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Logistics giant DPD pauses U.K.-to-EU parcel shipments, amid post-Brexit customs chaos

Our mission to make business better is fueled by readers like you. To enjoy unlimited access to our journalism, subscribe today. The U.K. and European Union’s last-minute post-Brexit trade agreement may have warded off the threat of tariffs for many goods crossing their newly-significant border, but chaos has arrived nonetheless. On Friday, Europe’s largest parcel delivery network suspended […]

Google employees unionize, escalating tension with management

Employees of Google and parent company Alphabet Inc. announced the creation of a union on Monday, escalating years of confrontation between workers and management of the Internet giant. The Alphabet Workers Union said it will be open to all employees and contractors, regardless of their role or classification. It will collect dues, pay organizing staff, […]

COVID cases after vaccination are still very rare—variants aren’t changing that

On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the latest data on breakthrough COVID-19 infections, which are infections among people who have been fully vaccinated against the disease. Yet again, the data suggests that the vaccines are highly effective against infection, as well as severe disease and death. The data breakdown also hints […]