Vaughn Cockayne

Zuckerberg boasts 175 million active users for Threads

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week that his company's "Twitter killer" Threads has amassed 175 million active monthly users a year after its launch.

July 3, 2024

Discount retailer Bob’s Stores to close all locations after bankruptcy

Bob's Stores will close all remaining locations this month, ending 70 years of business.

July 3, 2024

City workers’ union sues Philadelphia mayor over order to return to office

A union representing thousands of city workers is suing Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker over her order for them to return to the office.

July 3, 2024

Samsung union going on strike

The union representing thousands of Samsung Electronics workers in South Korea announced plans for a general strike this week, one month after employees staged a light walkout.

July 2, 2024

YouTube creates privacy tools to protect users from AI content

YouTube quietly launched privacy rules last month aimed at helping users take down AI content that simulates their face or voice.

July 2, 2024

Tesla beats Q2 sales expectations, still lower than last year

EV maker Tesla's second-quarter vehicle delivery numbers beat expectations but fell short of exceeding sales from the same period last year.

July 2, 2024

Time magazine inks multi-year content partnership with OpenAI

Time Inc. and OpenAI entered into a multi-year partnership this week that would allow the artificial intelligence company to train its chatbots on the magazine's content.

June 27, 2024

Tesla ordered to fix poor air quality at a California facility

A California regulator has ordered Tesla to correct conditions that have led to several air quality violations at its Fremont, California, factory.

June 27, 2024

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