Howard Marais

Hello, Quartz at Work readers! RTO, or return to the office, may be an acronym you’re becoming more familiar with. And it’s no wonder, considering all the noise surrounding what workers want and what employers are willing to give them when it comes to where they work. 3 ways to negotiate your return to the […]

Photo: Tingshu Wang (Reuters) China is removing restrictions on foreign investment in the domestic manufacturing sector, according to state media. Don’t expect the Fed to help your investment in Amazon The move appears to be aimed at convincing more overseas businesses to expand their footprint in the country, at a time when rising geopolitical tensions […]

As of yesterday (Oct. 17), new, unverified accounts in New Zealand and the Philippines are required to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post and interact with other posts on X, according to the site’s Support page. What inspired Elon Musk’s design for Tesla’s Cybertruck? “This new test was developed […]

Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know The US is spending $3.5 billion on the grid. The enormous infrastructure initiative will go toward 58 projects nationwide to strengthen the electrical grid as extreme weather events like wildfires take a toll on a system badly in need of an upgrade. How to prepare […]

The Starbucks Workers United (SBWU) union’s pro-Palestinian social media posts are hurting the coffee chain in more ways than one, the company alleges. But the union says that’s just an excuse for Starbucks to hit back at organized labor. On Oct. 9, the union posted a since-deleted image of a bulldozer tearing down a part […]

Someday in the not-distant future, artists, designers, musicians, and authors will likely rely on artificial intelligence providers to enhance their craft. But right now, the opposite is true. Businesses building AI tools depend on a wide array of creative output to train their models. And that’s creating a host of questions about who might be […]

Sydney Opera House turns 50 this year.Photo: Loren Elliott (Reuters) Australia’s most famous attraction, the Sydney Opera House, opened its doors 50 years ago today, on Oct. 20, 1973. The petal-shaped venue located at Bennelong Point was designed by a lesser-known architect Jørn Utzon from Denmark after the country hosted a competition in 1956 to […]

Hello, fellow humans! Hope you’re enjoying the new, limited Saturday edition of the Daily Brief, which is focused on AI, though, we promise, written by actual people. Got some questions about AI you’d like answered? Or just some AI hallucinations you’d like to share? Email us anytime. Enjoy! Here’s what you need to know There’s […]

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the first lockdown, staff at Lid, a business book publisher, were offered a simple solution to combat stress: an extra day off. On designated “wellbeing days”, staff were asked to step away from their […]

After a day of meetings that should’ve been emails, dealing with annoying co-workers and stressing over deadlines, it’s hard to keep it all together, right? Once you (finally) get into your car or take that glorious step into your home, you may have an overwhelming urge to cry, scream or hide in bed with the […]