The pandemic made Earned Wage Access apps popular. Regulators want to rein in...
When Anna Branch, 37, had her hours at work reduced at the start of the pandemic in 2020, she suddenly noticed ads for an app called EarnIn. “You know how they get you — the algorithms — like they’re...
View ArticleAs chocolate prices climb, Mars and Ferrero families now wealthier than 2...
Cocoa prices began the week at their highest ever recorded—more than $12,500 per ton, the cost to buy about 150 barrels of oil—and it’s unclear to analysts if they’re even ready to level off yet. The...
View ArticleTesla layoffs update: California and Texas employees will see job loses as...
Earlier this month, Elon Musk sent a memo to Tesla employees announcing that the EV maker would cut “more than 10%” of its global workforce in order to help the company prepare for its next phase of...
View ArticleOvertime pay eligibility has been extended for millions more salaried...
The Biden administration has finalized a new rule set to make millions of more salaried workers eligible for overtime pay in the U.S.The move marks the largest expansion in federal overtime...
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What Emma Chamberlain and Kendall Jenner can do for each other
Emma Chamberlain was 18 when she founded Chamberlain Coffee, a “coffee snob approved” company focused heavily on the caffeinated beverages that appeal to Gen Z consumers, who tend to favor iced coffee...
View ArticleTelecommute from New Jersey? The state will pay you if you can appeal your NY...
Telecommuting, a pandemic-era novelty that has become a permanent alternative for many people, has some Connecticut and New Jersey employees of New York-based companies questioning why they still have...
View ArticleAI-powered engineering: A modern must-have
Today’s world operates at a furious pace. Modern technology, including landscape-altering technology like generative artificial intelligence (genAI), is reshaping how products are designed, made,...
View ArticleCaitlin Clark, WNBA’s newest star, is expected to ink a $28 million Nike deal
Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record.The most prolific scorer in NCAA Division I history and the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft will continue her association with...
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‘These environments pit people against each other’: Playwright Ife Olujobi on...
Albert Camus, the French novelist and playwright, wrote that “Fiction is the lie through which we tell the truth.” In the surrealist play Jordans, Nigerian American playwright Ife Olujobi uses fiction...
View ArticleGrocery store milk tests positive for bird flu virus, according to FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows.The agency stressed that the...
View ArticleCongress just passed the TikTok divest-or-ban bill. Four big questions for...
Following years of public scrutiny over TikTok’s ties to China, the Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the app within nine months or...
View ArticleDon’t skimp on your company’s operations—an oft-overlooked engine for innovation
Last year, while devising a nationwide network of distribution centers for deliveries, one of the leading U.S. pharmacy chains realized that it has an advantage neither its retail rivals nor delivery...
View ArticleGoFundMe’s Latin American expansion is launching with Mexico
Mexican fundraisers can now solicit donations on GoFundMe, the company announced Tuesday, as the crowdfunding giant expands into what it hopes is the first of more untapped Latin American markets to...
View ArticleToo many women are working through their high menstrual pain instead of...
The gender wage gap has narrowed to women earning 92 cents to a man’s dollar among workers younger than 34. However, pay is not the only way inequality manifests. A new report by Deloitte surveyed...
View ArticleMajor business groups sue to block FTC’s ban on most worker noncompete...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country’s largest business lobby, filed a lawsuit on Wednesday seeking to strike down a federal agency’s near-total ban on employers requiring workers to sign...
View ArticleTesla’s Optimus humanoid robots could be ready to sell by the end of next year
Tesla’s humanoid robot is still in the lab, but it may be ready to sell as soon as the end of next year, chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Several companies have been betting on humanoid...
View ArticleEmbedding AI into education will personalize learning
Today’s education system is driven by rules and standardization, too often ignoring the specific needs of individual learners, particularly those already facing disadvantages. AI can change that. AI...
View ArticleAuto insurance rates are up 22% from a year ago—and are fueling inflation
Relentlessly rising auto insurance rates are squeezing car owners and stoking inflation. Auto insurance rates rose 2.6% in March and are up 22% from a year ago. Premium costs have been marching...
View ArticleAirlines were just put on notice over ‘surprise junk fees’: 4 new rules they...
The Biden administration’s war against junk fees has taken to the skies. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it has finalized new rules requiring upfront...
View ArticleElon Musk’s Tesla earnings call has become a cultural event
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Love him or hate him, Elon Musk attracts as much attention as any CEO in memory. The latest example:...
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