High-pay remote jobs rebounding

Listings for high-paying remote and hybrid jobs, which were scarce at the beginning of the year, have staged a comeback.

The Ladders, a business-career network that specializes in listings for jobs that pay $100,000 or higher, says six-figure remote jobs increased about 20% in the second quarter. This marks a turnaround from the first quarter when The Ladders said the number of hybrid and remote job vacancies for the highest wage earners were in “free fall.”

The main reason for the rebound is companies relenting on strict return-to-office mandates, especially as they look to expand. Still, the number of available high-paying remote and hybrid jobs is about half of what it was a year ago, representing only 12% of available high-paying jobs, The Ladders said.

Kicking it up a notch

EA Sports FC 25, the latest edition of the long-running soccer simulation franchise, has expanded its Career Mode to include women game characters for the first time. Career Mode allows gamers to create players or to play as team managers. EA says expanding Career Mode to female game characters is the next step in “achieving parity with men’s football across all game modes.” The game will go on sale Sept. 20.

Tinder unveils up-to-date feature

Can artificial intelligence give you some smart ideas to find a date? Tinder, the world’s most downloaded dating app, is rolling out an AI-powered photo-select feature that analyzes images on your device and makes recommendations about which works best as a profile photo. Tinder says the feature selects photos based on criteria such as lighting and composition, although “you’re ultimately responsible for what you choose to upload.”

UK decries Google’s ad practices

U.K. regulators accused Google of giving preference to its own services to the detriment of online publishers and advertisers in Britain’s $2.4 billion digital ad market, ratcheting up pressure the tech giant is facing on both sides of the Atlantic over its “ad tech” business practices. The findings could potentially lead to a fine worth billions of dollars or an order for Google to change its behavior. — AP