Kristen Radtke / The Verge Workers at Apple’s Penn Square store in Oklahoma City have voted to unionize with the Communications Workers of America, with 56 yeses, and 32 nos. According to the National Labor Relations Board, which oversaw the election, all regular full-time and part-time employees at the store were eligible to vote, 95…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
The International Center for Law and Economics (ICLE) released a white paper on Thursday arguing that Section 512 of Title 17 of the Copyright Act has been a failure, and it should be reevaluated and overhauled. Congress passed Section 512 as part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and authors Kristian Stout and Geoffrey…
If Regina George from Mean Girls lived in Silicon Valley, I feel confident that she’d have a few words for Mark Zuckerberg. Perhaps something along the lines of: “Mark, stop trying to make Horizon Worlds happen. It’s not going to happen.” Zuckerberg bet his company on the idea that everyone in the world would want…
Aaron Davidson/Getty Images Beyond Meat cuts 19% of workforce including disgraced COO, according to a release from the company. CEO Ethan Brown says the plant-based company is ‘significantly reducing expenses’ in an effort to focus on growth. As of Saturday morning, Beyond Meat’s stock has fallen nearly 10 percent. Beyond Meat has fired the executive…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Legacy Sports USA on October 09, 2022 in Mesa, Arizona. Mario Tama/Getty Images A jury was told that Trump’s tweets encouraged the far-right Oath Keepers to storm the Capitol. After Trump lost the 2020 election, he tweeted that there would be a “big protest”…
Insider Intelligence These days, it’s imperative to start your workday not just aware of the news in your industry, but with a full understanding of its context and meaning. But who’s got time for all that, especially given the volume and speed of the news today? We do – and now you do too!…
Similac baby formulas are seen at empty baby formula section shelves at a Target store due to shortage in the availability of baby food on May 17, 2022, in New Jersey. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Abbott is recalling Similac baby formula products due to faulty bottle caps that may cause spoilage. The products…
T-ray (terahertz) technology is already finding application in manufacturing and security, with medical imaging and other uses close behind.Read MoreRead More
Edge databases can empower edge data to bring computing and data storage close to data sources, toward sustainability and reduced waste.Read MoreRead More
What appeared earlier this year to be a selfless act of technotopianism, the widespread deployment of Starlink terminals in Ukraine, has soured as SpaceX and governments disagree on who ultimately should foot the bill of this unprecedented aid campaign. Some expect Elon Musk — one of the richest men in the world — to cough…