Vaughn Cockayne

Walgreens slashes full-year outlook, announces significant store closures

Pharmacy chain Walgreens announced Thursday that it would close a significant number of its U.S. stores, after cutting its full-year profit outlook.

June 27, 2024

Waymo driverless taxis end waitlist, open service to all customers in San Francisco

Google's autonomous taxi company Waymo opened its services to all customers in the San Francisco area Tuesday as the company continues to expand and test in new areas.

June 26, 2024

Tesla recalls its new, electric Cybertruck over wiper, trim issue

Tesla has issued a fourth recall on its Cybertruck, this time after discovering problems with the windshield wiper and trim.

June 25, 2024

Workers at Compass Coffee accuse D.C. company of trying to sabotage union election

Workers at a D.C. coffehouse chain have accused the firm of trying to sabotage an upcoming union election by hiring more than 100 new baristas.

June 25, 2024

Amazon removes all plastic air pillows from packaging

Amazon will soon remove all plastic air-pillow packaging from its deliveries and replace it with recycled paper.

June 20, 2024

Workers are winning union elections at the highest rate in 16 years

According to a new analysis of National Labor Relations Board data, U.S. workers are winning union elections at record-high rates.

June 20, 2024

Wikipedia editors label ADL ‘unreliable’ source for Israel-Hamas war

Wikipedia moderators voted nearly unanimously last week to label the Anti-Defamation League as "unreliable" amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and might do the same concerning antisemitism.

June 20, 2024

Musk appears at Cannes, lightens anti-advertiser blast

X owner Elon Musk walked back his shot at advertisers, changing his tune this week at the Cannes Lions festival in France.

June 20, 2024

Emerson partly blames pro-Palestinian protests for low enrollment

Layoffs and budget cuts may be on the way for Boston's Emerson College after its administration noticed a significant drop in enrollment for the fall semester.

June 19, 2024

X plans to launch financial service tools

Elon Musk's X aims to add financial services to its long list of features to increase engagement and compete with apps such as Venmo and Cash App.

June 19, 2024

California labor board fines Amazon $5.9 million for work violations

California's labor commission slapped Amazon with a $5.9 million penalty Tuesday after the agency discovered thousands of labor offenses at two of the firm's facilities in the state.

June 19, 2024

Judge: Tesla must face lawsuit over parts-repair monopoly accusations

A California judge ruled Monday that Tesla can't dodge a class-action lawsuit alleging the electric vehicle company operates an illegal monopoly on parts and repairs for its vehicles.

June 18, 2024

Stellantis recalls 1.16 million cars over rear-camera issue

Detroit automaker Stellantis issued a recall Tuesday affecting over 1 million of its vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.

June 18, 2024

Amazon Labor Union votes to join Teamsters

Amazon's unionized workers on Tuesday voted to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, bringing more resources to the retail giant's embattled union.

June 18, 2024

Musk says high-performing Tesla employees to get stock options

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday told employees they'll be eligible for stock-based compensation if they stand out.

June 18, 2024

Sony Pictures acquires Alamo Drafthouse

Sony Pictures Entertainment has purchased the luxury theater chain Alamo Drafthouse in a bid to keep movie houses alive.

June 13, 2024

Waymo recalls robotaxis after Arizona collision

Google robotaxi subsidiary Waymo issued a recall Thursday on 672 autonomous taxis after one of its vehicles collided with a utility pole.

June 13, 2024

Musk says Tesla shareholders approved his pay package hours before meeting

Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday claimed stakeholders voted to reapprove his record pay package before the company's annual shareholder meeting Thursday.

June 13, 2024

Future of car safety on display at Auto Tech Showcase

Experts from the car industry converged on the District of Columbia's Audi Field Wednesday for the Alliance for Automotive Innovation's Auto Tech Showcase.

June 12, 2024

Tesla on cusp of starting Full Self-Driving in China

Tesla reached a deal with Chinese tech company Baidu this week, bringing the American electric vehicle giant one step closer to launching its Full Self-Driving program in the country.

June 11, 2024