Tag: technology

Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns

At least two internal Amazon studies found a link between how quickly the online retailer's warehouse workers perform tasks and workplace injuries, but...

2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses...

As schools cut back on bus service, parents are turning to rideshare apps

CHICAGO -- Ismael El-Amin was driving his daughter to school when a chance encounter gave him an idea for a new way to...

Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump hosted Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner...

Court denies TikTok's request to halt enforcement of potential US ban until Supreme Court review

A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face...

OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'

A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and prevent an artificial intelligence "dictatorship" is...