August jobs report: America added only 235,000 jobs in August

August jobs report: America added only 235,000 jobs in August

“Delta is reducing consumer demand and threatening to reopen,” said Glassdoor senior economist Daniel Zhao. “Ultimately, it’s just a hard reminder that the pandemic is our fate,” he told CNN Business. In normal times the August report would have been a cause for celebration, but today it is a big slowdown from the buoyant job … Read more

Opinion | Has Texas Spelled the End of Abortion Rights in America?

Opinion | Has Texas Spelled the End of Abortion Rights in America?

This article is part of the Debatable newsletter. You can sign up here to receive it on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Supreme Court took a break from its summer break late Wednesday night to bring the nation’s most restrictive abortion law into effect in Texas and raise the alarm among people who support abortion rights … Read more

Covid-19 Updates: Colombia Surpasses 100,000 Deaths as Virus Pummels South America

Covid-19 Updates: Colombia Surpasses 100,000 Deaths as Virus Pummels South America

Here’s what you need to know: Relatives of Covid-19 victims spread their ashes at the natural reserve of Paramo de Guerrero in Cogua municipality, near Bogota on Monday.Credit…Raul Arboleda/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Colombia, where a surging coronavirus and a dearth of vaccines have led to widespread protests, has surpassed 100,000 recorded Covid-19 deaths, just … Read more

JBS cyberattack: Meat producer suffers attack affecting IT systems in North America and Australia

JBS cyberattack: Meat producer suffers attack affecting IT systems in North America and Australia

The attack affected servers that support its IT systems in North America and Australia, the company said in a press release. “The company is currently not aware of any evidence that customer, supplier or employee data has been compromised or misused as a result of the situation,” said JBS. “It will take some time to … Read more

A confluence of Latin America, the US and Asia – TechCrunch

A confluence of Latin America, the US and Asia – TechCrunch

Kevin Xu is an early stage investor and founder of Interconnected, a bilingual newsletter about technology, business, and US-Asia relations. Mexico was Known as an emerging tech hub and gateway to the Latin American market. As an investor focusing on developer-centric products, open source startups, and infrastructure technology companies with a particular interest in innovation … Read more