Backlash

The Post Office has announced the possibility of closing 115 Crown Post Office branches, putting up to 1,000 jobs at risk in a major restructuring aimed at minimizing losses. The proposed changes could result in franchising…

Musicians from ABBA, Radiohead and The Cure have joined actors and authors in signing a letter of protest against mining their artistic skills to build artificial intelligence tools. Thousands of artists signed the letter released…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is reportedly considering scrapping tax breaks for salary sacrifice schemes used by tens of thousands of drivers to rent electric cars. The move is likely to deal a major blow to the UK's march towards…

Euston railway station has switched off its giant billboards following protests from passengers who criticized the replacement of passenger biometric information screens. This decision comes after mass cancellations of Avanti West…

Palo Alto Networks, a major Silicon Valley tech company, has issued an apology after it came under fire for a controversial marketing stunt at an industry event in Las Vegas. The company faced backlash after photos emerged showing…

In a long-awaited move that has angered crypto investors, former President Donald Trump has proposed creating a national reserve of bitcoin if he is re-elected to the White House in November 2024. Trump's Plan to Create National…

Meta, the social media giant behind the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp, is facing criticism from educators, lawmakers, and activists for its recent move to lower the minimum age for users from 16 to 13.The decision has raised alarms…

Nikhil Rathi, the chief executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has sparked a backlash from consumers after indicating that the regulator would not intervene if banks opted to charge for current accounts.Rathi’s comments at…

Global investors distanced themselves from purportedly ‘ethical’ funds last year, pulling out over $10 billion amidst allegations of greenwashing.Between 2020 and 2022, investors poured six times more capital into funds purportedly…

Have you suffered an “involuntary career event” recently? Perhaps you were a casualty of “corporate outplacing,” the unfortunate, yet ostensibly necessary result of your company “rightsizing.” Managers are running out of ways to say you no…