The British Economy Just Got An Upgrade

Everyone should be involved in equity issues, from the CEO to the front-line staff. In today’s workplace, equity for all should not be relegated to the mantra of the month or treated as a “nice to have” for organizations. A recent Great Place To Work study shows that companies that build a “for all” or “innovation by all” culture generated 5.5 more revenue growth compared to less-inclusive peers.

Few colleges are preparing students for how to survive in today’s economy, which doesn’t always revolve around 9-to-5 jobs. Some teachers want to change that. Fletcher Medler, a student at Berklee College of Music, is enrolled in “The General Business Gig,” a course dedicated to teaching musicians how to survive in the gig economy.

The lawsuit blames major cellular carriers for failure to report outages to emergency agencies. Had emergency responders known about widespread cellphone outages during the height of last summer’s deadly Maui wildfires, they would have used other methods to warn about the disaster, county officials said in a lawsuit. Alerts the county sent to cellphones warning people to immediately evacuate were never received, unbeknownst to the county, the lawsuit said.

The buyback announcement comes as iPhone sales have declined, although the tech giant still beat analysts’ earnings estimates this week. Yesterday, Apple revealed earnings for its fiscal second quarter. While iPhone sales were down almost 10%, the company’s revenues and earnings per share beat expectations, albeit slightly. On the company’s earnings call, in addition to execs talking up the prospects of Apple’s AI plans, the company also announced another share buyback—this one the largest in U.

U. S. District Judge Amit Mehta questioned the likelihood of any other company’s ability to have the resources needed to compete against Google’s search engine. The judge overseeing a pivotal antitrust trial focused on whether Google is stifling competition and innovation repeatedly indicated Thursday that he believes it would be difficult for a formidable rival search engine to emerge.

The USDA has issued a recall notice for ground beef distributed by Cargill Meat Solutions. Here’s what to know: The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a recall notice for over 16,000 pounds of ground beef due to fears that it may be contaminated with E.