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Reddit’s Strategic Play Lands it a $60M Content Licensing Deal Before IPO

Spiceworks

Almost a year after Reddit made difficult changes to monetize its data at the expense of losing some important users, the company reportedly secured a $60 million deal. They can offer a legal high ground and allow companies like Reddit to reduce their advertising dependency, much to the delight of users.

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Secret AI cameras have been tracking the emotions and demographics of rail passengers

Workplace Insight

Network Rail defended the program, claiming it aimed to improve customer satisfaction and potentially generate additional advertising revenue by understanding passenger demographics and emotional states. ” Network Rail has defended its actions by emphasising its commitment to security.

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Employee or Independent Contractor? How to Properly Classify Your Workers and Ensure Compliance

Insperity

Note: Classifying workers as independent contractors or employees is a complex legal and tax issue. Generally, your company must withhold and pay over federal income taxes as well as Social Security and Medicare taxes and pay federal and state unemployment tax on wages you pay to employees.

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Want To Be a Freelancer? Here’s How to Get Started

Success

Contractors (such as IT professionals) secure fixed-term contracts with a company for a project or specific duration. They typically work with multiple clients and get paid on a project basis. Though some freelancers choose a more complex business structure, many freelancers commonly opt for sole proprietorship.

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4 ways to speak up without payback

Work Life

Murray v UBS Securities, LLC On February 8, the U.S. His legal victory at the Supreme Court doesn’t just vindicate his experience, but it significantly strengthens the whistleblower protection provisions of Sarbanes-Oxley, which prohibit companies from retaliating against whistleblowers. This brings U.S. trade groups like the U.S.

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Therapy by App: A Clinical Psychologist Tries BetterHelp

Mad in America

It’s not surprising for a company that reportedly spent over $100 million on advertising in 2023, making it the country’s projected leading sponsor of podcasts. I came away with serious concerns about BetterHelp’s ability to provide quality, secure treatment and, perhaps more troubling, its potential to destabilize the therapy profession.

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3 leadership red flags Elizabeth Holmes should have raised—and how you can spot them yourself

Work Life

Holmes in turn forwarded Tyler’s email to Balwani, who belittled Tyler’s knowledge of science and suggested that he had secured his job only because of nepotism. Whatever the legal culpability of Elizabeth Holmes, this much is clear. While this would seem on the surface to be surprising, perhaps it is not.