Monthly Archives: August 2022

Reddit partners with crypto exchange FTX to help users manage community points

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit now lets users purchase Ethereum cryptocurrency on the platform through an integration with FTX, the crypto exchange owned by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried. In a press release, FTX announced that Reddit users can now use the firm’s payment system, FTX Pay, when managing their blockchain-based community points. Reddit…

DeSantis says teaching requirements are ‘too rigid’ as Florida moves to let veterans without degrees teach

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a press conference in Rockledge, Florida, on August 3, 2022. Paul HennessyGetty Images Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said teaching requirements have been “too rigid” for educators.  Florida is issuing temporary teaching certificates to allow military veterans to teach in schools. The policy has garnered criticism from educators who said that…

Wisconsin GOP leader Robin Vos fires ex-judge he hired to probe the 2020 election results after beating a Trump-backed primary challenger

Wisconsin state Assembly Speaker Robin Vos. AP Photo/Andy Manis Robin Vos fired the ex-Wisconsin Supreme Court justice leading a probe of the 2020 election results. Vos narrowly won his GOP primary after ex-President Trump and Michael Gableman backed his opponent. Last week, Vos called Gableman “an embarrassment to the state” days before he ended his…

As companies fight to retain talent, employee benefits startups might escape cost cuts

How will employee benefits startups fare when their corporate customers start slashing costs as the market goes downhill? We’re going to find out if current trends continue. There was a spike in the number of startups offering employee benefits services through a B2B2C model last year, as nearly every company focused on employee benefits amid…