by Admin | Sep 19, 2022 | Companies, Social Media, Technology
Ireland has fined Instagram 405 million euro for poor data security practices concerning children. GDPR, or the General Data Protection Regulation, is a set of regulations in the European Union about protecting the information of individuals using websites, especially...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 12, 2022 | Companies, News
One Medical may be bought by Amazon, pending an investigation by the Federal Trade Commission. One Medical is a concierge-type medical service, a sort of primary care that replaces insurance with flat membership fees. A subsidiary of 1Life Healthcare Inc., One Medical...
by Beth Holmes | Sep 5, 2022 | Companies, News
Bed Bath & Beyond will be cutting about 150 stores as it tries to recover from a long sales slump. Bed Bath & Beyond was founded in 1971 by Warren Eisbenberg and Leonard Feinstein in New Jersey, as just Bed ‘n Bath. By the mid-80s, they had 17 stores...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 29, 2022 | Companies, News, Social Media
Twitter whistleblower Pieter Zatko has raised concerning questions about the social media platform’s security and integrity. On Tuesday, a letter of complaint from Twitter’s former head of security was made public. The letter was an account of his 14-month...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 22, 2022 | Companies, News
Grassroots labor groups have filed to unionize another Amazon warehouse, this time in upstate New York. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was behind the ongoing unionization of a Staten Island Amazon facility in April. Workers there voted 55% in favor of...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 15, 2022 | News, Technology
As processor chip production is encouraged in the United States, China calls the move an attack on international trade. This week, President Biden signed a law which promises billions in grants and aid to those who would invest in U.S.-based chip factories. It is...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 8, 2022 | Companies, News
Smith & Wesson refused to appear for a hearing on mass shootings, so now they’ve been subpoenaed. An oversight panel from the House of Representatives is looking into gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson after a long string of mass shootings featured their...
by Beth Holmes | Aug 1, 2022 | Companies, News, Technology
T-Mobile has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit about a massive data breach, to the tune of $350 million. In August 2021, T-Mobile disclosed that approximately 50 million people, mostly not their customers, had been affected by a data breach. Most of the records...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 25, 2022 | Companies, News
Delta placing an order for 100 new airplanes, as travel demand surges in the wake of pandemic restrictions. The Boeing 737 Max 10 is Boeing’s largest aircraft, with some notoriety after two of them crashed in 2018 and 2019. Both crashes were due to faulty...
by Beth Holmes | Jul 18, 2022 | Companies, News
Gun manufacturers may be liable to the victims of gun violence, according to a bill signed in California on Tuesday. California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1594 into law on Tuesday after it passed successfully through the state assembly. The new law...
