Tim Bray, Amazon Web Services’ senior engineer, and the vice president just quit his job on account of whistleblowers being fired for trying to bring the sub-par working environment of Amazon warehouse workers.
In his blog post, Bray wrote:
Remaining an Amazon VP would have meant, in effect, signing off on actions I despised. So, I resigned. The victims weren’t abstract entities but real people; here are some of their names: Courtney Bowden, Gerald Bryson, Maren Costa, Emily Cunningham, Bashir Mohammed, and Chris Smalls. I’m sure it’s a coincidence that every one of them is a person of color, a woman, or both, right?
Amazon has been facing criticism about how it has treated its warehouse workers for a while now, and the only way the company is dealing with the situation is by firing employees who raise their voices. Last month, the conglomerate fired Maren Costa and Emily Cunningham for their Seattle Warehouse for criticizing the company on Twitter.
The ladies were critical of Amaz..
Category: Aviation
Pakistan Consulate in Dubai Takes Notice of the Sale of Black Market Air Tickets
After repeated pleas made by Pakistanis stranded in Dubai, Pakistani Consulate has taken notice of the sale of air tickets in the black market for special flights arranged to evacuate citizens stranded in the UAE.
In a video message, Ahmed Amjad Ali, Consul General of Pakistan in Dubai, asked the stranded Pakistanis to register their complaints about the sale of these air tickets to the diplomatic mission and the local authorities.
The Government of Pakistan has announced the air-ticket fares for the special flights. If someone is charging more than advertised fare, then please report to the consulate or the police.
The Consul General also appealed to Pakistanis to not visit the mission as the tickets are not being sold in the consulate.
Pakistani consulate will call you and you will be asked to go to a designated PIA desk where tickets for the special flights will be issued.
The Consul General revealed that 2,500 Pakistani nationals have been repatriated from the UAE through 15 P..
Pakistani Nationals Living Abroad Can Now Vote in Elections Using i-Voting
Taking another step towards the fulfillment of his promise, Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to give Pakistani nationals in foreign countries a right to cast vote through i-voting.
This was decided during an important meeting, attended by the Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis, Zulfiqar Bukhari, PM’s adviser on parliamentary affairs Babar Awan, National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the officials of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
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The attendants of the meeting also gave approval of the biometric voting procedure after reviewing its practical demonstration. The matter will be taken to the Parliament to initiate a debate.
SAPM on Overseas Pakistanis, Zulfiqar Bukhari said that the decision to allow i-voting was taken on the directives of Prime Minister Imran. He added that the development will adhere to the longstanding demand ..
PTA, FIA To Take Action Against Those Causing Damage To Telecom Infrastructure
Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) has been instructed by the Ministry of IT & Telecom (MoITT) to take action against those individuals or service providers who cause damage to the infrastructure of mobile and fixed-line operators across the country.
“Cellular Mobile Operators (CMOs) and Fixed Line Operators (FLOs) have requested support for conceivable actions against miscreants who cause damage to the telecom infrastructure across the country,” MoITT’s letter to Chairman PTA read.
“It is necessary that being an essential service, telecom services, and infrastructure installed nationwide is protected for service and business community,” it added.
The instructions also include action on complaints related to ‘assault or intentional obstruction’ to the staff of licensed mobile and fixed-line operators engaged in the provision of telecom services.
“All such complaints may be followed-up with FIA for subsequent action against the culprits as required under the law,” the lette..
Fahad & Hania Join vivo as the Brand Ambassadors for V19
vivo, the global innovative smartphone brand has announced Fahad Mustafa and Hania Amir as the Brand Ambassadors for the upcoming vivo V19 in Pakistan.
This charismatic duo truly resonates with brand’s essence and its youthful spirit. Being a young brand, vivo’s products are always targeted at the youth, who are passionate about the latest innovations.
Speaking on the announcement Zohair Chohan, Brand Manager for vivo in Pakistan said:
“The initiation of Pakistani celebrities as its ambassadors is part of vivo’s global brand strategy, that is to go more local to become more global. We are happy to announce our collaboration with both of these remarkable artists as they share our values of versatility & innovation.”
This announcement comes ahead of vivo’s V19 launch in Pakistan, a flagship-grade smartphone that focuses on Super Night Photography and upgrades the user experience with its innovative features.
Due to the current pandemic situation in the country, the planned launch wa..
