40,000 care workers walked out because of the vaccine mandates – exactly the number of vacancies cited when opening the borders post-Covid. It means, says Nick Rendell, that the vaccine mandates caused the Boriswave.

40% of TikTok’s Irish workforce face redundancy. 667 jobs out of 1778 to be cut. However, 321 new roles will be created under new ai restructure. Microsoft also announced this week it was cutting 4,800 jobs globally. Meta announced in May that 350 jobs in Dublin were at risk, on top of around 750 jobs at Covalen, a major Meta contractor. That’s about 2000+ jobs lost in total if we also include Diageo, Oracle, Genpact etc. Each will be entitled to new jobseeker scheme: €450 per week for first 13 weeks, €375 per week for next 13 weeks, and €300 per week for final 13 weeks. €14,625 per person over 39 weeks!

40 is not what it used to be, at least not if you're a professional athlete. 44-year-old Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon, albeit losing to a 20-year-old. 41-year-old LeBron James just announced he'll be playing another year, though leaving the Lakers. We look at the age-defying pro-athletes amazing fans and inspiring generations.

40+ years of growth. 100,000+ SKUs. One challenge: scaling smarter. As Dohome expanded across Thailand, managing massive volumes of data became critical. By transforming its backend infrastructure with Huawei Cloud, Dohome reduced IT costs by up to 40% while creating a faster, more seamless shopping experience.