This document is a handbook for new employees at Valve that provides guidance on navigating the company's unique flat organizational structure and self-directed work model. Some key points:
- Valve has no traditional management hierarchy - employees are empowered to choose their own projects and work with whoever they feel is most valuable.
- Deciding what to work on can be difficult, but employees are encouraged to consider what projects will have the highest customer impact or address unmet needs.
- To learn about ongoing projects, employees should ask around and be willing to discuss their own skills and interests to help others understand where they could contribute.
- Both short-term opportunities and long-term strategic goals are
This report examines the pay gap between male and female college graduates working full time one year after graduation. It finds that in 2009, women earned only 82% of what their male peers earned on average. Even after accounting for factors like college major, occupation, hours worked, and economic sector, about one-third of the pay gap could not be explained, suggesting discrimination and other difficult to measure factors are still issues. The report also finds that the pay gap contributes to women being more likely than men to have high student loan debt burdens after graduation due to women earning less while having similar loan amounts. It recommends that both individual choices and government and employer policies are needed to help close the persistent pay gap.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon.com alleging violations of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act related to unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children on Amazon's mobile devices. The complaint alleges that Amazon failed to obtain informed consent from parents and account holders for in-app charges incurred by children playing games on Amazon's app store. Thousands of consumers complained about unauthorized charges from their children amounting to hundreds of dollars in some cases. The FTC is seeking injunctive relief, restitution, and disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from Amazon.
This document is a handbook for new employees at Valve that provides guidance on navigating the company's unique flat organizational structure and self-directed work model. Some key points:
- Valve has no traditional management hierarchy - employees are empowered to choose their own projects and work with whoever they feel is most valuable.
- Deciding what to work on can be difficult, but employees are encouraged to consider what projects will have the highest customer impact or address unmet needs.
- To learn about ongoing projects, employees should ask around and be willing to discuss their own skills and interests to help others understand where they could contribute.
- Both short-term opportunities and long-term strategic goals are
This report examines the pay gap between male and female college graduates working full time one year after graduation. It finds that in 2009, women earned only 82% of what their male peers earned on average. Even after accounting for factors like college major, occupation, hours worked, and economic sector, about one-third of the pay gap could not be explained, suggesting discrimination and other difficult to measure factors are still issues. The report also finds that the pay gap contributes to women being more likely than men to have high student loan debt burdens after graduation due to women earning less while having similar loan amounts. It recommends that both individual choices and government and employer policies are needed to help close the persistent pay gap.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon.com alleging violations of Section 5(a) of the FTC Act related to unauthorized in-app charges incurred by children on Amazon's mobile devices. The complaint alleges that Amazon failed to obtain informed consent from parents and account holders for in-app charges incurred by children playing games on Amazon's app store. Thousands of consumers complained about unauthorized charges from their children amounting to hundreds of dollars in some cases. The FTC is seeking injunctive relief, restitution, and disgorgement of ill-gotten gains from Amazon.
This document is the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2017, which analyzes data from surveys of over 70,000 people in 36 countries on their news consumption habits. Some of the key topics examined in the report include paying for news, polarization in the news media, news avoidance, the role of social media in news discovery and incidental exposure, participation with online news, and comparative brand analysis of news organizations across different countries. The report also includes in-depth analyses of digital news consumption trends in each surveyed country.
Ústavní soud zamítl stížnost společnosti T-Mobile Česká Republika a. s.: Mobilní operátor má při předčasném ukončení účastnické smlouvy nárok pouze na 20 % z částky zbývajících měsíčních paušálů
How google fights piracy 2016 final e-reader versionHonza Beranek
Google takes piracy seriously and invests significant resources to fight it across its services like YouTube, Google Search, and Google Play. Some of the key efforts include Content ID on YouTube which has generated over $2 billion for creators, tools for copyright owners to efficiently submit high volumes of takedown notices to Google, and presenting legitimate purchasing options in Search results to provide alternatives to piracy.
The document provides an overview of the Future Today Institute and its trend forecasting methodology. The Future Today Institute is a forecasting and strategy firm that investigates emerging technology trends to advise clients. It uses a six-part forecasting methodology to answer "What's the future of X?" and ensure organizations are prepared for disruption. The trend report identifies 81 key trends over the next 1-5 years that will influence consumer behavior, society, and business strategies. A trend is defined as sustained change that leverages human needs and aligns with new technologies. Trends evolve from fringe developments and connect various changes occurring in the present.
