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What Is Corporate Athlete and Why Is It Important

What Is Corporate Athlete and Why Is It Important?

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Corporate athletes work on their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being to boost their overall workplace performance. To succeed in the workplace, you require the primary skills of leadership, negotiation and public speaking. While having cognitive abilities is necessary, it’s not enough. You also need physical strength. According to a study by researchers Jim Loehr and Tony […]

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Corporate athletes work on their physical, mental, spiritual and emotional well-being to boost their overall workplace performance. To succeed in the workplace, you require the primary skills of leadership, negotiation and public speaking. While having cognitive abilities is necessary, it’s not enough. You also need physical strength. According to a study by researchers Jim Loehr and Tony

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Humanoid Robot Aims to Replace Manual Labor

Elon Musk’s Humanoid Robot Aims to Replace Manual Labor

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The humanoid robot will be friendly and resourceful, and will even shop for your groceries. A performer – donning a tight-fitted black and white robot-like costume – busted out his best moves to electronic dance music towards the end of Tesla Inc’s AI Showcase on August 19, 2021. The performer wasn’t there to mark the

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The humanoid robot will be friendly and resourceful, and will even shop for your groceries. A performer – donning a tight-fitted black and white robot-like costume – busted out his best moves to electronic dance music towards the end of Tesla Inc’s AI Showcase on August 19, 2021. The performer wasn’t there to mark the

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What impact do the Olympics have on a city’s economy?

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According to professionals, the costs of hosting the Olympics outweigh the profits. Here’s why. After a year of waiting due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is finally underway. The event had a rocky start, as 71 athletes tested positive days before the games. Japan also witnessed a sharp rise in the overall Covid cases across the

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According to professionals, the costs of hosting the Olympics outweigh the profits. Here’s why. After a year of waiting due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Tokyo Olympics 2020 is finally underway. The event had a rocky start, as 71 athletes tested positive days before the games. Japan also witnessed a sharp rise in the overall Covid cases across the

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key trends in gender and the labor market

Women in workspaces: key trends in gender and the labor market

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Challenges women encounter in the workforce and the future of their workplace presence Over centuries, women have been fighting for their place in the workforce. In spite of their persistent efforts, the current labor force participation rate for women is about 49%. The gap between men and women varies by 26 percentage points, with certain

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Challenges women encounter in the workforce and the future of their workplace presence Over centuries, women have been fighting for their place in the workforce. In spite of their persistent efforts, the current labor force participation rate for women is about 49%. The gap between men and women varies by 26 percentage points, with certain

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Chinese efforts to calm investors

Examining the Chinese efforts to calm investors

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A look at Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission’s message regarding the recent market volatility The end of July brings with it an effort from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to assuage fears among foreign investors. This comes after a series of regulatory actions that drove up concerns about Beijing rejecting foreign capital. A rejection of

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A look at Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission’s message regarding the recent market volatility The end of July brings with it an effort from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to assuage fears among foreign investors. This comes after a series of regulatory actions that drove up concerns about Beijing rejecting foreign capital. A rejection of

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China Targets DiDi in Latest Crackdown on Tech Giants

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With the Chinese government banning DiDi from all app stores, what does it mean for the company’s future? DiDi is one of the world’s largest ride-sharing companies. Presently, it has over 493 million annual active users and is heavily backed by Tencent, Alibaba, Apple, and Uber. Late last month, DiDi raised $4.4 billion in its

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With the Chinese government banning DiDi from all app stores, what does it mean for the company’s future? DiDi is one of the world’s largest ride-sharing companies. Presently, it has over 493 million annual active users and is heavily backed by Tencent, Alibaba, Apple, and Uber. Late last month, DiDi raised $4.4 billion in its

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mental health

Why We Need To Talk About Founders’ Mental Health

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Founding a startup is a stressful job, and founders need to keep watch on their mental health for signs of distress. Entrepreneurs often do not talk about their mental health problems, even though they are more likely to suffer from them. A 2015 research, found that entrepreneurs are twice as likely to suffer from depression,

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Founding a startup is a stressful job, and founders need to keep watch on their mental health for signs of distress. Entrepreneurs often do not talk about their mental health problems, even though they are more likely to suffer from them. A 2015 research, found that entrepreneurs are twice as likely to suffer from depression,

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Buy Now, Pay Later Changing Credit in Asia Pacific

Buy Now, Pay Later: Changing Credit in Asia Pacific

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Although BNPL platforms have been accused of leading consumers into debt traps, their popularity has been surging across the Asia Pacific since last year By Phil Pomford The pandemic brought a wave of change in consumer behavior across the world. Consumers migrated online within a few weeks and started working, studying, socializing, and shopping online.

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Although BNPL platforms have been accused of leading consumers into debt traps, their popularity has been surging across the Asia Pacific since last year By Phil Pomford The pandemic brought a wave of change in consumer behavior across the world. Consumers migrated online within a few weeks and started working, studying, socializing, and shopping online.

