Boohoo considers shutting factory after BBC investigation
Boohoo opened the site in 2022 but is considering closing it after a BBC Panorama investigation.
What happened on the Alaska Airlines flight after the door plug blew out?
Terrifying tales from passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight after a gaping hole opened in the aircraft prompted many people to wonder: How did everyone survive? The midair accident Friday could have been much worse, experts say, if the plane had already reached its higher cruising altitude, where the decompression could have happened with much…
Social media giants Meta, X and Google sue Ohio over law requiring parents’ consent to open account
A trade group representing some of the largest social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and X is suing Ohio after the state enacted a law that requires children under the age of 16 to get their parents’ consent before opening an account. The NetChoice trade group wants the US District Court for the Southern…
Global economy set for weakest growth since pandemic, warns World Bank
Political concern about rising prices was voiced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on his ongoing tour to the region on Monday. He tweeted that the attacks “have disrupted or diverted nearly 20% of global shipping. This increases the cost and time of moving food, fuel, medicine, and humanitarian assistance.”
EDF Energy aims to extend life of UK nuclear plants
The French state-owned firm’s plans are subject to approvals by regulators in the UK.
Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Could Face EU Probe
Updated Jan. 9, 2024 8:12 am ET The European Union is considering whether to launch a review of Microsoft’s investment in ChatGPT maker OpenAI under the bloc’s merger regulations, a month after the U.K. said it was also weighing whether the tech partnership could have an impact on competition. The European Commission, the EU’s executive…
Boeing’s Max 9 Crisis Deepens
New questions for Boeing The trouble at Boeing is deepening after safety inspectors at Alaska Airlines and United Airlines found loose bolts on some grounded 737 Max jetliners, drawing scrutiny to the quality control process for one of the world’s best-selling aircraft models. The findings raise questions about whether regulators will call for broader safety…
Opinion: Why pushing STEM majors is turning out to be a terrible investment
Republicans and Democrats don’t seem to agree on much these days. But despite the gridlock in Congress, both political parties have for years supported spending billions on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. Their goals include reducing perceived shortages of STEM workers, boosting American innovation and competitiveness and diversifying this highly paid workforce. The…
Column: Meet the most dangerous quack in America
It used to be fairly easy to dismiss Florida’s surgeon general, Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, as a clownish anti-vaccine quack posing a danger mostly to residents of his home state. That has become harder to do as time goes on, as Ladapo has moved from promoting useless treatments for COVID-19, such as the drugs hydroxychloroquine…
Millions of gig workers could qualify as employees under new Biden-era rule
Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save Millions of gig workers, janitors, home-care workers, construction workers and truckers could be considered employees rather than independent contractors under a final rule announced Tuesday by the Labor Department. The rule effectively expands the reach of federal labor laws that require employers to extend certain…
