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Government Announces New Pension Policy Changes

11Sep

By Tahreem AkramNo Comments

Pakistan

Government Announces New Pension Policy Changes

The government has introduced significant changes to the pension policy to address rising pension costs. The Finance Ministry issued these changes through three separate memoranda. The amendments aim to ease the financial strain on the federal government while ensuring support for retired employees and their families. The new policy fixes the period for receiving family pension after a retired employee’s death at 10 years. The duration for the Special Family Pension has been extended to 25 years. Additionally, a child of a deceased employee who has a disability will now receive a pension for life. The policy also revises conditions for voluntary retirement. Employees can now opt for early retirement only if they have completed at least 25 years of service. Those who retire early wil...

Apple Accused of Sending Donations to Israeli Army

19Jul

By Aqsa AzamNo Comments

Business, Global

Apple Accused of Sending Donations to Israeli Army

Some Apple employees and shareholders have accused the tech company of sending employee donations to organizations that have ties to the Israeli army and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Moreover, claims suggest that Apple has sent $34.5 Million to Israeli military groups. Apple, the tech giant, faces accusations from some of its employees and shareholders who claim the company has been directing employee donations to organizations linked to the Israeli army and illegal settlements in the West Bank. A report by The Intercept highlighted an open letter from 133 individuals, including current and former Apple employees and shareholders, urging Apple to investigate and stop these donations. Moreover, they allege that Apple’s employee donation platform, Benevity, includes ...

Google employees reportedly bashed Bard before launch

8May

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Sci-Tech

Google employees reportedly bashed Bard before launch

Google is no stranger to controversy, and the launch of its AI-powered chatbot, Bard, was no exception. According to recent reports, several Google employees expressed concerns about the chatbot's capabilities. Moreover, employees were concerned about the potential impact on the company's reputation before its launch. Google designed Bard to simulate a human-like conversation and provide users with information and recommendations. The engineers trained the chatbot on a massive dataset of text from various sources, including books, websites, and conversations. Google touted Bard as a breakthrough in AI and a major step forward in natural language processing. However, as the launch date approached, some Google employees reportedly expressed doubts about Bard's ability to deliver on it...

After 2000 people left Twitter, Elon Musk is looking for employees

23Nov

By Muhammad Dastageer ShamsNo Comments

Sci-Tech

After 2000 people left Twitter, Elon Musk is looking for employees

Elon Musk, the CEO of Twitter, is seeking employees at Twitter. He needs people who know how to code. This happened after thousands of employees left the social media company. He wrote emails to the Twitter team to find out who on the team could handle the technical work. The billionaire has asked the staff members if they had received any requests to meet from anyone who writes software. He instructed in an email to the staff on Friday. He asked anyone who actually writes software code to report to his office at around 2 pm. Additionally, he stated that he needed up to 10 screenshots of the most important lines of code. Moreover, he asked for a summary of what the employee’s code commands have accomplished over the past six months. Musk made an effort to work with those doing remote w...