DIRS.INFO The most relevant business & tech news

☆ More than 500 Salesforce employees wrote to execs demanding layoff answers. Read the leaked messages showing how management responded.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Salesforce appeared to have responded to employees' questions through a Q&A titled "Top Questions from Employees," posted to an internal Slack channel by Salesforce executive vice president of employee communications and engagement Jill Unikel. Are you a Salesforce employee or do you have insight to share? SELECTION CRITERIAQuestion: What criteria was used to decide who was in the 10% of employees affected? If an affected employee finds a new role internally before their termination date, they will remain a Salesforce employee and not receive their communicated severance. BENEFITS FOR AFFECTED EMPLOYEESQuestion: Did affected employee receive benefits included in their severance?

☆ India's NDTV shares rise as founders plan to sell stake to Adani
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

After the deal, the Indian conglomerate, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, will control 64.71% of NDTV, while the founders will retain a combined 5%. Over the last four quarters, the broadcaster raked in revenues in the range of 900 million rupees ($10.88 million) to 1.20 billion rupees. In comparison, rival TV18 Broadcast Ltd (TVEB.NS) has amassed revenues in the range of 12.7 billion rupees to 15.7 billion rupees. Both NDTV and TV18 had flagged reducing ad revenues in the September quarter. Shares of NDTV were last up 2.4% at 348.70 rupees, which was at a discount to the 368.43 rupees per share at which the Roys sold their stake.

☆ Salesforce has a succession crisis. Cofounder Marc Benioff is taking increasing control over the company — alienating his top lieutenants and dialing up pressure on employees.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Salesforce insiders attribute these departures to Marc Benioff's response to recent economic headwinds. Last week, Salesforce revealed heir apparent Bret Taylor's plans to leave the company — exactly one year after taking over as co-CEO alongside Benioff. Lately, employees said, Benioff has turned those meetings into a tribunal for his sales executives. While the pandemic was a boon for the company, Salesforce has since trimmed its annual revenue projections to roughly $30 billion down from the roughly $31 billion in May. Salesforce's co-CEO model has failedAs Benioff puts pressure on sales executives, people close to him said he's exerting increasing control over C-Suite executives.

☆ There's a 50% higher chance your flight will be delayed if it leaves after 3 p.m., a new report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Flights that depart after 3 p.m. have a 50% higher chance of being delayed, a new report says. Flight cancellations have decreased considerably, however, in the past six weeks since the ARC data was collected. Flights in the US that depart after 3 p.m. have a 64% higher chance of being canceled on average, according to the report. Airlines around the world have seen higher cancellation rates in 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the report. Ticketing data shows a return of business travel following a surge in leisure travel during the first half of 2022.

☆ A new report reveals the best — and worst — days to book a flight
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Data from the new 2023 Air Travel Hacks Report from ARC and Expedia reveals the best day to book flights. The best day of the week to book your airfare is a Sunday. The new 2023 Air Travel Hacks Report from Airlines Reporting Corporation and Expedia released on Wednesday offers hacks, tips, and tricks on booking your next flight. You can save 10% by booking domestic flights a month in advance and international flights six months before traveling, according to the travel data firm. Ticketing data shows a return of business travel following a surge in leisure travel during the first half of 2022.

☆ 15 venture capitalists that early-stage sports tech, health, and wellness founders should know if they're looking to raise capital
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Matthew Kish | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Other recent investments include Bumble, Goop, Spring Health, Chief, Found, Daily Harvest, and Blueland. Recent investments include the sneaker-trading platform Tradeblock, which touts itself as an alternative to StockX and Goat. Recent investments include AnyDistance, Balanced, and Juna. Her recent investments include Calibrate, DUOS, Dutch, and Buffalo Market, a food distributor focused on plant-based and organic foods. Recent investments include pickleball products company Revolin, live-sports artificial-reality company Quintar, recovery products company Alleviate, and community cycling app Preem.

☆ Bali bombings survivor looks ahead as Australia marks 20th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Jill Gralow | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Bali bombing survivor, Dr Hanabeth Luke reads the names of Australians killed in the October 2002 terrorist attack, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the attack, at the Bali Memorial in Sydney, Australia October 10, 2022. The country will remember the victims on Wednesday with the government hosting a memorial service at the parliament house in Canberra. Gajado, who did not survive the blast, was walking towards the front of the building when the bomb exploded. As she searched for Gajado, Luke came across badly injured 17-year-old Tom Singer, helping lift him to his feet. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Jill Gralow; Writing by Renju Jose; Editing by Lincoln FeastOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Search resuls for: "ARC's"

7 mentions found