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Southeast Asia is more than a tourist hotspot, serving as the launchpad for Chinese businesses as they venture overseas. But what challenges await in these emerging markets? The post Chinese Companies Are Chasing Southeast Asia Opportunities, But Success Isn’t Guaranteed appeared first on Jing Daily...

Physical energy storage could be a cheap and long-lasting way to stabilize the grid.Fervo Energy This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. If y’all have been around for a while, you know that I love writing about batteries (see exhibits

Alphabet, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, 3M and Salesforce are cutting positions amid recession fearsAs interest rates rise and companies tighten their belts, white-collar workers have taken the brunt of layoffs and job cuts, breaking with the usual pattern leading into a downturn. WSJ explains why many professionals are getting the pink slip first. Illustration: Adele MorganUpdated

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And it’s having an impact on returns It’s been a tough time for enterprise SaaS companies. These organizations raked in profits and growth during the pandemic when offices shuttered and employees moved en masse to work from home. But as the economy turned last year and more workers returned to the office, their numbers slipped.

One area leaders are shifting their collective attention to in 2023 is neurodiversity. Approximately two-in-ten people worldwide are neurodivergent versus neurotypical—a term for people with variations in mental functions like dyslexia, ADHD, and autism. Unfortunately, a lot of neurodiversity gets missed because it is not always obvious, creating more hidden workers that companies already struggle

India’s National Company Law Tribunal on Wednesday agreed to the beginning of insolvency proceedings against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) and group company Siti Network, filed by IndusInd Bank. The bank is seeking payment over a default of INR890 million ($10.7 million). Siti and Zee are part of the Essel Group conglomerate. In 2021, Culver

How do we arrange time?Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi (Reuters)In a recent trial of the four-day work week, 61 UK companies experimented with giving all their employees a paid day off every week. The experiment—the world’s largest, till date—has been hailed as a resounding success by its organizers. More than 90% of the participating companies want