Business
The Alphabet Workers Union said on Monday that thousands of contract employees assessing the quality of Alphabet Inc.'s Google search and advertising won a raise that brought workers' wages up to $15 an hour, following a ...
Feb 28, 2023
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Amazon announced plans Tuesday to hire 125,000 more workers in the United States as it broadens its logistical footprint amid strong e-commerce growth during the pandemic.
Sep 14, 2021
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Business
The company that assembles Apple Inc.'s iPhones has announced it is easing COVID-19 restrictions at its largest factory in China that led thousands of workers to quit and drastically slowed production.
Dec 15, 2022
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Business
A federal agency's inspection of an Illinois Amazon warehouse facility where six people died last year during a tornado "raised concerns" about employee safety, but the regulatory agency stopped short of issuing any fines ...
Apr 27, 2022
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Business
Amazon is settling with two former tech workers who accused the retail giant of illegally firing them last year for speaking out against the company.
Sep 30, 2021
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Machine learning & AI
Former social worker Thea Ramirez has developed an artificial intelligence -powered tool that she says helps social service agencies find the best adoptive parents for some of the nation's most vulnerable kids.
Nov 6, 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
Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted decisively to become a union shop, according to election results released Friday, marking the first victory for organized labor at a foreign-owned auto plant in the American South.
Apr 20, 2024
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Business
US grocery delivery startup Instacart said Thursday it was seeking an additional 250,000 contract "shoppers" to meet soaring demands during the coronavirus lockdown.
Apr 23, 2020
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Business
Amazon will stop testing workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of this month, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing.
Jul 20, 2021
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