Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., in 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Workers at more than 200 Starbucks stores have unionized in just under a year. Interim CEO Howard Schultz, who opposes those efforts, recently discussed the union drive sweeping the company in a WaPo interview. “They’re angry at…
Monthly Archives: October 2022
Kanye West’s return to Twitter has been short-lived. Less than a day after Elon Musk welcomed him back to the platform, the rapper saw his account suspended for posting an antisemitic message. On late Saturday night, West, who goes by Ye now, said he would go “death con 3 On JEWISH PEOPLE.” In the same…
An appeals court in France today lowered a fine levied against Apple by the French Competition Authority due to alleged “anti-competitive behaviour towards its distribution and retail network,” according to Reuters. The report claims the fine has been lowered to 372 million euros, down from the original amount of 1.1 billion euros. The antitrust regulator…
In February, I received a letter from Chrysler saying that our 2017 Pacifica Hybrid was subject to a new recall. Several of the minivans had inexplicably caught fire and, given the evidence, the automaker suspected it might have to do with the high-voltage battery pack. The recall notice told us not to recharge the vehicle…
Twitter has gone through some changes recently — and that’s excluding all the Elon Musk news. Editing tweets is now a reality for paid Twitter Blue users, for one, and you can now send mixed media tweets too. What’s more, is that some Twitter users see prompts when they screenshot tweets asking to instead share…
Warren Buffett speaks onstage during Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel on October 13, 2015 in Washington, DC. Paul Morigi/Getty Images Long Bets launched in 2002 as a project of the nonprofit Long Now Foundation. The project, on which people can place bets on the future, was funded by two grants…
A prototype of Russia’s Su-75 Checkmate fighter jet at the MAKS-2021 air show outside Moscow in July 2021. AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko The Su-75 “Checkmate” is Russia’s attempt at building a fifth-generation fighter for export. But the war in Ukraine has isolated Moscow internationally and raised doubts about Russian hardware. Those issues may steer even Russia’s…
Sen. Raphael Warnock campaigns near the Liberty Theatre Cultural Center in Columbus, Ga., on October 8, 2022. Megan Varner/Getty Images Raphael Warnock called out Herschel Walker after a campaign appearance on Friday, per the AJC. Warnock said that Walker’s campaign tumult centered on abortion shows “a disturbing pattern.” “It raises real questions about who is…
Bad leadership, toxic social norms, and unclear job roles are driving toxic workplace cultures. Malte Mueller/Getty Images About one in nine Americans think their workplace is toxic, according to MIT research. Bad leadership, toxic social norms, and unclear job roles are driving toxic work cultures, per the research. “It’s really an epidemic of toxicity,” Charlie Sull,…
Can’t start the day without coffee? Maybe you even grind coffee beans before each brew. If so, then you’re a coffee lover. And coffee lovers know the benefit of having the right gear. So to help you with your search, today we’re highlighting the best coffee gadgets and accessories. Related: Winterize your house with these…