A Chinese engineer was sentenced to eight years in prison in the United States on Wednesday (January 25th) for providing Beijing with information on the profiles of American experts for the purpose of recruiting them. Arriving in 2013 on American soil on a student visa, Ji Chaoqun was accused of identifying American scientists and engineers … Read more
The US mobile operator T-Mobile announced on Thursday 19 January that it had fallen victim to a computer hack that affected 37 million customers’ data. The company realized on January 5 that a “malicious actor” had managed to infiltrate its computer system and was in the process of extracting information without being authorized to do … Read more
Life insurance deposits exceeded outflows in November, up 1.4 billion euros, after several months of discontent, according to figures released Wednesday by the French Association of Assureurs. All the contributions, that is the amounts paid on the contracts, amounted to 12.4 billion euros.i.e. a level that has never been observed in a November month“, emphasizes … Read more
The US Senate passed on Thursday, December 15, a text that provided for the funding of federal services until December 23, after the House of Representatives, which had done the same on Wednesday, thus for a week pushed the specter of a paralysis of state, federal government, the famous “shutdown”. The senators voted in favor … Read more
American manufacturers, such as First Solar in Alabama, are increasing investment in their country of origin. DANE RHYS/REUTERS DESCRIPTION – Seduced by the public support that Joe Biden has decided and by the low energy costs, foreign investors are leaving Europe. The Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt, the car manufacturers Volkswagen and BMW, the Italian Enel … Read more
The Washington City Attorney has filed a complaint against Amazon, which he accuses of misusing tips intended for independent delivery people, according to a press release from the judge published Wednesday, Dec. 7. The e-commerce giant is accused of using those tips to pay a portion of the amounts it owed those couriers. Already in … Read more
Life insurance contracts registered a net inflow of 0.5 billion euros in September, three times less than in the same month last year, according to figures released on Friday by France Assureurs. However, it is slightly better than the month of August 2022, when life insurance had registered a net outflow: The amounts paid out … Read more
Reinsurers (the insurance companies’ insurers) have just raised their rates by more than 10% on average. 520623035/Cavan Images – stock.adobe.com The insurance companies will increase the rates further. Deductibles are up and guarantees are down. It’s an added headache for businesses already struggling with runaway inflation and supply problems. As the end of the year … Read more
The Asian Development Bank pledged on Tuesday to provide $14 billion in loans over four years to improve food security in poor countries in the Asia-Pacific amid rising global prices and climate change. The bank, which provides loans and grants to the poorest countries in the Asia-Pacific region, said the funding will target, among other … Read more
Assurances du Crédit Mutuel and Allianz France announced on Friday in a joint press release a partnership to offer products to companies, especially to farmers, to the chagrin of the self-employed who distribute contracts and fear competition from banks. Specifically, the Crédit Mutuel banks, of which every third French company is a customer, with the … Read more
The measure was defended in several amendments to the Unemployment Insurance Act, which are currently being debated in the Assembly. Employees who give up their position will be presumed to have resigned: the National Assembly on Wednesday voted amendments from the majority and the LRs to limit access to the social security fund, despite criticism … Read more
Lawyers in gowns and wigs demanding an increase in their remuneration to snail operations on the roads for the drop in fuel prices, British inflation gave rise to new demonstrations on Monday. Read alsoModerna to build RNA vaccine research and production facility in UK Historic strike last month in the UK Against a background of … Read more
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, donated 5.04 million shares of his company Tesla to philanthropy in November, indicates a stock market document released Monday evening, without specifying to whom. Read alsoWhy Elon Musk panics the stock market That’s $5.7 billion at closing prices on the days the donations were made, $4.4 billion … Read more
Elon Musk filed a lawsuit on Friday to stop the lawsuit with Twitter from taking place until next year, after the social network asked for an expedited procedure. In a court document quoted by the American media, the lawyers of the boss of Tesla accuse the board of directors (CA) of Twitter of wanting to … Read more
Elon Musk, boss of Tesla and SpaceX, in the process of buying Twitter, had twins in November with an executive of Neuralink, another of his companies, bringing the number of his children still alive to nine, according to Business Insider. According to an article from the specialized site published on Wednesday, Elon Musk and Shivon … Read more