Scammers target business owners after hurricanes
The devastation of Hurricanes Milton and Helene have opened the floodgates for people seeking disaster relief. Along with that comes the danger of fraud. The Federal Trade Commission, Department of...
View ArticleFrom EY to Meta, employers are axing workers for misusing benefits
This week, the Financial Times reported that consulting firm EY fired dozens of employees in the U.S. over what seemed like a minor offense. The employees in question had attended online trainings as...
View ArticleAnthropic debuts AI agents that save coders extra keystrokes
Anthropic, a startup backed by Alphabet and Amazon.com, released a pair of updated artificial intelligence models on Tuesday, along with a new capability to autonomously perform computer tasks and...
View ArticleZoom will now use an AI-powered medical notetaker for telehealth visits
Earlier this month, CEO Eric Yuan declared Zoom’s future isn’t video conferencing, it’s AI for work. Now, Zoom has announced it’s partnering with Suki, a startup for AI-powered medical notetaking....
View ArticleDenny’s will close 150 restaurants, cut hours and list of menu items as the...
Denny’s, the U.S. chain known for its diner-style seating and round-the-clock hours is closing a hefty chunk of restaurants. Over the next year, 150 locations will close their doors. The restaurant...
View ArticleWhat the heck happened at Netflix gaming?
Two years ago, Netflix turned heads in the gaming world. It hired former Overwatch leader Chacko Sonny to head a new game studio. The next year, former Halo exec Joseph Staten and God of War art...
View ArticleMcDonald’s E. Coli outbreak hits at least 10 states in ‘fast-moving’ CDC...
An E. coli outbreak has been linked to McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. heartland, causing the fast-food chain to temporarily remove a classic from its menu. The company has pulled the popular...
View ArticleThis viral Tim Walz content was created by Russia, U.S. intelligence confirms
Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday.The content, which includes...
View ArticleMeta Oversight Board seriously concerned about Facebook’s ‘overenforcement’...
Meta Platforms’ Oversight Board on Wednesday told the company to keep up a Facebook post superimposing the faces of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz...
View ArticleHow would a Trump or Harris win impact the U.S.-China tech war?
The U.S.-China tech war is all but certain to heat up no matter whether Republican Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris wins the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, with the Democrat likely to...
View ArticleThis investigation reveals why the USDA relaxed bird flu testing for cows
The U.S. Department of Agriculture weakened an emergency order last spring designed to prevent the spread of bird flu among the nation’s dairy cattle after pushback from state and industry officials,...
View ArticleWhy the carbon removal industry is requesting federal regulations on itself
The unregulated carbon dioxide removal industry is calling on the U.S. government to implement standards and regulations to boost transparency and confidence in the sector that’s been flooded with...
View ArticleOver 3 million acres of trees have been lost globally from 2001 to 2020....
Whether it’s digging for metals and minerals for cellphones and electric vehicles or coal for power generation, mining around the world has skyrocketed since 2000, causing widespread destruction of...
View ArticleAmerican Airlines slapped with a $50 million fine for its mishandling of...
The U.S. government fined American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period.The...
View ArticleWhat working at McDonald’s tells us about the 2024 presidential election
With early voting underway in many states, and less than two weeks until the presidential election, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are fighting to win over voters in...
View ArticleBoomerang CEOs are returning. Here’s why it’s a risky strategy
CVS Health last week named as CEO a tried-and-tested company veteran, the latest in a handful of firms this year that have turned to an experienced executive to take the helm, hoping to quell investor...
View ArticleHurricane-ravaged Florida and North Carolina make changes to voting ahead of...
Polls opened in North Carolina on Oct. 17, 2024, as about 14,000 people in Asheville and surrounding areas remain without power in their homes following Hurricane Helene. In Florida, which started...
View ArticleSEC just hit four companies with big fines for downplaying the SolarWinds hack
The Securities and Exchange Commission fined four companies on Tuesday with misleading investors about the impact the 2020 hack of SolarWinds had on their own systems. Unisys, Avaya, Check Point, and...
View ArticleStarbucks baristas and customers seek changes from new CEO
Starbucks’s new CEO Brian Niccol has his work cut out for him. Tasked with reassuring investors that the company’s coffee shops are still hugely popular in the U.S., Niccol also has to contend with...
View ArticleGoldfish gets a sophisticated makeover to woo adult snackers
Goldfish, the crunchy snack loved by toddlers and teenagers alike, is getting a more mature name. That’s right. As of Wednesday, “Chilean Sea Bass” is swimming into our lives—at least for a limited...
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