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Lisa Holden is a news writer for Af News Agency. She writes health, sport, tech, and more. Some of her favorite topics include the latest trends in fitness and wellness, the best ways to use technology to improve your life, and the latest developments in medical research.

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Nearly half of Gen Z and millennial workers have left a job, or plan to, because of climate concerns

The era of “global boiling” is here, sending shivers down young worker’s spines. But instead of sitting with their anxiety, Gen Z and millennials are trying to save the planet by quitting jobs that aren’t eco-friendly.  In fact, new research from Deloitte shows that around 45% of the two youngest generations of workers have already […]

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17,000-company study of COVID greedflation shows most profited from cost-of-living crisis

The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic came with many “new normals,” not least hybrid working and rising prices. Suggestions are growing that the latter may not have been entirely the result of extraneous factors. A study of 17,000 British firms by the country’s Unite Union found that on average they increased their profit margins by

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‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ or ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’——Anthony Scaramucci breaks down Trump vs. Biden in 2024

Ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang were guests at the Fortune Future of Finance conference on Thursday. The subject of the 2024 election came up. When asked about the impact that a return of former President Donald Trump would have on the business landscape if he were reelected, Scaramucci

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The ultra-exclusive $100 billion club has swelled to an unprecedented 15 members

The world’s super-rich club now has 15 members with fortunes over $100 billion, the most on record, as they ride the waves of artificial intelligence, luxury goods and geopolitical shifts.  The combined net worth for these people is up 13% this year to $2.2 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, beating the pace of

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How Blockchain Is Transforming the Gaming Industry: A Conversation with Sky Mavis Co-Founder and Growth Lead Jeff Zirlin

Web3 gaming is a promising driver in crypto mainstream adoption. But what is the state of the industry at the moment? Mike Ermolaev spoke with Jeff Zirlin, Co-Founder and Growth Lead of Sky Mavis, the company behind Axie Infinity and Ronin, to find out. During the interview, the visionary in blockchain gaming shared his insights

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Young adults are getting cold feet about their highly anticipated $84 trillion wealth transfer

Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. Whether it be a dinosaur that Jeff Goldblum is dodging or a colossal inheritance, things tend to creep up faster than projected. Even when the change is good or highly-anticipated, it can make people get a little anxious or feel overwhelmed.  This much is true for

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5 Emerging L2 Blockchain Platforms to Keep an Eye On in 2024

For some time now, Ethereum has been coping with high transaction volumes, sky-high transaction fees, and overall scalability. These challenges actually initiated the development of Layer 2 solutions, L2s, such as Arbitrum, Optimism, ZK-rollups, and multiple sidechains. Yet, as more potential solutions emerged, the situation grew increasingly complex since these L2s exhibit disparities in user

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Could Silicon Valley Bank happen again? ‘The short answer is, yes,’ says professor who sees $2 trillion of losses on the books

At the Fortune Future of Finance conference, Tomasz Piskorski, Edward S. Gordon Professor of Real Estate, Finance Division, Columbia Business School, tackled the subject of much of his recent research: the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and its after-effects on the banking industry. Last year, Piskorski was one of several academics to look at the

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Read an Excerpt From Audrey Burges’s A House Like an Accordion

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from A House Like an Accordion, a new fantasy novel by Audrey Burges, publishing with Ace on May 21st. Keryth Miller is disappearing. Between the growing distance from her husband, the demands of two teenage daughters, and an all-encompassing burnout, she sometimes feels herself fading away. Actual translucence, though—that’s

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