by Beth Holmes | Jun 29, 2023 | News, Technology
Batteries in smartphones are the subject of a new EU law: smartphones must have user-replaceable batteries by 2027. Last week, the European Parliament approved new rules covering many forms of rechargeable batteries. For “portable batteries,” which includes the...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 19, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Robot waiters are here, but do they have any future in our restaurants? Are they going to replace wait staff? So far, robot waiters are a novelty. They aren’t common, but if you live in a decent-sized city, you can probably find a restaurant that has at least...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 12, 2023 | Companies, News
Carbon neutral or not? Delta Air Lines is facing a hefty lawsuit over their claims of going green with carbon offsets. In February of 2020, Delta Air Lines announced their plans to go carbon neutral. They publicly pledged $1 billion towards cleaning up their...
by Beth Holmes | Jun 5, 2023 | Companies, News, Social Media
Iphone discrimination is the allegation of a billion-dollar lawsuit against food delivery app DoorDash. Filed early this month in Maryland, a class-action lawsuit is accusing DoorDash of appling higher fees to iPhone users verses Android users with identical orders....
by Beth Holmes | May 29, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Avid Telecom has made billions of illegal robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry, according to multiple attorneys general. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force is a bipartisan cooperative of 51 attorneys general. One from each U.S....
by Beth Holmes | May 22, 2023 | Companies, News
‘Taco Tuesday’ is at the center of a legal battle between Taco Bell, Taco John’s, and potentially the U.S. government. Taco John’s, an American Mexican-inspired fast food franchise specific to the Midwest, trademarked the phrase ‘Taco...
by Beth Holmes | May 15, 2023 | Companies, News
Goldman Sachs will settle a lawsuit that has lasted over a decade by paying over $200 million to women who have alleged discrimination by the investment company. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2010 by Christina Chen-Oster and Shanna Orlich. They claimed that the...
by Beth Holmes | May 8, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Nel Hydrogen announced plans on Wednesday to build a new plant in Michigan, cooperating with General Motors to make hydrogen a cheaper, greener energy source. Nel Hydrogen, a Norwegian company, makes electrolyzers, devices which split water into hydrogen and oxygen....
by Beth Holmes | May 1, 2023 | Companies, News
Tucker Carlson is fired as Fox News tries to rally against major lawsuit losses over voting lies. Fox News announced on April 11, 2021, that it would be parting ways with Tucker Carlson, one of its most popular hosts. The announcement came after Carlson had been with...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 24, 2023 | Companies, News, Technology
Lego Group will be building a new factory in the USA, solar-powered and carbon-neutral, in their plan to grow as a company. The new factory is going to be massive. A 340 acre site in Virginia, it will include a 35-40 MW solar plant and generate enough electricity to...
