Want your unemployment benefits? You may have to submit to facial recognition first – CNN
After being let go from his job as a software quality-assurance engineer in April, Eric Watkins said he filed for unemployment…
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UK supermarkets ask suppliers for payments due to driver shortage – The Guardian
Asda, Tesco and others forced to pay delivery drivers more because of scarcity caused by Covid and Brexit
Israel says Pfizer Covid vaccine is just 39% effective as delta spreads, but still prevents severe illness – CNBC
Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine is just 39% effective against delta in Israel, but still provides strong protection against…
Biden administration unveils new measures to stave off foreclosures – Fox Business
The Biden administration on Friday unveiled plans to expand aid for homeowners with government-backed mortgages, an effort to…
Work flexibility ‘here to stay’ in post-Covid world, says director at three Fortune 500 companies – CNBC
“I believe there’s going to continue to be hybrid offerings,’ said Shellye Archambeau, a director at Verizon, Nordstrom and Roper…
The EU’s typically misguided red tape is killing stock markets – Telegraph.co.uk
Post-Brexit we should let banks and brokers hire analysts again, write what they like about firms and sell that research any…
Pfizer vaccine is 88% effective against COVID-19 Delta variant: study – New York Post
Those who received both doses of the Pfizer vaccine are 88% protected against severe cases of then Delta variant — now the dominant…
Chevy Bolts recalled again for fire risk, as GM admits battery defects – The Verge
General Motors is issuing a second recall of 2017-2019 Chevy Bolts after discovering defects in some battery cells that have…
Two more battery fires spark second Chevrolet Bolt EV recall – Ars Technica
GM and LG Chem found a second issue and will replace battery modules.
Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq close in on records – Fox Business
U.S. stock markets were on a collusion course with all-time highs on Friday as they climbed for a fourth straight session.