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This week in cryptocurrency was a rollercoaster, especially with Meme Moguls Uniswap launch. This meme-based project initially drummed up significant excitement and saw a downturn in enthusiasm post-launch, prompting investors to seek more promising ventures with BlockDAG. The Uniswap Launch Letdown Investors piled into Meme Moguls with high hopes, propelled by the meme coin craze and the potential for substantial returns. However, the aftermath of its launch painted a different picture, with the initial buzz…

Apple supplier Foxconn has increased wages and is handing bonuses to workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China, Chinese government-backed media reported, as it works to quell employee discontent at the site over COVID curbs.Daily wages for employees, who are part of a Foxconn unit responsible for making electronics including smartphones at the site, have been raised to CNY 100 (roughly Rs. 1,130) between October 26 to November 11, the Henan Daily newspaper cited an unnamed head of the firm's integrated digital…

Hundreds of Amazon workers at a warehouse in Tilbury in southeast England have walked out in protest over pay, the trade union GMB said, the latest sign of labour force discontent as the rising cost-of-living sparks strikes across sectors.Amazon, which dominates the online retail marketplace, has faced criticism from workers in many countries over pay and conditions."Amazon continues to reject working with trade unions to deliver better working conditions and fair pay. Their repeated use of short-term contracts is…

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 25: A view of the crowd at the RMT strike rally at Kings cross station on June 25, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. The biggest rail strikes in 30 years started on Monday night continuing on Thursday and again Saturday, with trains cancelled across the UK for much of the week.Guy Smallman/Getty ImagesLONDON — Amid political upheaval, an economic crisis and the potential for mass industrial action, Britain faces a problematic, and possibly pivotal, summer.U.K. inflation came in at a 40-year high of…