SEVERIN MILLET For several months now, the French executive branch has fueled or allowed to flourish an atmosphere of hostility toward state agencies responsible for environmental and/or health protection. The wave of hostility, which has come even from the offices of the president and the prime minister, has included spreading false information, questioning the integrity … Read more
As someone who literally wrote the book on how to negotiate a severance package, I love severance case studies! The second rule of FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) is simple: never quit your job—always try to negotiate a severance. If you’re planning to leave anyway, why not attempt to create a win-win scenario and walk … Read more
On Thursday, OpenAI announced that it is deepening its ties with the US government through a partnership with the National Laboratories and expects to use AI to “supercharge” research across a wide range of fields to better serve the public. “This is the beginning of a new era, where AI will advance science, strengthen national … Read more
TikTok on Friday warned of an imminent blackout for its 170mn US users after the Supreme Court upheld a divest-or-ban law targeting the video app. The law compels TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the platform by January 19 — the day before Donald Trump returns as US president — or face a nationwide ban. … Read more
For most people, Social Security benefits are calculated using a single formula, which takes into account the individual’s history of earning income on which they paid Social Security tax. But historically, a subset of workers that spent at least part of their careers in positions that did not pay Social Security tax – including many … Read more
