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“80% or so of the cloud computing, which is a backbone of the internet, is controlled by four companies, Amazon being the biggest one,” @akashnet_ CEO @gregosuri says. “The fact that there is a single company... that has so much power on civil liberties is what’s concerning.” https://t.co/qwobqHGbcS

Senator Joe Manchin, a crucial swing vote in the chamber, said he opposes a Democratic measure requiring banks to report deposits and withdrawals of some accounts to the IRS to help find tax cheats https://t.co/EPxt3JAtr1

A good idea won’t amount to much if you don’t deliver it the right way. https://t.co/dxl8DLF0g4

BioNTech has struck an agreement with Rwanda and Senegal to open the first manufacturing facilities producing messenger RNA for vaccines in Africa https://t.co/VONzMWy4A6

⚡️ For the millions of working women in the world’s leading cities for doing business, daily life is often shaped by what they cannot do and how they’re excluded. Our ranking of 15 global cities for career women shows each failing in several ways https://t.co/NVWvneU2sw

What stupid requests does your business get?

Just got a call from another business... "We want to know if we use you as our exclusive vendor, if we can get a discount". Me: "Well, if you want wholesale prices, you have to buy wholesale quantity. But if you want to pre-order a large quantity I can give you a discount. But... I'm not going to pull from my on the shelf stock and sell it at wholesale (especially with covid availability)." Another classic... "We'd like you to sponsor us... we'll put your name on our thing... can you give us the thing (large ticket item) for our team or whatever." Me: No

Tesla has joined the trillion-dollar-valuation club as the member with the lowest revenue https://t.co/AQ1UeK97qn

Zoom fatigue is real — especially for women and new employees, groups who already may feel they are under the microscope. #ManagingTheReturn https://t.co/stMWfEcCrJ

Here's how this dyehouse manages to stay in business despite less consumer demand in recent years https://t.co/70BYDrJEyE

[THREAD] A Bloomberg Businessweek analysis of how 15 global cities rank for career women shows each failing in several ways. Here are a few highlights of what we found https://t.co/jkzm3dICgu

Gazprom offered Moldova new gas deal in exchange for weaker EU ties https://t.co/NyhwlwAH6S

Elon Musk’s announcement of Tesla's headquarters move to Austin was a surprise to California -- and to the automaker’s own local leadership, according to a state official https://t.co/mL9unlUy0v

Making a good impression during a job interview requires preparation and practice. https://t.co/X0BqPa2xhS

Walmart may have good bargains, but the company also tricks you into spending more https://t.co/JTF4PErtaJ

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