MAY 4, 2023
Popular actor and director Manobala passed away due to liver-related problems in Chennai.
Popular Tamil actor and director Manobala passed away on May 3. He was 69 years old and reportedly unwell due to liver-related illness.
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Veteran actor-director Manobala passed away on May 3.
He was 69 years old.
He was admitted to a hospital due to...
MAY 4, 2023
More companies are making employees go back to the office at least some of the time. Sergii Tverdokhlibov/Getty Images
Many Gen Z and millennial workers are rejecting old corporate rules and return-to-office mandates.
Some baby boomers might see these young employees as lazy and entitled.
But one who shared his thoughts on Gen Zers with Insider says...
MAY 3, 2023
Niu says he started thinking more deeply about the point of trying to climb the corporate ladder — and if there even was a point. Frank Niu
Frank Niu is a former software engineer who gives finance, investing, and career advice on TikTok and his podcast.
He says he was able to retire because he saved, invested...
MAY 3, 2023
Financial hub Hong Kong just hiked its minimum wage on Monday — by 32 cents. Sebastian Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images
Financial hub Hong Kong is one of the world's most expensive cities.
On Monday, the city raised its minimum wage by 32 cents to about $5.1 per hour.
Labor activists and welfare groups panned the measly increase, saying...
MAY 3, 2023
White House economists said in a new analysis released Wednesday that an extended breach of the nation’s borrowing limit could wipe out more than 8 million jobs and cause “severe” economic damage, as lawmakers run out of time to resolve the fiscal impasse.
In the report, the White House Council of Economic Advisers compared the potential economic impact...
MAY 3, 2023
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its short-term borrowing rate another 0.25%, escalating the central bank's attack on inflation just two days after the forced sale of First Republic Bank.
The Fed’s 10th consecutive rate increase arrives less than a week after fresh government data showed that U.S. economic growth slowed over the first three months of this...
MAY 3, 2023
Moto Edge Plus is launching first in the US.
Motorola Edge Plus 2023 flagship phone has officially been launched in the US. With a s starting price of $800, the Edge Plus undercuts flagship equivalents from Samsung and Apple with an exhaustive feature set and near stock Android software with a guarantee of 3 years of major OS...
MAY 3, 2023
In early April, Atlanta-based realtor Zak Elfenbein listed two newly renovated homes, nestled in a quiet suburb in Douglasville, Ga.
He wasn’t sure what to expect. The homes were 25 miles west of Atlanta, and were being sold by home flippers. Mortgage rates were above 6%, and home prices were high. But there was a noticeable lack of...
MAY 2, 2023
The brain may create visions just before death (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto)
What happens after we die? That’s a question the living among us will never be able to answer. But as for what happens when we die, that’s a conundrum scientists may be a step closer to solving.
Researchers observing the brains of dying patients have reported a surge in...
MAY 2, 2023
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said that artificial intelligence could fill some 7,800 jobs at the company. - Bloomberg via Getty Images
Big Blue is calling a big timeout on hiring real humans.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the company will likely pause filling nearly 8,000 jobs because the positions could be performed by artificial intelligence within the next few...
