… Amazon, Meta and Microsoft, as well as financial services firms, have already blamed tens of thousands of layoffs on AI over the last year. …
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- May 2026
Record levels of young people are out of work – but it is not their fault, Amazon’s UK boss has said. …
Stop blaming young people for being unemployed, says Amazon’s UK boss… Judges and prosecutors at the ICC have since been cut off by banks, credit card companies and tech giants like Amazon as a result of sanctions brought by the Trump administration. …
Israeli far-right minister Smotrich says ICC seeks his arrest… Amazon announced in January that it would lay off more than 30,000 workers, while Oracle laid off more than 10,000 workers.
Standard Chartered to cut thousands of roles as AI use increases… Large sales of between $5 million and $25 million each included Microsoft, Amazon and Meta. …
Trump ethics filing reveals thousands of trades tied to US corporate securities… Although eBay has suffered in recent years, partly due to more competition from online sellers like Amazon, Etsy and Temu, it insisted its turnaround plan was working. …
eBay rejects $55.5bn offer from GameStopAmazon has become the first retailer in the UK to start a drone delivery service with a limited launch in Darlington, County Durham. …
‘We had people come just to see it’: Amazon delivers its first UK parcels by drone… The book is available at Altar Bookshop and online via Amazon. With this release, Pastor Otabil continues his commitment to equipping leaders with practical tools to strengthen governance and ensure that churches thrive beyond their founding generation.
Mensa Otabil launches new book, ‘Leading the Church’, emphasizes governance and leadership transition- April 2026
… Meta, Google-owner Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon all reported their quarterly earnings at the same time. …
Meta shares slide as investors weigh Big Tech’s AI spending spree… Globally, companies like Netflix and Amazon operate with the same philosophy. Their growth doesn’t come from marketing campaigns alone. …
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Standard Chartered boss apologizes for "lower value human capital" remark
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Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered, apologized after describing employees vulnerable to AI replacement as "lower value human capital" at a conference. The bank expects back-office roles to be cut by about 15% over the next four years, roughly 7,800 of its 82,000 staff.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
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Standard Chartered boss apologizes for "lower value human capital" remark
Bill Winters, chief executive of Standard Chartered, apologized after describing employees vulnerable to AI replacement as "lower value human capital" at a conference. The bank expects back-office roles to be cut by about 15% over the next four years, roughly 7,800 of its 82,000 staff.
23 hours ago · Joy Online →
Friday 22 May
Amazon UK boss says education system fails young workers
Amazon's UK country manager John Boumphrey told the BBC that nearly a million young Britons are not in education, employment or training, and blamed the education system rather than young people's motivation for the gap. He called for mandatory work experience for over-16s to teach skills employers seek, noting that Amazon employs 75,000 people in the UK, half of whom come straight from education or unemployment.
22 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Wednesday 20 May
Israeli minister Smotrich says ICC seeks his arrest warrant
Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said he was informed that the International Criminal Court in The Hague had requested a warrant for his arrest. He called arrest warrants against Israeli officials "a declaration of war" and announced he would sign an order to evacuate the Palestinian community from Khan al-Ahmar in the occupied West Bank.
20 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Tuesday 19 May
Standard Chartered to cut 7,800 back-office roles by 2030
Banking giant Standard Chartered announced it will cut more than 15% of its back-office roles, around 7,800, by 2030 as it increases its use of artificial intelligence and automation. The firm aims to move some affected workers to other roles in the business.
19 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Friday 15 May
Trump discloses $220 million in US securities trades in early 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump disclosed at least $220 million in financial transactions involving major U.S. company securities in the first three months of 2026, according to ethics filings released by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. Purchases included securities linked to Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Oracle, Broadcom, and other firms, with the cumulative value reported in broad ranges totaling between $220 million and around $750 million.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Tuesday 12 May
eBay rejects GameStop's unsolicited $55.5bn takeover bid
Online marketplace eBay has rejected a $55.5bn takeover offer from video game retailer GameStop, citing concerns over financing credibility, operational risks, and governance. GameStop's chief executive said he would take the proposal directly to eBay shareholders if the board rejected it.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thursday 7 May
Amazon launches UK drone delivery service in Darlington
Amazon has started delivering parcels by drone in Darlington, County Durham, with packages under 5lb containing items like beauty products, batteries and cables delivered within a 7.5-mile radius of its fulfilment centre. The service is operating with a limited launch as the company looks to slowly expand.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Saturday 2 May
Mensa Otabil launches book on church governance and leadership transition
Pastor Mensa Otabil has launched his book 'Leading the Church', which provides a framework for pastors and church leaders to build governance systems and ensure leadership continuity. The book argues that "new and emerging churches" are defined by their lack of leadership transition beyond a dominant founder, and emphasizes the importance of structured succession planning for institutional stability.
2 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Thursday 30 April
Meta shares fall 7% amid Big Tech AI spending concerns
Meta's stock dropped 7% after the company announced plans to spend billions more on AI projects than initially planned, while investors express anxiety about whether massive AI investments by big tech firms will deliver returns. The four largest US tech companies are spending more than $650bn on AI this year, though Google, Microsoft, and Amazon showed better investor reception by demonstrating early payoffs from their AI spending.
30 April 2026 · Joy Online →
Tuesday 28 April
Technology and marketing alone insufficient for business growth
An opinion piece argues that Ghanaian businesses investing in websites, digital marketing, and analytics tools often fail to achieve sustained growth because they haven't designed how technology and marketing should work together, rather than due to deficiencies in either alone.
28 April 2026 · Business & Financial Times →