Sales & Marketing news

• GOP Sen. John Cornyn texted Joe Manchin to try to poach him from the Democrats

  22-12-2021 12:21 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sens. Joe Manchin and John Cornyn in the tunnel connecting the US Capitol to the Senate Office Buildings.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
  GOP Sen. John Cornyn told KXAN he had texted Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin inviting him to defect. 
  Earlier this week Manchin angered Democrats by refusing to back Biden's signature domestic bill. 
  Manchin has long been rumored to be considering a defection from the Democratic Party.
  Sen. John Cornyn said he texted Sen. Joe Manchin inviting him join the Rep
  
  Read more

• Mitch McConnell invited Joe Manchin to join the GOP after he tanked Biden's spending plan, saying he'd be 'more comfortable' there

  22-12-2021 11:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.Joshua Roberts/Getty Images
  Mitch McConnell issued another invitation to Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin to join the GOP.
  The Senate minority leader said Democrats "want to call [Manchin] a liar" and "embarrass him."
  Manchin had been intensely criticized by Democratic colleagues after tanking Biden's spending plan.
  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell reissued his invite to Sen. Joe Manchin to join the Republican Party, saying the West Virginia Democrat would
  
  Read more

• US stock futures slip after Dow jumps 500 points, as Omicron keeps investors guessing

  22-12-2021 11:31 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  US politicians often place major bets on Wall Street.Angela Weiss/Getty Images
  US futures slipped Wednesday after the Dow Jones jumped more than 500 points the previous day.
  Investors are trying to gauge the economic impact of the Omicron variant, leading to volatility in markets.
  Central banks are cutting back on their support for economies, making the outlook unusually uncertain.
  US futures slipped slightly Wednesday after the Dow Jones jumped more than 500 points the previous day, with the Om
  
  Read more

• Google CEO blames employee leaks to the press for reduced 'trust and candor' at the company

  22-12-2021 11:16 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet.REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
  Google's CEO addressed a staff concern that the company has become less honest with employees.
  Pichai said trust has to go both ways, referring to employees leaking information to the press.
  The pandemic and the Google's size resulted in answers from management feeling "canned" he added.
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai was confronted with an employee question earlier this month asking whether Google plans to more honest and direct
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Elon Musk says he's sold enough Tesla stock to meet his 10% goal, after offloading another $548 million in shares

  22-12-2021 10:54 via markets.businessinsider.com
  
  "I sold enough stock to get to around 10%, plus the option exercise stuff," Elon Musk said.PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images
  Elon Musk said he has sold enough Tesla stock to make good on his goal of selling 10% of his holdings.
  The Tesla CEO offloaded another 583,611 shares worth $548 million on Tuesday, for a total of $14.1 billion.
  "I sold enough stock to get to around 10%, plus the option exercise stuff," he said in an interview with The Babylon Bee.
  Elon Musk said he's met his pledge to se
  
  Read more

• McDonald's has installed exercise bikes in some of its restaurants in China so customers can work out and charge their phones while eating

  22-12-2021 09:23 via businessinsider.com
  
  A TikTok video of a woman eating and riding an exercise bike at McDonald's in China has gone viral as people marvel at the wonder of working out while binging.McDonald's China Weibo screen capture
  McDonald's China introduced exercise bikes connected to tables at a Guangdong outlet in September.
  A TikTok video of a woman eating while riding one such bike has gone viral.
  Users can also charge their phones with the energy generated from their workouts.
  A TikTok video of a woman eating and riding an
  
  Read more

• McDonald's Japan is rationing french fries as the fast food chain can't import enough potatoes amid the supply chain crisis

  22-12-2021 07:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  McDonald's Japan will only allow customers to buy the smallest serving of fries for a week from December 24.Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images
  For the next week, customers at McDonald's Japan will only be able to buy small-sized servings of french fries.
  The restriction is due to a potato shortage as the global supply chain crisis hits food imports.
  Japan is a major importer of cooked and prepared frozen potatoes.
  McDonald's Japanese outlets are set to suspend the sale of large and medium-sized fr
  
  Read more

• Sen. Joe Manchin's PAC received a spike in corporate donations in the months leading up to his opposition of the $2 trillion Build Back Better plan

  22-12-2021 05:41 via businessinsider.com
  
  Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is followed by reporters as he leaves a caucus meeting with Senate Democrats at the U.S. Capitol Building on December 17, 2021 in Washington, DC. He announced on Sunday on Fox News that he would oppose the Biden's Build Back Better plan.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
  Sen. Joe Manchin's PAC received 36 corporate donations in October and November, per FEC filings.
  In the same time frame, he's been fighting President Joe Biden's $2 trillion Build Back Better bill.
  Several of t
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Delta Air Lines is asking the CDC to consider shortening the isolation period for breakthrough COVID-19 cases due to its impact on workforce, operations

  22-12-2021 05:27 via businessinsider.com
  
  Delta Air Lines has asked the US CDC to consider cutting its recommended isolation period for vaccinated people who get breakthrough COVID-19 infections.Getty Images
  Delta Air Lines is asking the CDC to cut the isolation period for breakthrough COVID-19 infections.
  The airlines is proposing the isolation period to be halved to five days from the current 10 days.
  CEO Ed Bastion says the current guideline could impact workforce and operations as Omicron spreads.
  Delta Air Lines' CEO has asked the
  
  Read more

• Several Capitol riot defendants under home confinement have been granted permission to travel for the holidays