Situation Report: Pakistan Adds 989 New Cases, 23 Deaths
After a surge for two days, Pakistan’s new cases dropped to 989 in last 24 hours, as compared to 1,297 new cases reported a day ago.
Of the new cases, 427 cases were reported from Sindh while Punjab had 373 new coronavirus cases in last 24 hours. KP recorded 108 new cases during the period. Balochistan, Islamabad, GB and AJK reported 36, 28, 16 and 01 new case respectively.
New coronavirus related deaths also saw a down-ward trend, as total number of coronavirus positive cases who died yesterday stood at 24, down from 32; 17 of them were on ventilator.
KP reported most death with 11 patients dying of complications due to coronavirus. Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan reported 5, 4 and 3 deaths respectively.
Of all the positive cases in Pakistan, 16% of them are imported cases, while another 16% of positive cases are from Tableeghi Jamat individiuals.
A total of 503 health care professionals are also tested positive for cornavirus, while 111 of those have recovered from the virus.
Mor..
TECNO Setting a New Example on How Brands can Extend their Support in this Tough Hour of Need
The ongoing turmoil occurring on the planet has caused a feeling of worry for the whole world and has everyone thinking in terms of what can be done to curb the issue at hand.
In this time of pandemic crisis, the world has come together in the battle against COVID-19. Organizations are contributing to the cause by helping those in need. Unfortunately, COVID-19 outbreak has dramatically affected work in general, thus causing recession, unemployment and scarcity of resources.
In this time of distress, the brands have come to fill in the gap and are providing safety equipment to medical workers, healthcare respondents, free meals and groceries supply to those who are sick or in need.
Similarly, mobile brand TECNO came out immediately in support by providing items such as masks, hand sanitizers, protective gowns, wipes, mouthwash and other safety hygiene products to the government. Furthermore, the company aims to keep on carrying out its CSR and donating health care products all over t..
Intel Unveils 10th Gen Comet Lake Desktop Processors
Intel’s 10th generation Comet Lake processors were previously only available to laptops and other mobile solutions and now the chipmaker has finally unveiled them for desktop computers as well. The new lineup is still based on the 14nm Skylake process from years ago but features a number of improvements.
The new 10th generation series includes 32 new processors including the bottom tier Celeron chips all the way up to the i9 10900K. Most of these chips are just variations of a single processor with several having different standards just like previous generations. K indicates unlocked, T signifies low powered variants, and F is used to indicate no GPU integration, and so on.
As mentioned before, the i9-10900K is the flagship model in the series replacing the previous i9-9900K. It is built on a 10 core/20 thread design with a 3.7 GHz base clock and a 5.1 GHz boost clock. Intel has also introduced Turbo Boost Max which allows one of the cores to make a small jump to 5.2 GHz if the CPU ..
Meezan Bank To Provide Financing to 3 Hospitals Without Profit
Meezan Bank’s management has approved a loan of Rs. 200 million each for three charitable hospitals providing treatment to COVID-19 patients in Karachi.
The bank will provide financing to these hospitals on the basis of Qarze Hasna which also waives off 3 percent profit of the bank on the amount of financing fixed by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
This step is one of the good examples set by a banking company when the whole country is facing a challenging situation. Other profitable banks also came forward to facilitate the speedy development of the healthcare sector for better health services to the masses.
Banks Approve Financing Facility for 11 Hospitals Various commercial banks have approved financing facilities to 23 various hospitals in the tune of Rs. 2.2 billion, according to the SBP.
Commercial banks are also processing financing requests of Rs. 3.6 billion for 23 hospitals/medical centers operating in different cities.
It is expected that large scale facilities will b..
Export Targets Can’t Be Achieved Due to COVID-19: Razak Dawood
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood said that the country’s export target of $25 billion could not be achieved due to the ongoing lockdown in the country and it could decline to $22 billion.
The exports decreased in April by 50 percent and home remittances also declined in this situation, Abdul Razzak Dawood said in an interview.
Pakistan could get benefits from low oil prices in the current situation in the international market and there will be minimal impact on Current Account Deficit (CoD) because of the decline in petroleum prices, he noted. He also vowed to open the industrial sector in the coming months to provide an opportunity for the local exporters to benefit from the current scenario.
Dawood urged the exporters including the textile industry to get orders freely from all countries to tap the new opportunities in the world.
Replying to a question on the impact on the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), he forecast that it would contract by 0..
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