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California’s Civil Rights Department reached a settlement with Activision Blizzard late last week two years after the state regulator brought a lawsuit alleging gender discrimination, pay inequities and a culture of sexual harassment at the video game company. Activision Blizzard, which publishes hit games like the Call of Duty franchise and World of Warcraft, agreed to pay $54 million and committed to implementing measures to ensure fair pay and equitable promotions. Roughly $46 million of the funds will go to compensate workers, particularly women who were employees or contractors with the company from 2015 to 2020. While the settlement’s details…

Among the various expectations placed on young people, they are envisioned as the leaders of the ‘digital jobs of the future’. Many of the young people we work with are already using digital skills to solve problems, and better digital skills are often associated with better cognitive skills – such as logic, processing skills, and attention. Recognising the pivotal role these skills can play in growing the UK’s digital economy, it is crucial that we take bold steps to realise this potential now – a huge part of achieving this hinges on how digital skills are taught to young people…

Jonathan Goldsmith’s recent promotion of Bitwise coincides with the asset manager’s pending Bitcoin ETF application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The broader crypto community has been eagerly awaiting the launch of a spot Bitcoin ETF and the SEC approval is very likely in early January 2024. A step further, the Bitwise Asset Management company has launched a new ad campaign in partnership with Jonathan Goldsmith. Actor Jonathan Goldsmith, renowned for portraying “The Most Interesting Man in the World” in Dos Equis beer commercials, is reprising his iconic character to endorse Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) offered by Bitwise…

2 min read Cosmic Companionship Quest Marks Major Milestone Are we alone in the universe? About 30,000 volunteers want to know! These volunteers visited arewealone.earth to sift through a huge data set from the 100 meter Green Bank Telescope—inspecting it for signals that might indicate intelligent extraterrestrial life. As of this week, this giant team has made ONE MILLION inspections! “We are thrilled that our volunteers have accomplished so much in the short 10-month period since our launch,” said project PI Jean-Luc Margot. The Science and Communications team of the “Are we alone in the universe?” project. From left to right: Ella, Jay,…

Originalbarber in Eastbourne won the accolade after receiving the most nominations from its loyal customers. Owner Sina Rajabali took over the business in January 2022 after managing it for almost a decade. “I couldn’t be happier,” he said. “The shop has been going strong from day one and I continue to keep that way. “My junior barber Dan is also over the moon and keen to cement himself in Eastbourne’s favourite barbershop. “Dan currently has a huge haircut offer currently available via our booking platform Booksy.” Mr Rajabali said he wants to expand the business, which is in South Street, in…

Location : The M18 southbound between junction J1 and the M1 . Reason : Congestion. Status : Currently Active. Return To Normal : Normal traffic conditions are expected between 07:30 and 07:45 on 19 December 2023. Delay : There are currently delays of 10 minutes against expected traffic. Source link

Image Credit: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection “My Heart Will Go On” hitmaker Celine Dione is now unable to control her muscles, according to her sister, Claudette Dion, in December 2023 comments. Last spring, the singer canceled her Courage world tour due to complications from her illness. The songstress shared in May 2023 that it was a “tremendous disappointment” and said that refunds would be available to fans. “It’s not fair to you to keep postponing the shows, and even though it breaks my heart, it’s best that we cancel everything now until I’m really ready to be back on stage again,” she said…

Black founders in the UK are also seeing the impact of venture’s winter year. Black founders in the United Kingdom raised only 0.95% of all venture investment allocated in the country so far this year (or just $165 million out of around $17.3 billion), according to a new report by Extend Ventures. That would put 2023 behind 2022, when such founders raised 1.02% ($316 million of $30.88 billion), and 2021, when Black founders were allocated 1.13% ($454 million out of $40.03 billion) of all venture investment in the country. There’s clearly been a consistent decline since 2020, the year George…

Lottie is a digital marketplace connecting care seekers with the UK’s best care homes and retirement communities. The company streamlines the care home search process, providing expert advice and handling every aspect of finding a suitable home. Key offerings include a personalised search tool, expert curation of care homes, and support in comparing and selecting properties.   Website:     What is Lottie?   Lottie offers a unique service focused on helping families and retirees find top-tier care homes and retirement living communities in the UK. As a digital marketplace, Lottie stands out by only featuring the best care homes,…

The latest degen “gold rush” to inscribe everything from profile pictures to memecoins has led to at least half a dozen blockchain networks cracking under pressure over the past week.The last few days have seen Arbirtrum, Avalanche, Cronos, zkSync, and TON all suffering partial or full outages recently due to inscriptions, with modular data availability network Celestia the latest to succumb, according to industry researchers who posted a screenshot of its block explorer on Dec. 18.Videos have also been posted of mass minting on the Celestia network. Screenshot from Celestia block explorer. Source: X/@Dogetoshi“The team is actively investigating, but we…