Millennials facing ageismThey used to be Big Tech’s hottest hires. Now they’re starting to be seen as old fogeys.
Millennials in tech, your suspicions were right: Gen Z is starting to eat your lunch. Newly released federal data shows the US tech workforce is younger than the workforce at large and getting younger still. Tech workers under 25 are becoming more common, while the proportion of workers older than 40 shrinks. There’s an age-old…
Employees angry about RTO mandates have essentially no legal path to fight them
Most employees have no legal recourse against return-to-office mandates. It’s 2021, one year after the COVID-19 pandemic transformed the workplace. Your boss says the company does not plan to require employees to return to the office. You give up your $3,000-a-month apartment in the city to buy a house hundreds of miles away. Fast forward…
A Brazilian mayoral candidate attacked his opponent with a chair mid-debate
Mayoral candidate José Luiz Datena (left) struck his opponent Pablo Marçal (right) with a chair during a tense debate. A Brazilian mayoral candidate smashed a chair into his opponent during a live debate on Sunday. José Luiz Datena, 67, swung the chair at his rival Pablo Marçal, 37, during an intense exchange that was broadcast…
Burnout could be to blame for security failures around Trump, former Secret Service agents say
Two former Secret Service agents told B-17 the danger presented by a dearth of resources is highlighted in incidents like Sunday’s second assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Incidents like Sunday’s apparent assassination attempt against Donald Trump show the Secret Service is stretched so thin due to short staffing that potential dangers are becoming increasingly hard…
The EU may be prepping to lend Ukraine up to $45 billion — with or without the US
The European Union flag flies in the wind in Lviv, Ukraine. The EU is trying to find of ways to fund Ukraine, The EU is preparing to provide up to $45 billion in loans to Ukraine within the next four months, according to a report in the Financial Times. The move comes after a plan…
Justin Trudeau’s future as the Canadian prime minister is looking increasingly shaky
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure after losing a stronghold in Montreal on Tuesday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered a new setback this week after his party lost a Parliament seat it had held for most of the last century. Trudeau’s Liberal Party lost in the Montreal parliamentary constituency of La Salle-Émard-Verdun…
Elon Musk’s PAC is pouring millions into these 14 districts to keep the GOP in control of the House
Musk’s “America PAC” has spent at least $2.1 million across more than a dozen House races this month. Elon Musk’s super PAC has already spent tens of millions of dollars on electing former President Donald Trump. Now, the tech billionaire’s “America PAC” is wading into the fight for control of the House of Representatives. According…
Many Haitians in Springfield are on Temporary Protected Status — which could disappear if Trump wins
Haitians at a Haitian restaurant in Springfield, Ohio, on September 12, 2024. Around 200,000 Haitians living in the US are on Temporary Protected Status, including many of those living in Springfield, Ohio, who have been targeted by former President Donald Trump and others with baseless claims about eating pets. Those allegations have led to threats…
GOP blocks IVF vote as Democrats try to put pressure on Trump
Senate Democrats say with just a word from former president Donald Trump, Republicans would fall in line to support their IVF bill. With less than 50 days until the election, Senate Democrats are trying to put Republicans — and Trump — in the hot seat on IVF. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats brought the Right to…
