As part of a new policy aiming to close the company's gender gap, Volvo will set parental leave at 24 weeks for all employees across the globe.
Amazon is hiring 5,000 new employees in Germany, with some roles paying up to $60,000 per year
Amazon has announced it will hire 5,000 more German employees and is encouraging applications from career changers and people seeking job security.
An AirBnB boss says its COVID-19 tool is almost ready, and that pent-up wanderlust will cause tourism to boom
Airbnb has struggled in the pandemic but Spain and Portugal manager Monica Casañas said a year of "pent-up demand" meant bookings would be back soon.
Apple is working on a project to help people with stutters using songs by Dua Lipa, Lizzo, and Fatboy Slim
Apple and Warner Music have collaborated on "Saylists," made up of songs that repeat challenging sounds, including Dua Lipa's "Don't Start Now."
FBI warns of the rise of 'deepfakes' in coming months and explains how to spot them easily
The FBI has issued a warning against "malicious actors" using synthetic content like deepfakes to wage campaigns for trade and impact purposes.
The elusive oligarch making Russian COVID-19 vaccine 'Sputnik V' criticized the EU for vaccine nationalism
Dmitry Morozov, a major stakeholder in pharmaceutical company Biocad, is the oligarch behind Russia's secretive Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
Facebook is monopolizing the global supply of GIFs through its purchase of Giphy, UK regulators said
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority has highlighted "competition concerns" after Facebook's multi-million dollar purchase of Giphy in May 2020.
A 50-year-old Japanese influencer used a filter for months, convincing his audience he was a young woman
A young Japanese woman with more than 25,000 followers on Twitter has revealed her secret — she's a 50-year-old man using a filter to get more likes.
Ford paves the way as the first automaker to allow 86,000 employees to work from home permanently
Ford has become the first auto company to allow working from home on a permanent basis, with the company exploring flexible arrangements from July.
Reddit traders are pouncing on VW shares as the automaker closes its EV gap with Tesla
Volkswagen looks to be a serious threat to Tesla in the electric car field, and social media investors are increasingly keen to buy into the company.
Daimler is converting its engine plant in Berlin into a digital campus and hundreds of jobs may be in danger
Daimler will shut its oldest German plant and turn it into a digital campus focusing on electromobility, cutting several jobs over the coming years.
Spain will start vaccinating with AstraZeneca jab again after EMA ruled it 'safe and effective'
Spain is one of several countries to resume using the AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency confirmed it was "safe and effective."
Tesla is looking to fill top positions at its factory in Germany, and some pay up to $360,000 salaries
Tesla is struggling to fill top positions at its German Gigafactory in Grünheide, with some posts from last year still open.
Scientists may have made jet fuel from food waste, and it could dramatically cut methane emissions
Researchers have found a way of converting food waste into sustainable air fuel for airplanes, reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 165%.
SpaceX and NASA are working together on a project to intercept interstellar objects like Oumuamua
Since the discovery of the first interstellar object Oumuamua, NASA, SpaceX, and the ESA have taken a renewed interest in interstellar exploration.
Brussels is struggling to gather evidence against Amazon in an antitrust case it opened
European Commission antitrust investigators are having trouble understanding how the Amazon algorithm works, insiders told the Financial Times.
Bill Gates advised against investing in Bitcoin, saying cryptocurrencies damage the environment
Bill Gates said bitcoin used "more electricity per transaction than any other method known to mankind" in an interview with CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin.
Revolut is operating as a bank in 10 Central European countries, and hopes to do so across the continent
Startup Revolut valued at $5.5 billion in 2020 has begun operating as a bank in 10 Central European countries and has plans to do the same in the UK.
Airline losses from hedging against oil price fluctuations amount to over $4.7 billion
Fuel hedging during the pandemic has failed, with four European airlines including Ryanair and Lufthansa racking up huge losses of over $4.7 billion.
Amazon launches mass coronavirus tests at its Spanish logistics warehouses
Amazon will roll out mass COVID-19 testing for its employees at Madrid and Barcelona logistics centers, aiming to detect asymptomatic carriers.