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1. Who are the 13 managers who will mark the future of Amazon in Spain. The challenges that Amazon faces in Spain are several. The company claims to want to continue working on the experience of its clients, while from the other side of the Atlantic the new CEO announces aggressive employability policies that in Spain are already translating into an increase in jobs that the firm expects create between now and 2025. To bring to fruition all the purposes that Amazon is setting for the coming years, Business Insider Spain details the list of the thirteen managers who are in charge of the multinational's rudder on the peninsula and the islands.
2. “It's not a river”: The lava can spread in other directions even though it now flows into the sea. The arrival of the laundry in the ocean does not guarantee that it will only follow that channel from now on. The natural thing is that it falls down the same slope, but it could take other paths after cooling down or covering the topography. Precisely, the direction of the emergency plan has highlighted that, although the lava has reached the sea, the eruption has not stabilized and must continue to be observed. Any interruption of the activity of the eruptive center, or the opening of a new mouth, would surely lead to a new tongue that would have to find its way to the sea again, explains El País.
3. The rise in inflation increases the pressure to further raise the salary of civil servants and pensioners. The increase in the cost of living does not only make holes in the shopping basket, it also affects items linked to fluctuations in the CPI, such as pensions, and puts pressure to raise the salary of civil servants. A situation that generates friction between ministries and opens a new front in the debate between the partners of the Executive on the design of the 2022 Budgets, after this week differences on fiscal measures and the housing law were evident, summarizes El País.
4. The Government negotiates to include in the PGE a 'baby check' of 1,200 euros a year. The initiative that is on the negotiating table of the second PGE of the coalition government consists of the approval of a new child-rearing benefit of 100 euros per month for all mothers with children under three years of age. It would come to complement the maternity aid that is already contemplated by the Personal Income Tax Law (IRPF) for working mothers and that supposes an amount of 1,200 euros per year for each child under 3 years of age that can be made effective in advance or applying the deduction in the annual personal income tax return, advance information.
5. Inditex increased online sales by 130% in countries without a physical store in 2020. The textile company, which has seen how the pandemic has boosted the importance of this sales channel in its business, continued to grow strongly last year in those countries where It does not have physical stores and, therefore, its only point of contact with customers is the Internet. Online sales in these markets reached 278 million euros in the 2020 financial year, 130% more than in the previous year. A good part of the growth experienced in the past financial year is explained by the fact that it was the first complete year in which all the Inditex brands, from Zara to Uterqüe, had their respective global stores operational, points out Cinco Días.
6. Facebook plays down the conclusions of its internal investigations before answering for the impact of its social networks on minors. Facebook released two internal studies on its photo-sharing app Instagram on Wednesday, downplaying their findings, as the company prepares for two US Congressional hearings next week that focus on the effects of its products on children's mental health. The reports are accompanied by annotations from Facebook that seek to contextualize the limitations of the investigation and rebuke its own researchers for using imprecise language, explains The New York Times.
7. The CNMV asks Google, Facebook and Twitter for help to prevent 'crypto' fraud. The body chaired by Rodrigo Buenaventura has launched an action plan to prevent the uptick in fraud, which is taking place both in the cryptocurrency business and in financial advice. The president of the CNMV has specified that the attacks have multiplied in the last year and a half, in which the whole of society has been much more connected to telematic means, a circumstance that cyber-fraudsters have taken advantage of to set traps on the network, explains El Confidential.
8. Troop, the startup created in Spain that uses 'big data' to plan meetings and corporate events, captures 6.8 million in a round backed by the co-founder of Trivago and a former director of Uber. Troop is a meeting and event planning platform that uses big data to help businesses find the best venue for their needs. It reduces costs for its customers and contributes to the reduction of the carbon footprint. The startup has just closed a series A financing round of 8 million dollars (about 6.8 million euros) and will allocate the resources to boost growth.
9. Elon Musk believes Peter Thiel, founder of PayPal, is a 'sociopath', and 6 other examples of the love-hate relationship between the two billionaires. Peter Thiel and Elon Musk have worked together for decades, but they are polar opposites. Thiel and his allies once conspired against Musk and replaced him as CEO of PayPal while Musk, now the richest person on the planet, was on his honeymoon. In a new biography, Max Chafkin shares startling details about Thiel and Musk's relationship, through all its ups and downs.
10. Inclusion, diversity and sustainability: the pillars that will mark the roadmap of the beauty sector, according to a TikTok content creator with 3 million followers. Business Insider Spain held its XVIII Smart Business Meeting on September 22, where the present and future and the transformation of the beauty and cosmetics sector were discussed. Camila Redondo (@nobodisugly), creator of beauty and makeup content on TikTok, contributed during the meeting what the roadmap that the sector should take should be: inclusion, diversity and sustainability.

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