1. A survey shows that Google employees are increasingly dissatisfied with pay. Insiders looked at an internal sentiment survey of the company called Googlegeist and found that employees were increasingly dissatisfied with total compensation:
53% of employees believe their total compensation is competitive compared to similar jobs at other companies. But that's down from 63 percent last year. Meanwhile, 27 percent of respondents said they disapproved, up from 18 percent last year.
60% consider their total compensation to be "fair and reasonable", down from last year's 66% approval rate. 19 percent objected, arguing that pay was unreasonable, up from 14 percent last year.
There are also surveys that reflect positive changes in the company. A number of Google employees also say their happiness has improved and that they can separate work and leisure time.
2. President Biden signed an executive order on cryptocurrencies. The executive order lays out six priorities, including protecting consumer rights, mitigating the risk of crime and exploring the creation of a digital dollar.
3. A virtual assistant who earns $6,000 a month shares how she did the job. The 32-year-old attended a 90-day online virtual assistant course and is now traveling to places like Myanmar and Northern Europe while writing copywriting for clients.
4. A group of Uber executives created a temporary supply chain network for volunteer fighters in Ukraine. Former Uber employee Andrey Liscovich and a team of volunteers set up a supply chain in which trucks run to transport necessities such as boots, cell phones and portable chargers for volunteer fighters.
5. Two partners of "Shopify Mafia" share their next investment plans. Last year, a group of former Shopify employees founded Backbone Angels, an angel investment group that has invested $2.3 million in female-led startups. Two members told reporters they were interested in mentoring, growth and business entrepreneurship.
6. Tinder users can now conduct background checks on their matching objects. Through a partnership with startup Garbo, the dating app will provide users with two free background checks and will guide users with violent criminal convictions to use the software wisely.
7. Better's layoffs this week have led to huge confusion among those who have been laid off. Thousands of employees were reportedly laid off on Tuesday, but many didn't learn directly from the company that they had been fired — instead, they learned about it from payroll or when their computers suddenly went black.
8. Amazon announces a stock split and a $10 billion buyback. After announcing that the board had approved a split plan of 20 shares per share, the company's stock soared in late trading
9. Volkswagen has just released an electric version of its iconic bus. In the revival of minibuses– a staple of the counterculture of the 1960s. The van will be available in commercial and domestic versions and will be unveiled on the streets of the United States in 2024.
10. LimeWire is making a comeback – as a non-functional trading market. At this point, after a decade of decommissioning, the peer-to-peer file-sharing site relaunched a website that allows people to buy and trade music-related digital assets.