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Taboo technology

Taboo Technology

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Breaking the barriers that hold bodies back In 2019, sextech startup Lora DiCarlo’s Osé, a personal robotic massager, received the CES Innovation Award for Robotics. A month after the announcement, the CES and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which owns CES, rescinded the award citing obscenity and ineligibility. The decision sparked a heated controversy. In

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Breaking the barriers that hold bodies back In 2019, sextech startup Lora DiCarlo’s Osé, a personal robotic massager, received the CES Innovation Award for Robotics. A month after the announcement, the CES and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which owns CES, rescinded the award citing obscenity and ineligibility. The decision sparked a heated controversy. In

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Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales

Wikipedia: Finding Neutrality in the Echo Chamber

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Wikipedia’s role in a fragmented and confusing information landscape In a year with a U.S. presidential election and a pandemic, what we needed was reliable and consistent information. What we got was quite the opposite. We live in an age where information lies inches from our fingertips. There is both good and bad in this;

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Wikipedia’s role in a fragmented and confusing information landscape In a year with a U.S. presidential election and a pandemic, what we needed was reliable and consistent information. What we got was quite the opposite. We live in an age where information lies inches from our fingertips. There is both good and bad in this;

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African women in tech

Bridging the Gap for African Women in Tech and Business

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Serial entrepreneur Anie Akpe shares her journey, her motivations, and how she’s helping the Black community break barriers Despite the strides the labor industry is making in diversity and inclusion, women continue to be drastically under-represented in the tech field. The case is even starker in Africa. According to UNDP Africa, women constitute only 30%

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Serial entrepreneur Anie Akpe shares her journey, her motivations, and how she’s helping the Black community break barriers Despite the strides the labor industry is making in diversity and inclusion, women continue to be drastically under-represented in the tech field. The case is even starker in Africa. According to UNDP Africa, women constitute only 30%

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Gender Wage Gap in Tech

Tackling the Gender Wage Gap in Tech

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Examining the layers of bias and history that perpetuate unequal pay structures By BOBO CHAN It’s still a man’s world in the tech industry. Even after the #MeToo movement and the blow-up of numerous Silicon Valley harassment scandals, this industry remains rife with challenges for women hoping to ascend the career ladder in tech companies

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Examining the layers of bias and history that perpetuate unequal pay structures By BOBO CHAN It’s still a man’s world in the tech industry. Even after the #MeToo movement and the blow-up of numerous Silicon Valley harassment scandals, this industry remains rife with challenges for women hoping to ascend the career ladder in tech companies

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Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing in America, 2020

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Thanks to technology and social media, calling out misbehavior and misconduct has never been easier. It’s also never been harder. Edward Snowden. Chelsea Manning. Reality Winner. Three American names familiar the world over, for leaking classified information to sites like WikiLeaks and media organizations like The Intercept. These names and the fallout from their activities

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Thanks to technology and social media, calling out misbehavior and misconduct has never been easier. It’s also never been harder. Edward Snowden. Chelsea Manning. Reality Winner. Three American names familiar the world over, for leaking classified information to sites like WikiLeaks and media organizations like The Intercept. These names and the fallout from their activities

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Sanjay Enishetty

India’s Startup Ecosystem is Coming of Age

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Internet connectivity, homegrown success stories, and loosening regulations: India’s startup ecosystem is ushering in a new dawn. Gone are the days when being an Indian startup would mean being an app-based aggregator rip-off of an American original. While foreign-inspired businesses such as ecommerce marketplace Flipkart and ride hailing app Ola are worth billions of dollars

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Internet connectivity, homegrown success stories, and loosening regulations: India’s startup ecosystem is ushering in a new dawn. Gone are the days when being an Indian startup would mean being an app-based aggregator rip-off of an American original. While foreign-inspired businesses such as ecommerce marketplace Flipkart and ride hailing app Ola are worth billions of dollars

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tech workers

Work vs. Wanderlust: The 5 Best Cities for Remote Tech Workers

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With remote working, work and travel goals are no longer a trade-off. Here are the top cities for your new home base as a tech worker.

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With remote working, work and travel goals are no longer a trade-off. Here are the top cities for your new home base as a tech worker.

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asian superstitions

3 Asian Superstitions That Can Affect Businesses

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Superstitions are deeply weeded inside Asian cultures. Find out about the top three superstitions that can affect your business. Superstitions can sometimes be harmless – like stopping when a black cat crosses the road. But at other times, they can be downright weird and affect the way a company does business. If you are an

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Superstitions are deeply weeded inside Asian cultures. Find out about the top three superstitions that can affect your business. Superstitions can sometimes be harmless – like stopping when a black cat crosses the road. But at other times, they can be downright weird and affect the way a company does business. If you are an

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