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, a San Francisco-based technology company valued at $7 billion, is facing allegations of worker exploitation and labor standards violations regarding its remote workers in the Philippines, as reported by The Washington Post. These workers, employed through the company's Remotasks platform, have complained of exploitation and subpar wages, often falling far below minimum wage levels.
For example, 23-year-old Filipino worker Charisse told The Washington Post that Remotasks only paid her 30 cents for four hours of work. Jackie, 26, said he received $12 for working on a project for three workdays, thinking that he would earn $50. Benz, 36, said he collected more than $150 in payments when he was suddenly booted from the platform and never received his money.


Scale AI, from the very start, has been one of those fake big tech "unicorns" that made profit off of scamming third world workers and scamming senile senators for that sweet sweet defense money. Worse, it's headed by some 26-year old hanjian.
Alexandr Wang, the 26-year-old chief executive of the billion-dollar company Scale AI, which manages an army of human AI trainers, was a familiar D.C. face long before the craze over ChatGPT began, securing lucrative government contracts and winning over members of Congress.
Scale touted that it would provide AI services to the Department of Defense as part of a $249 million contract, but it’s not clear what percentage of those funds it captured. Forbes
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that Scale has received around $60 million in government contracts to date. A spokesperson for the company declined to provide revenue numbers.
Wang has taken particular interest in speaking to lawmakers about his
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Scale AI, from the very start, has been one of those fake big tech "unicorns" that made profit off of scamming third world workers and scamming senile senators for that sweet sweet defense money. Worse, it's headed by some 26-year old hanjian.
Is he really a hanjian if he is stealing billions from the regime? If a Chinese in Imperial Japan said "to defeat the KMT warlords and CPC bandits you need to spend 20% of the budget on this secret weapon I can't show you but definitely works! Anyhow tenno banzai or whatever" and the IJA actually paid up, he would be a hero.
 

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Scale AI, from the very start, has been one of those fake big tech "unicorns" that made profit off of scamming third world workers and scamming senile senators for that sweet sweet defense money. Worse, it's headed by some 26-year old hanjian.
Looks like we have another case of "THERANOS, NIKOLA, NUTJOB" on our hands. This guy should have become an American politician he could have continued fleecing the gullible taxpayers of their money.
 
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The Chinese with actual drive, passion, grit, and the talent to match recognize the better opportunities in China. They have zero reason to leave the country.
There are oppurtunities in China, but the US still has much attraction as well with the more influential companies and higher salaries. Not to mention, since you touched on this on another topic and which few can deny, the infinitely better work/life balance. These are areas China'll have to work on to not just retain talent, but lure talent back home.
 

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There are oppurtunities in China, but the US still has much attraction as well with the more influential companies and higher salaries. Not to mention, since you touched on this on another topic and which few can deny, the infinitely better work/life balance. These are areas China'll have to work on to not just retain talent, but lure talent back home.

The pure racism and hate are major downsides add the lawlessness, advantage PRC.
 
There are oppurtunities in China, but the US still has much attraction as well with the more influential companies and higher salaries. Not to mention, since you touched on this on another topic and which few can deny, the infinitely better work/life balance. These are areas China'll have to work on to not just retain talent, but lure talent back home.
We are talking about different levels of talent. For top level talent, China will absolutely be more attractive than the US. Work life balance is desirable, as 996 is a drag both on birth rates and consumption, having more balanced hours will definitely be good for Chinese economy/society in the long run. But the fact of the matter is that the talent pool for your upper-mid tier talent is so large in China and the job market for those positions so competitive, companies can get away with 996 working hours and relatively low salaries. China has no shortage of this level of talent, thus no real incentive to lure overseas Chinese of this caliber back. Like I said earlier, the US is absolutely the destination of choice for those Chinese who are moderately talented/educated and want to just, "lay half flat," and have a comfortable life. The type of talent China actually has an incentive to lure back are not going to care about 996 hours, they are going to go back to China for the opportunity to make an impact and the chance to work with peers of equally high caliber. The highly competitive compensation packages offered by Chinese firms for this level of talent are a nice bonus, but its not the primary reason why these individuals are choosing to pursue opportunities in China.
 
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IAF's 'Trishul' Dare For China, Pak; India's Mega 'Power Show' At Borders During G20 | Details​

The Indian Air Force will conduct an 11-day mega exercise along the borders with China and Pakistan. The 'Trishul' exercise from September 4–14 is aimed at testing the combat capabilities of the IAF and assessing its various operational dimensions. According to sources, fighter jets like Rafales, Su-30 MKIs, Jaguars, Mirage-2000s, MiG-29s, and MiG-21 Bisons will take part in the exercise along with Apache attack helicopters and heavy-lift Chinooks.


Modi got upset Xi ruined his G20 kingmaker fantasy. At this rate, China just has to push a few buttons on the border with India and Modi might not win the election next year.

This photo seems so distant now.
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Swiss is still burying its head in the sand and trying to claim neutrality. When Swiss sanctioned Russians for whatever reasons, the days of Swiss's neutrality has ended. Beside, many people haven't forgiven how Swiss banks sold them out during America's tax evasion crackdown.
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Although not an EU member, Switzerland abandoned its traditional neutrality last year and joined the bloc in adopting sanctions against Russian individuals, companies, and organizations and freezing Russian assets in retaliation for Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.

According to Swissinfo, citing a study from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a "significant exodus of Russian assets" resulted in a $100 billion rise in wealth deposited in the United Arab Emirates last year. It marks the fastest annual growth of any offshore booking center, it noted.

The report pointed out that Swiss private banks were anxious that the trend not spread to clients from other countries. "The key is to persuade the wealthy elites that sanctions against Russia do not dilute Switzerland's neutrality, which is a key selling point for rich people living in politically unstable countries," Swissinfo wrote.

"Clients still believe, as do I, that Switzerland is a neutral country that follows the fundamental rules of neutrality," Gregoire Bordier, president of the Association of Swiss Private Banks, told the outlet. "They are not questioning why sanctions target a certain group of people. The question is more 'where are you going' rather than 'where are you now'," he argued.
 
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