  22-12-2021 05:24 via businessinsider.com
  
  Insurrectionists loyal to President Donald Trump breach the Capitol in Washington on January 6.AP Photo/John Minchillo
  At least six accused Capitol rioters who are under home confinement will be allowed to travel for Christmas.
  The leniency comes nearly one year after a mob of Trump supporters laid siege to the Capitol
  At least two men charged with attacking police officers had their requests for travel approved.
  Christmas came early for at least six Capitol riot defendants currently under home
  
  Read more

• Fauci says the US is considering changing its 10-day isolation period guidelines for vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19

  22-12-2021 05:18 via businessinsider.com
  
  White House medical adviser Anthony Fauci said the US is considering shortening the 10-day recommended isolation period for vaccinated people who test positive for COVID-19,AP Photo/Susan Walsh
  Anthony Fauci said cutting CDC's 10-day isolation guideline could help people get back to work sooner.
  His comments come just as the US is hit by a wave of the Omicron variant.
  Health experts worry the outbreak may worsen due to travel and socializing over year-end holidays.
  White House medical advis
  
  Read more

• Fauci says Fox News' Jesse Watters should be fired on the spot after 'ambush' remarks

  22-12-2021 05:15 via businessinsider.com
  
  Dr. Antony Fauci, speaking on June 22, 2021The White House
  Fox News host Jesse Watters told a crowd at a TPUSA event on Monday to "ambush" Dr. Anthony Fauci. 
  Fauci told CNN on Monday that Watters should be fired for the remarks. 
  In a statement to Politico, Fox News defended Watters. 
  Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, called on Fox News to fire Jesse Watters, after the host told a crowd at a Turning Point USA's AmericaFest conference to go after
  
  Read more

• Exhausted frontline workers say 'it's like the movie "Groundhog Day"' as they face yet another COVID-19 surge

  22-12-2021 05:04 via businessinsider.com
  
  Two nurses in a Tampa, Florida, hospital put on PPE in August 2020.Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post via Getty Images
  Frontline workers are bracing for a surge in COVID-19 cases amid the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
  The variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC announced.
  The rise of the new variant comes as Americans are gathering for the holiday season. 
  Frontline workers say they're burned out and feel like they're repeating the same day over
  
  Read more

• Lauren Boebert mocked Alec Baldwin while comparing the 'Rust' film set incident with Kyle Rittenhouse's Kenosha shootings

  22-12-2021 04:18 via businessinsider.com
  
  Lauren Boebert hit out at Alec Baldwin during a speech on Monday, comparing the actor's explanation that he didn't pull the trigger during the "Rust" shooting to Kyle Rittenhouse's trial defense.Sean Krajacic - Pool/Getty Images; Alex Wong/Getty Images; MEGA/GC Images
  Colorado lawmaker Lauren Boebert mocked actor Alec Baldwin for saying he didn't pull the trigger during the "Rust" shooting.
  Boebert compared Baldwin to Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen acquitted of first-degree murder in the Kenosha sho
  
  Read more

• Big Tech salaries revealed: How much engineers, developers, and product managers make at companies including Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Intel, Uber, IBM, and Salesforce

  22-12-2021 02:44 via businessinsider.com
  
  Business Insider analyzed salary data for workers at top tech companies.SrdjanPav/Getty Images
  Business Insider analyzed salary data for thousands of workers to reveal how much large tech companies pay.
  We crunched the numbers for companies including Airbnb, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce, Snap, and Uber.
  The data, which US companies report in visa applications for foreign workers, sheds light on how engineers, designers, and others are compensated in the competitive indu
  
  Read more

• The founder of Black Girls Code has been ousted as head of the nonprofit after allegations of 'workplace impropriety'

  22-12-2021 02:03 via businessinsider.com
  
  Kimberly Bryant, founder of Black Girls Code.Screenshot
  Black Girls Code founder Kimberly Bryant has been removed from leading the nonprofit.
  In a statement, the nonprofit's board said it's investigating allegations of "workplace impropriety," but Bryant remains on staff.
  Black Girls Code teaches girls tech skills, and has partnered with Google, Facebook, and Nike.
  Kimberly Bryant, the founder of Black Girls Code, has been removed as head of the nonprofit by its board."Press release: so it's 3 d
  
  Read more

• How to turn on Safari's dark mode on any Apple device to save battery life and reduce eye strain

  22-12-2021 01:15 via businessinsider.com
  
  Safari's dark mode is linked to your Apple device's settings.zoranm/Getty Images
  You can enable dark mode for Safari on a Mac, iPhone, or iPad, which can help ease eye strain and extend your device's battery life.
  Turn on dark mode for your Mac in System Preferences in the General section.
  For an iPhone or iPad, enable dark mode in the Settings app by going to the Display & Brightness section. 
  Visit Insider's Tech Reference library for more stories.
  In recent years, developers have bee
  
  Read more

• How to view, pause, or delete your YouTube watch and search history on a computer or mobile device

  22-12-2021 00:35 via businessinsider.com
  
  You can use YouTube's website or mobile app to manage your search or watch history.Dado Ruvic / Reuters
  Your YouTube history tracks the videos you search for and watch to improve the accuracy of its recommendations. 
  You can delete specific videos, clear your entire history, and turn off Google's ability to track the videos you watch. 
  You can manage your YouTube search and watch history from a web browser and the Android or iOS mobile app. 
  Visit Insider's Tech Reference library
  
  Read more

Follow @sales_mrktinguk on Twitter!