Jim Raptis: The Greek Who Changed the Face of Australia’s Gold Coast
Jim Raptis, born in Evia, Greece, changed the face of the most cosmopolitan region of Australia -- the Gold Coast. Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
View ArticleLamda Unveils Massive Commercial Hub to be Built at Hellinikon, Athens
Lamda Development unveiled the proposed Hellinikon Commercial Hub on Tuesday, a state-of-the-art commercial, leisure, and business destination that will be part of the massive Hellinikon regeneration...
View ArticleBetter.com CEO Fires 900 Employees in a Single Zoom Meeting
Vishal Garg, the CEO of Better.com, an online mortgage platform, fired 900 of his employees in a single Zoom meeting on Saturday. Garg, who appeared on video seated at a desk, addressed the meeting...
View ArticleGreek Gifts: Where to Shop Online This Holiday Season
There are many ways to say “I love you” to those closest to you and as the holidays grow near, many people set out on a what seems like an impossible task: finding the perfect gift for their loved...
View ArticleCEO Apologizes For Mass Zoom Firing: “I Blundered The Execution”
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg issued an apology on Wednesday after a video of him firing 900 of his employees over Zoom went viral. Garg expressed regret over the manner in which he laid off his employees...
View ArticleGreek Restaurant “Omicron” in Wisconsin Has Fun with Variant Name
An unusually-named restaurant that tells patrons “there’s something for everyone” is making the most of the strange situation the world finds itself in now by offering its patrons T-shirts that state...
View ArticleItaly Serves Amazon a $1.3 Billion Antitrust Fine
Mega retailer Amazon was hit with a $1.3 billion antitrust fine from Italian regulators on Wednesday. The Italian Competition Authority found that the company had wielded too much power in the market...
View ArticleWhatsApp Links Crypto Payments to Messaging for its U.S. Users
The popular messaging application WhatsApp announced on Thursday that it would be launching a cryptocurrency payment method for its U.S. users. The service makes sending and receiving money as...
View ArticleInflation Surge Hits United States, Greece
The scourge of inflation is hitting the United States and Greece hard this holiday season, with high prices for fuel oil and gas causing reverberations throughout the entire economy of the world....
View ArticleBitcoin Surges as Inflation Fears Hit the US
The value of Bitcoin rose on Friday after a new report found that U.S. consumer prices are growing at the fastest rate since 1982. The cryptocurrency climbed 4.4% to $50,101 after the report on...
View ArticleResort Project at Majestic Afandou in Rhodes Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Greek sell-off fund TAIPED on Thursday announced that it completed the deal to sell the Golf-North Afandou area of Rhodes to private investors. TAIPED CEO Dimitris Politis and the legal...
View ArticleIsrael Wants to Join Greece-Cyprus Ferry Route
Authorities in Israel have expressed interest in joining the proposed new Greece-Cyprus ferry route, saying that they would like a port in Israel to be added to the itinerary. An online meeting between...
View ArticleTIME Chooses Elon Musk as Person of the Year for 2021
TIME named Elon Musk, the brilliant engineer who is behind Tesla, his own space exploration company and a host of other concerns, as its Person of the Year for 2021 on Monday. Musk occupies a unique...
View ArticleTesla Says it Will Accept Dogecoin for Merchandise; Doge Surges
Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced on Tuesday that Tesla will begin accepting Dogecoin as payment for some of its merchandise, causing the coin to surge by over 20%. “Tesla will make some merch buyable with...
View ArticleDeutsche Telekom, OTE to Invest Over 3 Billion Euros in Greece
Deutsche Telekom and the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE) announced on Wednesday their intention to invest more than 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in Greece from 2022 to 2027. The...
View ArticleThe Greek Hub of Silicon Valley Takes Shape
Covid-19 has delayed discussions with representatives from the Silicon Valley Greek Hub (SVGH) and the Greek government to acquire an organized and institutional presence in the San Francisco area....
View ArticleTurkish Lira Hits New Low Point, Plunging 5.6%
The Turkish lira dipped another 5.6%, hitting record lows against the US dollar on Thursday after the country’s central bank slashed its policy rate in line according to the unorthodox economic scheme...
View ArticleGreece Innovation Hub: Hellenic Network Hosts Boston Event
The Hellenic Innovation Network hosted an in-person panel discussion at the Consulate General of Greece in Boston on Greece as an innovation hub on Sunday. More than one hundred people came to hear...
View ArticleInstaWork App Connects Workers to Jobs Immediately
Instawork, an app that links skilled workers with businesses in need of labor, announced on Wednesday that it had surpassed its goal of adding 100,000 new hourly Professionals (Pros) before 2022. The...
View ArticleElon Musk Announces He Will Pay Over $11 Billion in Taxes This Year
Elon Musk announced via Twitter on Monday that he will be paying over $11 billion in taxes for 2021. “For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year,” Musk wrote. Half a million...
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