#Internet #shutdowns at record high in #Africa as access ‘weaponised’ | Internet | The Guardian
More #governments seeking to keep millions of people offline amid conflicts, protests and political instability
#weaponized
TikTok Says U.S. Employees Will Have Jobs Even if the App Is Banned - The company is awaiting a decision over the constitutionality of a new law that aims to f... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/business/tiktok-bytedance-ban-jobs.html #beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd #shutdowns(institutional) #computersandtheinternet #decisionsandverdicts #mobileapplications #tiktok(bytedance) #lawandlegislation #supremecourt(us) #laborandjobs #socialmedia
U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not. - The industry is pumping ever more oil and natural gas, but it is doing so with only about... - https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/14/business/energy-environment/oil-gas-jobs.html #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #economicconditionsandtrends #permianbasin(northamerica) #oil(petroleum)andgasoline #prices(faresfeesandrates) #shutdowns(institutional) #layoffsandjobreductions #engineeringandengineers #coronavirus(2019-ncov) #wagesandsalaries
Why Mergers of Carmakers Like Honda and Nissan Often Falter - The Japanese companies are considering joining forces to survive in a rapidly changing au... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/business/honda-nissan-auto-merger-deals.html #driverlessandsemiautonomousvehicles #sportsutilityvehiclesandlighttrucks #mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures #executivesandmanagement(theory) #electricandhybridvehicles #factoriesandmanufacturing #fiatchryslerautomobilesnv #shutdowns(institutional) #japan
If there is a law that proscribes back pay to all elected officials, their senior staff, and their political appointees, the American public would be more tolerant of #government #shutdowns but all politicians would be very much against shutdowns.
