SpaceX accused of unlawfully firing employees who were critical of Elon Musk Posted February 1, 2024 A U.S. labor agency has accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker a…
The secret life of gift cards: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent each year Posted January 27, 2024 Gift cards make great stocking stuffers — just as long as you don’t stuff them in a drawer and forget about them after the holidays. Americans were expected to…
Mickey Mouse will soon belong to you and me — with some caveats Posted January 25, 2024 With several asterisks, qualifications, and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films, and books that will be…
Cocoa grown illegally in a Nigerian rainforest heads to companies that supply major chocolate makers Posted January 22, 2024 As the world’s demand for chocolate grows, cocoa farmers in Nigeria are moving into protected areas of a forest reserve that is home to endangered species like Af…
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it’s going through a reckoning Posted January 20, 2024 The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those monoton…
Apple to halt sales of its newest watches in US over patent dispute Posted January 18, 2024 Apple suspended sales of the Series 9 and Ultra 2 versions of its popular watch for online U.S. customers on the afternoon of December 21 and in its stores on December 24. The mov…
Tesla recalls nearly all vehicles sold in US to fix system that monitors drivers using Autopilot Posted January 14, 2024 Tesla is recalling nearly all vehicles sold in the U.S., more than 2 million, to update software and fix a defective system that’s supposed to ensure drivers are …
Is a floating dairy farm a solution for climate change? Posted January 10, 2024 The Floating Farm is one of the latest attempts to think outside the box when it comes to adapting to climate change. Mussel farms or attempts to grow kelp and ot…
With no supermarket for residents of Atlantic City, mobile groceries bring food and produce to communities in need Posted January 8, 2024 In the seaside resort of Atlantic City, New Jersey, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket. A state agenc…
Brewer Carlsberg opens attraction at site of first brewery, opened in 1847 Posted January 3, 2024 In an old corner of the Danish capital Copenhagen sits a piece of brewing history. Now, visitors can come here for what Carlsberg's adverts have long called th…