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Biden is threatening a windfall tax on energy companies, after he slammed them for ‘war profiteering’

US President Joe Biden wants energy companies to produce more oil, or face windfall taxes on their bumper profits. Drew Angerer/Getty Images US President Joe Biden called on energy companies to boost production or pay a windfall tax. Oil majors have reported bumper Q3 earnings as Russia’s war on Ukraine disrupts markets. Biden again slammed…

20 Team Building Ideas for Holiday Parties [Updated for 2022]

‘Tis the season to start brainstorming some creative ideas for holiday parties and with these team building activities, you can make your party as productive as it is fun.  Updated on November 1, 2022 With the most wonderful time of year right around the corner, it’s time to start thinking of some awesome ideas for holiday parties.  This…

Cover Genius lands $70M infusion to grow its embedded insurance business

In 2014, Angus McDonald, the former head of publisher partnerships at Yahoo (full disclosure: TechCrunch’s parent company), teamed up with ex-Googler Chris Bayley to found Cover Genius, an insurtech platform that prices and handles claims for virtually any line of insurance or warranty. After expanding the business to all 50 U.S. states and more than…

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover sees huge surge in new users for rival Mastodon

In the wake of Elon Musk’s official takeover of Twitter, rival social media platform Mastodon has emerged as the new platform of choice for the legions of people looking to flee Musk’s version of Twitter for greener pastures.  Some 70,000 new users joined Mastodon in the day immediately following Musk’s assumption of the Twitter reins….

iPhone maker Foxconn is raising wages in a scramble to lure back workers fleeing draconian COVID restrictions: reports

Foxconn employees take shuttle buses to head home on October 30, 2022 in Zhengzhou, Henan Province of China. VCG/VCG via Getty Images Major iPhone maker Foxconn is raising wages in a scramble to get fleeing workers to return. Foxconn’s plant has been mired in COVID restrictions since an outbreak on its premises. Factory workers in…