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A majority of Tesla Gigafactory Berlin workers voted against union representatives of IG Metall in their new work council, but the union has still made significant progress. Work councils in Germany work almost like little governments within companies to represent the workers. They can work with unions or be independent of them. Workers at Gigafactory Berlin had to vote on a new worker council yesterday. Tagesspiegel reports that IG Metall has made a lot of progress with taking about 40% of the…

Prominent Democratic consulting firms have been making bank on the crypto industry’s new super PACs. Now that those groups are setting their sights on the Senate races in Ohio and Montana, a scenario that could destroy Democrats’ majority, will those consultants stay aboard the crypto gravy train? Political consulting is a mercenary business. It’s hardly surprising that major consulting firms would want a piece of the staggering sum — $85 million as of January — that crypto firms and investors have poured into…

Americans have low levels of support for democratic norm violations. Credit: Derek E. Holliday, Shanto Iyengar, Yphtach Lelkes, and Sean J. Westwood Recently, fundamental tenets of democracy have come under threat, from attempts to overturn the 2020 election to mass closures of polling places. A new study from the Polarization Research Lab, a…

Image Source : FILE Indians optimistic about AI's potential to simplify work and improve About 59 per cent of Indians believe that artificial intelligence (AI) will make work easier and lead to better outcomes. As per the new report, from Bosch- the automotive and consumer products maker, around 80 per cent of Indians and 73 per cent globally advocated about the…

At least two well-funded startups — Fashinza and Virgio — backed by the likes of Accel and Alpha Wave have initiated a process to return most of the capital they had raised, after a change in their business models, people aware of the matter said.Both had failed to find traction in the original business plans for which they had raised the funds and so are now returning part of the money, the people said.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteIIM KozhikodeIIMK Advanced Data…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A project to learn about women's experiences of abuse while out running has found that more than two-thirds of them have been abused in some way. The study, by Dr. Caroline Miles and Professor Rose Broad from The University of Manchester, found women surveyed in Greater Manchester and Merseyside suffered from threats,…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain According to 84% of people in Germany, misinformation that is deliberately spread online is a big or even a very big threat to German society. Moreover, 81% believe that disinformation jeopardizes democracy and social cohesion. Those are the findings from the Bertelsmann Stiftung's new study "Disconcerted Public." "Most…

Volvo announced plans to sell 62.7% of its stake in EV maker Polestar (PSNY) as it looks toward the next stage of its transformation. Volvo said it will also cut off funding as the “company is well positioned for growth.” Volvo plans to trim stake in EV maker Polestar “As we embark on the next stage of our transformation, gearing up to lead in next-gen mobility, our focus sharpens on Volvo Cars’ development,” Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan explained. Volvo Cars board proposed plans to distribute the…

Ford F-150 Lightning (Source: Ford) A strong majority of car dealers complain the US government’s strategy is bringing them too fast into the electric vehicle future. It’s awkward to be dragged kicking and screaming into a future that’s already here. Especially because if you don’t do it, you will be irrelevant. Car dealers have long been seen as a potential obstacle to EV adoption partly because their profits rely greatly on servicing vehicles with repairs as well as maintenance…

Subgroup comparison – Language and education. Credit: The Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (2024). DOI: 10.1017/rep.2023.38 On the international level, there is broad consensus that it is essential to recognize and implement Indigenous rights as well as to correct inequalities and historical injustices. Yet many nation-states struggle with effective implementation. …