Consumer & Gadgets
Many of us carry a mobile phone much of the time. The term is increasingly something of a misnomer. While these portable devices may well have their origins in allowing us to make phone calls wherever we happen to be, they ...
Dec 21, 2023
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Business
New machines can improve conditions for workers and boost industrial productivity.
Dec 15, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
US efforts to transition to cleaner energy carry risks of mass layoffs in mature industries, say experts, who warn that policies to cushion the blow may not live up to hype.
Dec 14, 2023
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Business
In a bid to improve working conditions for people who deliver food and offer rides through smartphone apps, the European Union gave provisional approval Wednesday to rules that determine who should get the benefits of full-time ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Business
The European Parliament and EU member states struck a landmark deal Wednesday to strengthen conditions for those working through apps, such as ride-hailing drivers.
Dec 13, 2023
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Automotive
A six-week United Auto Workers strike at Ford cut sales by about 100,000 vehicles and cost the company $1.7 billion in lost profits this year, the automaker said Thursday.
Nov 30, 2023
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Engineering
The Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology has developed a new Contactless Coupler that can efficiently improve the constructability of precast concrete (PC).
Nov 29, 2023
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Business
A year after the history-making release of ChatGPT, the AI revolution is here, but the recent boardroom crisis at OpenAI, the super app's company, has erased any doubt that Big Tech is in charge.
Nov 29, 2023
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Business
Amazon workers at a fulfillment center that services Philadelphia and South Jersey walked out of work on Monday, demanding better pay and working conditions as part of a multistate organizing effort.
Nov 28, 2023
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Business
Electric carmaker Tesla on Monday filed a lawsuit against the Swedish state over a strike by postal workers blocking deliveries of license plates for its new cars—and received a first favorable decision the same day.
Nov 28, 2023
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