Amazon fulfillment center warehouse. Getty Images Injuries inside Amazon‘s warehouses continue to be on the rise, despite the company’s claims that it has invested tens of millions of dollars to improve safety measures, according to a wide-ranging investigation published Tuesday by Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. The probe found that Amazon’s injury rates
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Courtesy UCSF For seven years, Dr. Ethan Weiss, a cardiologist at The University of California, San Francisco, has experimented with intermittent fasting. The health fad, which restricts eating to specific periods of time, hit the mainstream after a series of promising studies in mice suggested that it might be an effective weight loss strategy in humans.
This photo illustration taken on September 14, 2020 shows the logo of the social network application TikTok and a US flag shown on the screens of two laptops in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri | AFP | Getty Images A judge has temporarily blocked an order from the Trump administration that would have banned TikTok from being
Men work at a distribution station in the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, New York. Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty Images Amazon has finally set a date for this year’s Prime Day after months of coronavirus-related delays. Prime Day will once again run two days this year, with discounts kicking off at
People sit in Alamo Square overlooking the city skyline in San Francisco on March 26, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Greg Tribulato is having trouble getting buyers interested in two extensively renovated condominiums he’s trying to sell in San Francisco’s Mission district. They’ve been on the market for three months. The
Federal Trade Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter participates in a privacy roundtable at CES 2020 at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 7, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) David Becker | Getty Images News | Getty Images Like workers across America, Rebecca Kelly Slaughter has been thinking this summer about how
The popularity and success of Tesla has proven there is demand for electric cars. Automakers are investing billions into an electric-powered future. Last year, 143 new EV’s launched around the globe. Analysts predict record growth of EV sales in 2021, especially in Europe and China. But, in the U.S., electric vehicles sales represented less than 2%
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a stern warning to all employees Friday, pointing them to a new settlement between the company and shareholders who alleged it did not respond appropriately
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past signage at the Google San Francisco office in San Francisco, California, on Monday, July 27, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet has reached a settlement on a shareholder lawsuit that accused the board of allegedly mishandling sexual misconduct by its executives. Execs will
Amazon’s flying security drone. Amazon Amazon is launching a new Ring security camera that’s fixed on top of a flying drone. Called the Ring Always Home Cam, it’s an autonomous indoor security camera that can fly inside your home and record footage of multiple viewpoints. Users set a path for the device to fly throughout the
Alexander Nix, CEO of Cambridge Analytica, center, arrives at the offices of Cambridge Analytica in central London, Britain, March 20, 2018. Henry Nicholls | Reuters LONDON — Alexander Nix, the former chief executive of Cambridge Analytica, has been banned from running limited companies in Britain for seven years. The U.K. Insolvency Service announced the decision
Attorney General William Barr appears before the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington, U.S., July 28, 2020. Matt McClain | Reuters The Department of Justice proposed legislation Wednesday to reform a key legal liability shield for the tech industry known as Section 230. The draft legislation focuses on two areas of reform. First,
Echelon Prime bike Echelon Amazon is distancing itself from the $500 “EX-Prime” bike launched by exercise equipment maker Echelon Fitness, after the product was incorrectly marketed as a collaboration between the two companies. Echelon on Tuesday announced the so-called “Prime bike,” calling it “Amazon’s first-ever connected fitness product” that was “developed in collaboration with Amazon.”
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks outdoors at the company’s 2020 “drive-in” shareholder’s meeting and battery day on Sept. 22. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said, at the company’s 2020 annual shareholder meeting and battery day presentation that he expects vehicle deliveries to increase by 30 to 40 percent over last year, when the company reported deliveries
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stands on the construction site of the Tesla Gigafactory in Grünheide near Berlin, September 3, 2020. Patrick Pleul | picture alliance | Getty Images Tesla shares sank 4% in premarket trading Tuesday, after CEO Elon Musk sought to manage expectations ahead of the electric carmaker’s “battery day” presentation. Musk’s firm
iPhone users can now customize their homescreens with colorful widgets and app icons. Kif Leswing/CNBC iPhone users are using the latest iOS update to customize their home screen with new icons, photo boxes, and even entire color schemes. The new iOS options match features long available for Android devices, which typically allow users to change