Sainsbury’s increases pay as supermarkets battle for staff

This spring, six different Amazon employees claimed they were wrongfully terminated by the company in retaliation for their involvement in organizing to improve working conditions. Now, at least one of those workers, Courtney Bowden of Pennsylvania, will have her case heard before a judge. Although a victory would mean little in terms of punitive damages,…

The personal information of what could be hundreds of thousands of Instacart customers is being sold on the dark web. This data includes names, the last four digits of credit card numbers, and order histories, and appears to have affected customers who used the grocery delivery service as recently as yesterday. As of Wednesday, sellers…

Protests and strikes were organized in more than 30 countries as part of the annual “Make Amazon Pay” event.

The world’s oil cartel agreed to slash production of crude by nearly 2 million barrels per day starting in January, a move likely to ratchet up geopolitical tensions with the United States and spike energy costs. At its Thursday meeting, the 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its 10 Russia-led allies, which together…

To repurpose an old joke: How do you create a $15-billion company? Answer: First, start with a $44-billion company … Yes, we’re talking about Elon Musk and the fate of Twitter-now-X, the social media platform he bought in October 2022 and spent the subsequent year turning into a hive of antisemitism, racism and all other…

It’s an incredibly satisfying roast of a hyper-specific thing that you may have never noticed, but once you do, you’ll see everywhere (that kitchen IS ubiquitous) that pits us (people who believe we have good taste) against them (bad, greedy flippers). This is what TikTok is perfect for, and of course, the video went viral….