Tag: union

PitchIt Podcast #13: Abbey Wemimo of Esusu

CrowdfundingJuly 20, 2021

In episode thirteen of PitchIt: the fintech startups podcast we talk with Esusu Co-Founder & Co-CEO Abbey Wemimo.Esusu automates credit building by reporting...

Behind the recycling scenes at Ridwell: Seattle startup growing as fast as piles of plastic and more

StartupsJuly 20, 2021

In a warehouse south of downtown Seattle, Ridwell co-founder and CEO Ryan Metzger stands amid the garbage that has turned his 4-year-old startup...

Unemployment spiked to 21% in Q1 of 2020: Labour Ministry

HRTechJuly 20, 2021

The stringent lockdown, that was in effect across the nation last year when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation with its first...

European Union Creates New EU Authority to Fight Money Laundering: No More Anonymous Crypto Transactions

CrowdfundingJuly 20, 2021

The European Commission has updtaed the European Union’s anti-money laundering and countering terrorism financing (AML/CFT) rules. Included in the new policy is a...

ChargePoint to buy VW-backed charging software firm for $295 million

Big DataJuly 20, 2021

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - ChargePoint, one of the world's largest electric vehicle charging networks, on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire operating software...

Austrian activist Schrems’ Facebook complaint referred to EU court

Big DataJuly 20, 2021

BERLIN (Reuters) -Austria's Supreme Court has questioned the legal basis on which Facebook collects user data and referred key issues for a ruling...

U.S.-UK Travel Should Be Avoided, Say U.S. Officials in New Warning

AviationJuly 19, 2021

The U.S. State Department and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) both issued on Monday their highest warnings against travel...

Digital Investment Platform Munnypot Acquired by Cairngorm Capital

FintechJuly 19, 2021

Sometimes a partnership is not enough and only a full-fledged union will suffice. This is the approach taken by Cairngorm Capital, a...

Using spyware against journalists ‘completely unacceptable’ – EU’s von der Leyen

Big DataJuly 19, 2021

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Using spyware against journalists would be completely unacceptable, the head of the European Commission said on Monday, after reports that...

Air New Zealand welcomes another union boss to its board

AviationJuly 19, 2021

Air New Zealand has announced a slew of new board appointments, including the addition of veteran union boss Paul Goulter. Goulter currently serves as...