Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations?

The Self-Checkout Backlash Just Hit a Major Turning Point—Here’s What’s Changing

A first-of-its-kind law is shifting how grocery stores staff self-checkout stations. It could be a sign of what’s coming to businesses nationwide.

Microsoft Teams Workplace Check-In Is Live: What APAC Employers Need to Know

Microsoft’s Workplace Check-in feature brings office-location sharing into Teams, giving APAC employers new technical, privacy and workforce-policy decisions to address. The post Microsoft Teams Workplace Check-In Is Live: What APAC Employers Need to Know appeared first on TechRepublic.

Pejabat JPJ Cawangan BTS beroperasi setiap hari 

KUALA LUMPUR: Pejabat Jabatan Pengangkutan Jalan (JPJ) Cawangan Bandar Tasik Selatan (BTS) menjadi cawangan pertama yang beroperasi setiap hari dengan menampung kapati sehingga 1,700 pelanggan sehari. Menteri Pengangkutan, Anthony Loke Siew Fook berkata, pejabat itu akan beroperasi bermula 8.30 pagi hingga 10 malam dengan anggota bertugas dua syif setiap hari. “Pejabat ini menggunakan model operasi ... Read more The post Pejabat JPJ Cawangan BTS beroperasi setiap hari appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

Billionaires warned New York would scare off business. Anthropic and Airbnb just made their biggest bets on the city yet

Not only are they expanding their footprint, they’re also doubling headcount. Anthropic said it plans to have more than 1,000 employees by end of year.

The office is everywhere now – so are the risks

The modern workplace extends beyond traditional office walls. It now exists in coffee shops, spare bedrooms, airport lounges, and co-working spaces. Hybrid and remote work have provided flexibility, productivity, and access to a global talent pool. However, they have also increased one of the most critical vulnerabilities facing organisations today: the attack surface. In 2026, []

Players Alliance Interview: The Gamers Trying To Stop The EA Buyout

We speak with unions representing both workers and gamers, who are doing what they can to raise the alarm on the EA acquisition.

Profit for me, pollution for thee in Louisiana  

If we’re not vigilant, data centers and other facilities in the works for your home state could create the next Cancer Alley.

Local Business Leaders Unite to Invest in the Next Generation Through SUNY Orange Scholarship

The HV Business Link Interview Series highlights local businesses and entrepreneurs making a positive impact across the Hudson Valley. This week, we feature an inspiring collaboration between HV Business Link and the SUNY Orange Foundation, where local business owners came together to establish and present a community scholarship supporting future business leaders.

Nvidia opens new R&D center in Beersheva, plans hundreds of hires

The facility already accommodates more than 150 employees and features hundreds more workstations.

AI office demand seen spreading beyond NYC, San Francisco

AI-focused tech firms are stepping up searches for office space, and New York and San Francisco won’t be the only cities to benefit from their fast expansion. Building tours by prospective AI tenants in the U.S. jumped 85 in the year through ...

CFPB orders remote employees to relocate to Washington or lose their job

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has directed roughly 450 employees who live outside the Washington, D.C., area to relocate to the agency’s new headquarters or face termination. Acting Director Russell Vought sent a memo to employees on Tuesday, giving them until July 14 to commit to the relocation. Those who accept will begin working from []...Click to read more

Ireland's top 10 most-wanted snacks from abroad

With the increase in popularity, grocery store tourism has been named one of the biggest travel trends of the year in 2026.

The Surveillance Trap: Why a Tech-Savvy Management Team is Reeling After Accidentally Proving That Every Employee Is Wasting Time

This is why a company should be able to fire employees like this. The post The Surveillance Trap: Why a Tech-Savvy Management Team is Reeling After Accidentally Proving That Every Employee Is Wasting Time appeared first on TwistedSifter.

Disney+ Orders Live-Action Reboot of Cancelled Netflix Series, And It Could Run for 10 Seasons

Modern Hollywood has been chasing a big trend for decades now, adapting shows and movies from animation and realizing them in live-action. Though this may seem like a relatively recent trend, it’s been happening for years (’90s hits like The Flintstones and Casper come to mind). Netflix has slowly been making this a key part []

California launches AI unemployment tracker

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the California AI-Unemployment Tracker, a public resource to monitor AI's workforce impact.

How Technology is Changing Warehousing for the Better

Walk into a modern warehouse today, and you’ll notice something almost immediately: It’s not just shelves and forklifts anymore. Behind the scenes, software is tracking inventory in real time, automated systems are moving products from one location to another, and employees have better tools to do their jobs efficiently. Technology hasn’t replaced people in warehousing. [] The post How Technology is Changing Warehousing for the Better appeared first on BNO News.

We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found.

Washington, D.C.'s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom, driven by the rise of AI and the race to build the infrastructure powering it, is changing the geography of these energy-intensive, warehouse-like facilities. Data centers have arrived in rural America...

