Tuesday over alleged breaches of European Union rules, France’s leading startup lobby said in a statement.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-france-lawsuit-idUSKBN2B10Y6?source=Snapzu

UK economy will never return to pre-Covid pattern, says Bank governor

The UK can see light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel but the economy will never fully return to its pre-pandemic pattern, the governor of the Bank of England has said.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/mar/08/uk-economy-never-return-pre-covid-pattern-bank-governor-andrew-bailey?source=Snapzu

Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour won't hurt businesses. My company is proof.

We can afford to raise the minimum wage. As part of his administration's bold COVID-19 relief package, President Joe Biden has promised to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. The trickle-down approach to recovery championed by the previous administration failed our country and only led to further economic hardships for hard working Americans.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/employees-15-minimum-wage-business-covid-19-relief-bill-2021-3?source=Snapzu

'Why Us?': A Year After Being Laid Off, Millions Are Still Unemployed

Janitor Gloria Espinoza still vividly remembers the moment she was laid off last year. A supervisor gathered her and her colleagues at a parking lot of the office where she worked in San Francisco and then broke the news. "I thought, 'God, why us?'," Espinoza said. "It was like receiving a bucket of cold water."
Read more: https://www.npr.org/2021/03/07/974079769/why-us-a-year-after-being-laid-off-millions-are-still-unemployed?t=1615128255950?source=Snapzu

Forget $15 an Hour — the Minimum Wage Should Be $24

The Coronavirus pandemic relief bill passed by the House of Representatives this week would raise the federal minimum wage in steps until it reached $15 an hour in 2025. But an increase in the minimum wage has been removed from the Senate’s legislation. At least for now, it is stuck at $7.25.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2021/03/05/minimum-wage-raise-15/?source=Snapzu

Tesla partners with nickel mine amid shortage fears

Tesla has decided to become a technical partner in a nickel mine - which is needed for lithium-ion batteries that power electric cars. Elon Musk's car firm will also buy nickel from the Goro mine on the small Pacific island of New Caledonia to secure its long-term supply.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56288781?source=Snapzu