by Beth Holmes | Aug 23, 2021 | Companies, News
Chevy Bolt vehicles are being recalled en masse as General Motors recognizes a fire risk. All of the approximately 140,000 Chevy Bolt cars and SUVs are subject to the recall, which was announced by General Motors on August 20, 2021. The recall concerns their lithium...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 16, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Samsung launched two new products on August 11, 2021, both of them aimed at capturing the attention of those who want more for less. Two new phones, both of them featuring the new folding screen, at lower price points than Samsung’s previous foldable phones. The...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 9, 2021 | Companies, News, Women of Business
When a lemonade stand makes the news these days, it’s usually because someone has reported it for a permit violation. But so far, Quinn and Kate’s lemonade stand has managed to stay afloat. Literally. Because it’s on a raft. Quinn (8) and Kate (11)...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 2, 2021 | Companies, News
Vaccinations are to be required for most Disney employees, and not for the first time. Several years ago, the CDC traced a measles outbreak to Disneyland, in Anaheim California. Between December 2014 and February, 131 cases across seven states were linked back to the...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 26, 2021 | Companies, News, Technology
Robotaxis, or self-driving Lyfts, are soon to come to Miami and Austin, thanks to Ford and Argo AI. Argo AI is an autonomous driving tech company based in Pittsburg, founded in 2016 by Bryan Salesky and Peter Rander. The two men came into the field from Google and...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 19, 2021 | Companies, News, Women of Business
Horizon Insects sounds like a company that supplies pet stores. But it’s actually hoping its products will be found in a pub near you, if you’re in Europe. Tiziana De Constanzo raises crickets and mealworms in a shed in her London backyard. Under her...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 12, 2021 | Companies, News, Social Media, Technology
Twitter is in trouble in India as the country moves towards laws making social media platforms legally responsible for user-generated content. In February of 2021, India released a strict new rule to apply to any social media company available in the country. The rule...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 5, 2021 | Companies, News
Fox News has reached a $1 million settlement over sexual harassment allegations at the studios of Fox Corp cable channel, after several years of investigation, evasion, and negotiation. The New York City Commission on Human Rights, which manages both enforcement and...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 30, 2021 | Companies, News
Multinational investment bank Morgan Stanley announced a firm pro-vaccination stance on June 22, 2021. The company informed all staff in its New York and Westchester headquarters that vaccination against COVID-19 would be required for all in-office staff, effective...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 21, 2021 | Companies, News
Employers can require vaccinations, even in Texas. A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by some employees of a hospital in Houston fighting their suspension over refusing to be vaccinated. In early June, the Houston Methodist Hospital system suspended 178 of its...
