by Beth Holmes | Jan 3, 2024 | Companies, News, Technology
UnitedHealth, the largest health insurance company in the US, is facing serious allegations over AI in their decision-making process. A lawsuit filed in the US District Court in Minnesota claims that use of a flawed AI algorithm that allegedly overrides doctors’...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 20, 2023 | Companies, News
Conagra Brands have been ordered to pay over $7 million to a woman burned by exploding cooking spray. Tammy Reese of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, suffered severe injuries in 2017 when a can of Conagra-made Swell cooking spray ignited and caused burns while she was...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2023 | News, Uncategorized
Inflation is an economic phenomenon that affects everyone, but its intricacies are complex and often poorly explained. Here are five insights to help in understanding inflation: Defined: Inflation refers to the general increase in the price of goods and services over...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 25, 2023 | Companies, News
The Paris 2024 Olympics are at the center of a financial investigation and scandal as the official headquarters are raided for evidence. Organizers of the Paris 2024 Olympics revealed on Thursday that their headquarters were subject to a surprise raid by the...
by Beth Holmes | Nov 10, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
All Onewheel self-balancing electric skateboard models are being recalled due to serious safety concerns, as announced by federal regulators. Onewheel skateboards are manufactured by California-based Future Motion. As the name suggests, they have a single,...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 20, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Google Maps led a man to drive off a collapsed bridge and die, alleges a lawsuit in North Carolina. Philip Paxson drowned in his Jeep on September 30, 2022, when he followed Google Maps’ directions down an unfamiliar road, and drove off a broken bridge into Snow...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 9, 2023 | Companies, News
Tony Downs Food Company has agreed to pay $300,000 in penalties over issues of child labor in their plants. An investigation uncovered the employment of children as young as 13 in hazardous working conditions, including operating meat grinders and other equipment...
by Beth Holmes | Oct 2, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Data privacy in the automobile industry is terrible, reveals a recent study by the Mozilla Foundation. The study reveals that cars have poor data privacy, with many major manufacturers admitting they may be selling personal information collected from their vehicles....
by Beth Holmes | Sep 28, 2023 | Companies, News
Salary requirements may soon change, making more workers eligible for overtime benefits. The Biden administration has introduced a new rule that seeks to extend overtime pay eligibility to an additional 3.6 million U.S. workers, marking one of the most substantial...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 24, 2023 | Companies, News
Subway, the sandwich chain, is being sold to equity firm Roark Capital in a $9.6 billion deal expected to expand the chain. Subway made the announcement on Thursday, a bare-bones announcement that doesn’t reveal any details of the pending deal. Roark specializes...
