Politics Jan 24 Ring will no longer allow police to request doorbell camera footage from users In a blog post on Wednesday, Ring said it will sunset a tool that allows police to request and receive video captured by the doorbell cameras through Ring's Neighbors app.
Economy Dec 27 Social media companies made $11 billion in U.S. ad revenue from minors, Harvard study finds The researchers say the findings show a need for government regulation of social media since the companies that stand to make money from children who use their platforms have failed to meaningfully self-regulate.
Economy Dec 26 Holiday sales rose in U.S. during despite some financial anxiety and higher costs Mastercard SpendingPulse said Tuesday that holiday sales rose this year. The indicator, which tracks all kinds of payments including cash and debit cards, found sales from the beginning of November through Christmas Eve climbed 3.1%, a slower pace than the…
Science Dec 20 Study shows AI image-generators are being trained on explicit photos of children The Stanford Internet Observatory found more than 3,200 images of suspected child sexual abuse in a database used to train leading AI image-makers.
Economy Nov 27 Consumers projected to spend around $12 billion on Cyber Monday Consumer spending for Cyber Week - the five days between Thanksgiving and Monday - provides a strong indication on how much shoppers are willing to spend during the holidays.
Nation Oct 28 Stellantis and UAW reach tentative contract deal after similar agreement with Ford Jeep maker Stellantis has reached a tentative contract agreement with the United Auto Workers union that follows a template set earlier this week by Ford, two people with knowledge of the negotiations said Saturday.
Politics Oct 10 FTC faces long and winding road ahead in Amazon antitrust lawsuit A final decision in Amazon case will likely come years down the road, assuming the lawsuit isn’t dropped under a new administration, dismissed by a judge or ends in a settlement akin to the one Amazon reached with European regulators…
World Oct 10 Gaza blockade complicates aid efforts as Israel-Hamas conflict escalates The UN and other aid agencies were talking with Egypt to send humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza through a crossing point between the strip and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, an Egyptian official and aid worker said Tuesday.
Nation Sep 26 FTC and 17 states sue Amazon, alleging price-fixing and overcharging Many had wondered whether the agency would seek to a forced break-up of the retail giant, which is also dominant in cloud computing and has a growing presence in other sectors like groceries and health care.
Economy Aug 22 UPS workers approve 5-year contract agreement to end negotiations The union representing 340,000 UPS workers says its members voted to approve the tentative contract agreement reached last month.