MCI invested in Invia Group, a travel company operating in Central and Eastern Europe, in 2001. Over time, Invia expanded through acquisitions into additional markets like Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. By 2015, Invia had become the #1 player in the e-travel market in Central and Eastern Europe, with a 60% market share in Czech Republic and Slovakia. In 2016, MCI fully exited its investment in Invia, realizing a total return of EUR 69.3 million, representing an 11x return on its primary investment with an internal rate of return of 46%.
The document summarizes key trends from the 2015 Internet Trends report by Mary Meeker. It outlines that while global internet and smartphone user growth is still solid, the growth rate is slowing as adoption increases. It also notes that incremental users will be harder to obtain as adoption depends more on developing markets. Internet usage and engagement growth remains strong, especially for mobile video. Mobile advertising is growing significantly faster than desktop, although desktop still accounts for most advertising spending currently. New advertising formats and payment options are optimizing the mobile experience. The re-imagining of enterprise technology continues to change business processes through companies like Slack, Square, Stripe, Domo, and DocuSign.
Connectivity has evolved dramatically over the past 30 years, starting with basic dial-up modems in 1990, followed by 3G and 4G mobile networks and broadband in 2010 providing faster data speeds. By 2020, 5G networks and the Internet of Things are transforming our world with near-infinite connectivity for people and devices, enabling real-time networks and applications like remote healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and smart wearables. This connected future will improve lives, benefit the environment, and create new opportunities through seamless integration of billions of connected people and objects demanding high performance, reliability and security.
This document is the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2017, which analyzes data from surveys of over 70,000 people in 36 countries on their news consumption habits. Some of the key topics examined in the report include paying for news, polarization in the news media, news avoidance, the role of social media in news discovery and incidental exposure, participation with online news, and comparative brand analysis of news organizations across different countries. The report also includes in-depth analyses of digital news consumption trends in each surveyed country.
Ústavní soud zamítl stížnost společnosti T-Mobile Česká Republika a. s.: Mobilní operátor má při předčasném ukončení účastnické smlouvy nárok pouze na 20 % z částky zbývajících měsíčních paušálů
How google fights piracy 2016 final e-reader versionHonza Beranek
Google takes piracy seriously and invests significant resources to fight it across its services like YouTube, Google Search, and Google Play. Some of the key efforts include Content ID on YouTube which has generated over $2 billion for creators, tools for copyright owners to efficiently submit high volumes of takedown notices to Google, and presenting legitimate purchasing options in Search results to provide alternatives to piracy.
The document provides an overview of the Future Today Institute and its trend forecasting methodology. The Future Today Institute is a forecasting and strategy firm that investigates emerging technology trends to advise clients. It uses a six-part forecasting methodology to answer "What's the future of X?" and ensure organizations are prepared for disruption. The trend report identifies 81 key trends over the next 1-5 years that will influence consumer behavior, society, and business strategies. A trend is defined as sustained change that leverages human needs and aligns with new technologies. Trends evolve from fringe developments and connect various changes occurring in the present.
MCI invested in Invia Group, a travel company operating in Central and Eastern Europe, in 2001. Over time, Invia expanded through acquisitions into additional markets like Hungary, Czech Republic, and Slovakia. By 2015, Invia had become the #1 player in the e-travel market in Central and Eastern Europe, with a 60% market share in Czech Republic and Slovakia. In 2016, MCI fully exited its investment in Invia, realizing a total return of EUR 69.3 million, representing an 11x return on its primary investment with an internal rate of return of 46%.
The document summarizes key trends from the 2015 Internet Trends report by Mary Meeker. It outlines that while global internet and smartphone user growth is still solid, the growth rate is slowing as adoption increases. It also notes that incremental users will be harder to obtain as adoption depends more on developing markets. Internet usage and engagement growth remains strong, especially for mobile video. Mobile advertising is growing significantly faster than desktop, although desktop still accounts for most advertising spending currently. New advertising formats and payment options are optimizing the mobile experience. The re-imagining of enterprise technology continues to change business processes through companies like Slack, Square, Stripe, Domo, and DocuSign.
Connectivity has evolved dramatically over the past 30 years, starting with basic dial-up modems in 1990, followed by 3G and 4G mobile networks and broadband in 2010 providing faster data speeds. By 2020, 5G networks and the Internet of Things are transforming our world with near-infinite connectivity for people and devices, enabling real-time networks and applications like remote healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and smart wearables. This connected future will improve lives, benefit the environment, and create new opportunities through seamless integration of billions of connected people and objects demanding high performance, reliability and security.