Largest Trade Deal In The World Signed By Asian Pacific Nations
As of November 15th, 2020, Asia Pacific nations including China, Japan, and South Korea have officially signed the world’s largest free-trade agreement.
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Major Market Brands Involved In The Exploitation Of Indian Workers
Allegations of exploitative condition and poor working conditions have come out against major brand factories in India. There are allegations against the supermarket chains Marks & Spencer, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and high-profile fashion company Ralph Lauren.
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Multi-Level Marketing: If It Sounds Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is
It is not uncommon for young girls with a decent following on Instagram to receive direct messages from strangers hoping to interest you in joining their business. In exchange, you become a “boss babe.” Often, these messages on various social media platforms do not even disclose the name of the business. These little indications are one of the many red flags multi-level marketing companies use that all social media users should be aware of.
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Quibi: A Failure Not Caused by the Pandemic
Former eBay CEO Meg Whiteman and TV mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg founded Quibi, a streaming platform that sought to revolutionize entertainment using short videos and films designed exclusively for mobile phones.
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Could Facial Recognition Be Perpetuating Society’s Biases?
Research has found that certain facial-recognition software perpetuates society’s existing inequities based on race, class, and gender. Joy Buolamwini, an M.I.T. Media Lab researcher, discovered that the facial-recognition algorithm she was working on could not detect her face – until she put on a white mask. She soon realized that many artificial-intelligence programs are trained to identify patterns using data sets that skew light-skinned and male results. Buolamwini stated, “When you think of A.I, it’s forward-looking, but A.I. is based on data, and data is a reflection of our history.”
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It’s Up to You; New York, New York – What is Next for New York Baseball?
This offseason will likely prove consequential for both baseball franchises based in New York City. For one organization, they have gone 11 consecutive seasons without securing a World Series title, while continually running a payroll that challenges for tops in the sport, and set to lose a host of key components to free agency while having to make difficult roster decisions on others. For another, they are transitioning under new incoming ownership, longing to put to bed an era of super-frugality, mediocrity, and purgatorial standing, perpetually having talent that would put them as one of the better teams in the National League, yet somehow always succumbing to injuries or underperformance
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Federal Reserve Pledges to Keep Rates Low Due to Swings in COVID Cases
The Federal Reserve has promised to maintain record-low interest rates to support the United States economy in the pandemic’s worsening times. As COVID-19 cases continuously shatter record highs set by the U.S., it has left many economists convinced that the economy cannot make any sustained recovery until the epidemic is maintained and that most Americans will feel safe conducting their normal outdoor daily activities. Following the Fed’s update on its monetary policy last Thursday, the near-zero interest rates are intended to stimulate spending and inject liquidity into the economy.
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ByteDance Competitor, Kuaishou Technology, Launches Forward in the Chinese Tech Industry
Kuaishou Technology, the owner of the Chinese social media and video sharing app of the same name, plans to file for an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange within the coming weeks, according to South China Morning Post (SCMP).
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World Reacts to President-Elect Biden’s Victory
Following President-Elect Joe Biden’s victory on November 7th, international leaders had varying reactions from relief, to telling silence.
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In Poland, New Restrictive Abortion Ruling Prompts Widespread Backlash
On October 22nd Poland’s constitutional court ruled that abortion in cases of severe fetal deformities was unconstitutional. This ruling further restricted access to abortion in what was already one of the most difficult European nations to have the procedure. In response to the ruling, citizens in the nation’s capital, Warsaw, took to the streets in protest.
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