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Pests and diseases are exacerbating crop shortages that have sent prices for goods like cocoa, olive oil and

US-based cryptocurrency exchanges such as Coinbase Global Inc. and Kraken would have to report detailed information on their

A punishing heat wave will test power supplies in Texas for a second day as triple-digit temperatures continue

The list of people who remain unaccounted for after Maui’s wildfire disaster dropped to 388, a significant decline

Shares of Digital World Acquisition Corp, which has agreed to merge with Donald Trump's media company, fell 5%

A study published by academics at the University of Chicago has found that corporate emissions are undermining prosperity.

Jakarta has been blanketed in smog that has made its air quality the worst in the world as

Eiko Higuchi took a job in an audio factory employing people with disabilities after an accident left her

Corporations relying on carbon credits to support their green claims now face “robust and credible” proof that the

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan told staff an all-hands meeting earlier this month that he wants employees to return to in-person work because Zoom is making them too “friendly” and unable to build trust. “Over the past several years, we’ve hired so many new ‘Zoomies’ that it’s really hard to build trust,” Mr Yuan says in the audio, which was obtained and first reported by Insider. “We cannot have a great conversation. We cannot debate each other well because everyone tends to be very friendly when you join a Zoom call.” Mr Yuan’s thoughts were accompanied by action: On 3 August, Zoom instituted a new policy requiring employees who live within 50 miles of a physical Zoom office to report to work at least two days per week. The return to the office policy at Zoom is striking considering that it was the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting stay-at-home orders that turned the platform from one few people had ever heard of to a part of everyday life for millions. But Mr Yuan is not alone among senior executives at tech firms. Apple, Meta, and Amazon have all instituted return-to-work policies in recent months, angering employees who have enjoyed the increased flexibility afforded by work-from-home policies. Since Covid-19 vaccines have facilitated the re-opening of the economy, workers and bosses in many sectors have clashed over the importance of in-person work and the ability of companies to exercise control over their employees whereabouts and schedules. Some, like Zoom and a number of other tech companies, have adopted hybrid policies in which workers are required to come into the office on certain days of the week but are allowed to work from home on others. But even those companies have faced backlash from workers, many of whom were hired at a different stage of the pandemic when most or all work at their respective companies was being conducted remotely. Mr Yuan’s comments, which were not meant for public consumption, may provide a measure of insight into how he and other top executives truly feel about Zoom and remote work more broadly — suggesting that it somehow limits innovation by not allowing for the sometimes uncomfortable kinds of interactions that can build trust. Mr Yuan, who was born and raised in China, moved to Silicon Valley during the late 1990s. He founded Zoom more than a decade ago and became a multibillionaire during the pandemic. Read More Maui residents are still reeling from wildfire devastation. Now investors and realtors are trying to cash in

Sony Interactive Entertainment is buying audiophile gear maker Audeze LLC in a bid to advance the sound experience

Smoke from Canadian wildfires that blanketed US cities this spring and summer were linked to spikes in emergency