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...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 18, 2023 | Companies, News, Social Media
NPR has announced that it will no longer be posting content on Twitter after the social media platform labeled NPR’s main account as “state-affiliated media,” a label meant to identify likely propaganda. NPR said in a statement on Wednesday that it “will no...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 10, 2023 | Companies, Technology
Robotaxies are planning to expand service in cities like San Francisco, as driver-less vehicles become more common. Cruise has already been running driver-less taxi services in San Francisco for most of a year, confining their services to uncrowded parts of the city...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 3, 2023 | Companies, News
Credit Suisse was supposed to report undisclosed offshore accounts belonging to American citizens, in an international agreement to curb tax evasion. They haven’t been following through. A two-year investigation by U.S. authorities has shown that employees at...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 29, 2023 | Companies, News
Oil companies should be penalized for spikes in gas prices, says California with a new bill expected to pass by month’s end. Last summer in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the average gas price in California reached a record high at $6.44 per...
by Beth Holmes | Mar 20, 2023 | Companies, News
First Republic Bank will be getting a $30 billion rescue package from other major banks, after two other major banks failed this week. First Republic Bank is based in San Francisco, and serves mostly venture capital-backed companies and tech startups. Before this...
