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Netflix’s Hit Series Squid Game Gives Boost to Vans Sneaker Sales
Netflix Inc.’s hit series “Squid Game” is giving a boost to footwear and apparel maker VF Corp. as fans clamor for the white Vans sneakers featured in the dystopian drama. “We saw a nice spike,” Chief Executive Officer Steve Rendle said Friday on a conference call to discuss quarterly earnings, before clarifying that the bump…
Meet the Obscure Financier Behind Donald Trump’s Media Company
Patrick Orlando has become an unlikely power behind the nascent media company of former President Donald J. Trump.
Facebook Oversight Board Rebukes Company Over VIP Rules
The news comes as the board published the first of its quarterly transparency reports Thursday
Trump Plans to Regain Social Media Presence With New Company
Trump Media and Technology Group says it plans to start a social media company called Truth Social
E.U.’s Ambitious New Tech Rules to Be Delayed Further Into 2022
E.U. countries originally envisioned an agreement by spring 2022 but in a more recent draft of the communique that E.U. leaders plan to issue, that target was made more ambiguous.
NYC to Mandate Vaccines, Scrap Testing Option for Workforce
Starting Wednesday, all employees who get their first shot at a city-run site will receive an extra $500 in their paycheck
Facebook Plans to Rebrand Company With New Name, Report Says
CEO Mark Zuckerberg is expected to discuss the name change at the company’s Connect conference on Oct. 28, The Verge reported
Facebook Settles U.S. Claims That It Reserved Jobs for Foreigners With Temporary H-1B Visas
The company agreed to pay as much as $14.3 million in separate settlement agreements
FBI Raids Russian Billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Washington Mansion
The aluminum tycoon and his companies were targeted by U.S. Treasury Department sanctions in 2018 over ties to Vladimir Putin
ECB Tells Banks to Map Climate Risk in Trading, Loan Books
The exercise also includes questions on how much revenue lenders generate from carbon-intensive industries as well as the volume of emissions they finance
Microsoft Shuts Down LinkedIn in China, Citing ‘Challenging Operating’ Climate
The move makes the platform the last major U.S. social media provider to pull out of the country
The Shorter Work Week Really Worked in Iceland. Here’s How
An experiment showed workers were able to work less and get paid the same, while maintaining productivity and improving personal well-being