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Employees are speaking out against Alphabet, Google’s parent company, arguing the tech giant must do more to protect employees from workplace harassment. An open letter addressed to Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, published online on Friday, made two demands: the company stop those who are found to have harassed other employees from managing anyone

Amazon has soundly defeated a landmark union drive that would have established the company’s first US union, but labor advocates are hopeful that the high-profile fight will nonetheless be successful in spurring support for broader change. In the final vote tally, 1,798 workers at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse voted against unionization while 738 voted to

For a few hours one recent Saturday, Jack Beyer stood on the roof of his Land Rover, watching as SpaceX employees toiled under a 160-foot-tall silver rocket prototype that towered like an otherworldly visitor over the otherwise barren landscape. Beyer, a Los Angeles-based photographer and contributor to the space news site NASASpaceflight.com, had by that

DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50. “We are deeply saddened to announce today that our loved one, DMX, birth name of Earl Simmons, passed away at 50-years-old at White Plains Hospital with his family by his side after

With many people still working from home, every day is casual Friday. That’s great news for jeans maker Levi Strauss. The iconic denim company reported earnings and sales after the closing bell Thursday that topped Wall Street’s forecasts. Shares of Levi Strauss, which went public in 2019, rose more than 3% Friday to hit a

Worries about sudden inflation spikes are keeping investors and economists up at night. Their concerns aren’t baseless: Inflation is indeed rising in the United States, government data for producer prices showed Friday. The question on everyone’s mind remains: Is inflation a temporary sugar rush from stimulus or is it here to stay? The US Producer

Neuralink, the implant company owned by SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, has released a video in which a monkey appears to play the computer game Pong using only its mind. The nine-year old male macaque, named Pager, has a Neuralink device implanted in both sides of its brain, according to a YouTube video posted

Amazon has gained enough votes to defeat a union drive that would have established the company’s first US union, according to an ongoing tally of the vote. The vote count against unionization reached over 1608, the simple majority needed for either side to prevail, on Friday. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which is

Former President Donald Trump lost his most-prized megaphone when he was suspended from Facebook and Twitter earlier this year. Since then, he’s largely stuck with canned press statements instead of social media. But if Trump gets his way, that may change — he’s reportedly planning to launch a brand-new social media platform that presumably won’t

The company that sold customized Nike Air Max 97s — featuring satanic symbols and a red liquid in the sole that supposedly contains human blood — will buy back customers’ shoes for a full refund. Nike settled a lawsuit with MSCHF, the Brooklyn-based art and design studio behind the Lil Nas X branded “Satan” shoe

Boeing announced a new problem with the troubled 737 Max — this time, the issue is with its electrical system. “Boeing has recommended to 16 customers that they address a potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 Max airplanes prior to further operations,” the company said. Airlines need to verify that one of

In another sign that air travel is rebounding, Southwest told 3,000 flight attendants and pilots on leave it’ll need them back on the job by this summer. Southwest was able to avoid involuntary layoffs and furloughs that other airlines imposed during last year’s downturn. It accomplished that after 4,000 of its 61,000 employees took buyouts

The pandemic has disrupted the rhythm of many lives in almost every discernible way. People work differently. We play differently. Many of us are self-medicating with junk food or alcohol or other drugs to make it through. And the pandemic has so many stressed like never before, the worries acute and frightening at first, then

Airlines have panned the UK government’s plan to restart foreign travel, arguing that expensive mandatory coronavirus tests will make vacations and family visits unaffordable for everyone but the rich. Under the “traffic signal” framework unveiled by the government on Friday, even Brits who travel to “green” countries deemed to be low risk must take a

Sean “Diddy” Combs is accusing General Motors of name-dropping his network to score points with Black America. The 51-year-old Bad Boy Records founder called out GM on Thursday for using its business relationship with the Revolt Media and TV cable network he founded in 2013 as a shield against racism accusations made by the leaders

In most situations, a mailbox is just a mailbox. But in the milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, a mailbox installed earlier this year threatens to upend the whole process — or at least become a focus for the union if it loses the vote. The public tally began Thursday afternoon.