China’s ‘young seniors’ and ‘elderly youths’ mingle in internet slang as users poke fun at rat race

China’s ‘young seniors’ and ‘elderly youths’ mingle in internet slang as users poke fun at rat race

Discussion of the phrase sprouted last week when Ma Jiantang, former party secretary of the Development Research Center of the State Council, stated at a forum that individuals aged 60 to 70 should be regarded as “young seniors” because of their good health and continued desire to work. It reflects China’s lopsided demographic landscape, as …

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Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer interview on AI, remote work, Sunshine app

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer interview on AI, remote work, Sunshine app

Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, at the Fortune Global Forum in 2015. Kimberly White/Getty Images for Fortune Marissa Mayer has long been an inspiration for innovative women battling to break through the gender barriers in a male-dominated technology industry. After graduating from Stanford University, Mayer joined Google in 1999 when the internet search giant was …

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Google urges work-from-home due to wildfire smoke

Google urges work-from-home due to wildfire smoke

Google has instructed its employees in the northeast region of the United States to work from home, following the thick smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada. The air quality in New York City, which on Wednesday was the worst of any city across the globe, continues to deteriorate as fires in eastern Canada rage …

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