Target Gives Out Additional Bonuses to Frontline Workers Posted November 26, 2020 American retail company Target gave a $200 bonus to each of its frontline employees in early November. More than 350,000 of its employees were given rewards for their contribut…
Retail Company Fined for Data Privacy Violation Posted November 21, 2020 H&M Germany was fined millions of dollars for violating its employees’ data privacy. The Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI) repor…
Subway Sandwiches Not Legally Bread, Irish Supreme Court Rules Posted November 13, 2020 Ireland’s Supreme Court recently ruled that bread used by Subway restaurants is not actually bread because of its high sugar content. The ruling was made after one Subway franc…
Intel Rebrands Its Logo Posted November 5, 2020 American technology company Intel has rebranded its logo with the release of its 11th generation chips. The company decided to remodel the logo with a simpler typeface
Vinyl Records Outsell CDs in US Posted November 2, 2020 Vinyl records have been the top-selling physical media format in the United States for the first time in almost 40 years. According to the Recording Industry Association of Ame…
Electric Vehicle Startup Launches E-Motorcycle Posted October 24, 2020 Tarform, a New York-based electric vehicle startup, has launched a new e-motorcycle. The Tarform Luna was developed based on the company's mission to create sustainable e-motor…
Indian Start-Up Creates Vegan Leather from Flowers Posted October 18, 2020 Indian start-up Phool.co has found a way to turn discarded temple flowers into vegan leather called “fleather.” Three years ago, the start-up was founded by An…
Nestlé Plans to Buy Company that Makes Allergy Medicine Posted October 8, 2020 Swiss food and drink company Nestlé has entered a deal to acquire pharmaceutical company Aimmune Therapeutics Inc. for $2 billion. Nestlé Health Science (NHS), the company’s
California Withdraws Proposed Bill to Protect Consumer Safety Posted October 2, 2020 A bill to hold online marketplaces and platforms liable for damaged products will not move forward. California bill AB 3262 was proposed to hold online marketp…
Apple CEO Now a Billionaire, Report Says Posted September 27, 2020 Apple CEO Tim Cook has now reached billionaire status, according to an analysis by financial company Bloomberg. Cook’s fortune comes from his salary, his shares in Apple, and t…