Tower Insurance’s Carly Orr on creating workplaces where people thrive – HR Unlocked

Tower Insurance’s Carly Orr on creating workplaces where people thrive – HR Unlocked

Gavin Newsom’s delivers brutal message to workers fighting July 1 return to office mandate

Gov. Gavin Newsom is barreling ahead with forcing California state workers back to the office, flatly rejecting calls to soften a return-to-work mandate that unions warn could trigger a “mass exodus” of employees. Starting July 1, roughly 100,000 state workers will be required to report to the office or the field four days a week, []

5 data-driven cartoons about data centre takeovers

5 data-driven cartoons about data centre takeovers

MSG Denies Report Claiming They Assigned ‘Risk Scores’ to Celebs

UPDATE 7/9/26 at 3:13 p.m. ET: A spokesperson for Madison Square Garden has shared a statement with Us Weekly in response to WIRED‘s report. “WIRED’s reporting is inaccurate and false,” the statement reads. “MSG is pursuing legal remedies.” Original story below. Celebrity fans packed the sidelines of Madison Square Garden during the New York Knicks’ []

Hotel strike wins 36% wage and benefit increase

May Day march, including over 30 unions, targeted the Sheraton Hotel in support of unionized workers’ demands, Philadelphia, May 1, 2026. Philadelphia — As a result of a nine-day strike at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, on June 29 UNITE HERE Local 274 reached a tentative contract agreement that includes increased . . . Continue reading Hotel strike wins 36 wage and benefit increase at Workers.org

Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Dakota Johnson and More Pictured Heading to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Wedding

Anybody who is anybody is making their way to New York’s Madison Square Garden dressed to the nines in an apparent march to get to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. A-listers who have been photographed heading to MSG for the Swift-Kelce union (via People) include Ed Sheeran, Bradley Cooper, Zoë Kravitz, Jack Antonoff, Gigi []

Leslie Smith on Building Sustainable Support Systems for Cancer Patients and Families Across America

Behind every patient are family members, caregivers, employers, friends, and communities whose lives are also affected by treatment, recovery, uncertainty, and loss. According to Leslie Smith, co-founder of Anchors, those broader support needs often receive less attention despite playing an important role throughout the cancer journey.

The Times Expands Its Range

This is something I haven’t seen noted anywhere–the New York Times is expanding geographically, by adding “local newsletters” for metro areas outside of New York. The first one will be in the Twin Cities: The New York Times is piloting a local newsletter for the Twin Cities. It said: Our hope is that The Local: Twin Cities can serve as a model for similar future efforts elsewhere around the country

Speed cameras activated in work zones at NYC bridges and tunnels

The MTA's enforcement program places speed cameras in active work zones at the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, Henry Hudson Bridge, Hugh L. Carey Tunnel, Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, Queens Midtown Tunnel, Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.

Hong Kong pivots to a 5-day civil service work week in 2006 – SCMP archive

This article was first published on July 3, 2006. Workers more efficient over five days: civil service chief by Ng Kang-chung Civil servants can work more efficiently and serve citizens better by not having to work on Saturdays, the city’s 6.9 million residents have been promised on the eve of implementation of a five-day week. The new working week would also help save citizens time and travel expenses if they switched to using services by fax, mail or internet, Civil Service Secretary Denise...

What Vogue Editors Are Buying on Prime Day 2026

Here’s what Vogue editors are actually shopping on Prime Day 2026—from beauty deals to fashion discounts and everything in between.

OpenAI says employees moving beyond chat to agents

Codex, it's not just for developers, really

Mexican Gig Workers Are Fighting to Close a Loophole in Their Worker Status Win

The National App Workers Union is using creative tactics to build worker power and confront their employers.

B.C.’s expanded chronic offender initiative welcomed but concerns raised

The hubs will monitor up to 420 high-risk individuals and connect them with services such as housing, mental health supports and addiction treatment.

Prince William joins Travis Kelce on New Heights podcast ahead of footballer's wedding to Taylor Swift

It comes as New York is abuzz ahead of the popstar’s rumoured Madison Square Garden ceremony

One Year On, Los Angeles Is Still Living with the Fallout of the Raids

New analysis and firsthand accounts reveal the toll of the crackdown on immigrant communities in L.A. County and beyond. The post One Year On, Los Angeles Is Still Living with the Fallout of the Raids appeared first on .

Meta to pause internal mouse-tracking tech while examining data security issues

The company’s announcement follows revelations that sensitive employee data, intended to monitor digital interactions within Meta’s internal systems, was accessible to all Meta staffers

A Majority of European Lawmakers Voted Against Letting Big Tech Read Our Messages. They’re Going to Anyway.

Companies will once again be allowed to scan citizens’ personal texts, emails, and social media messages via the “chat control” bill to find child abuse material online.

Florida Politics: Data Center Protests Are Hurting Main Street

Data center opposition has become a national trend, uniting Americans across the country and across the political spectrum.... The post Florida Politics: Data Center Protests Are Hurting Main Street appeared first on James Madison Institute.

Opinion: Closing the door on tech will drive investment to neighboring states – Crain’s

The irony is that Illinois residents already depend on data centers every day. Every text, photo and email exists because physical facilities store and process that information somewhere. For a state that has spent years searching for investment to spur high-income and working class jobs, Illinois lawmakers should re-evaluate their tech policies and punitive tax environment that stifle those opportunities.