Vaughn Cockayne

Musk wants to remove headlines from X

News articles will soon have a new look at Elon Musk's X after the owner announced headlines would be removed from news articles.

August 22, 2023

YouTube to establish AI rules with help from music industry

YouTube is partnering with one of the biggest names in the music industry to help create rules for how artificially generated music is treated on the platform.

August 22, 2023

Musk says X will take the shadow off shadow-banning

The long-hated process of shadow-banning on X, formerly Twitter, soon will change, according to owner Elon Musk.

August 17, 2023

Southwest Airlines reaches tentative contract with transport union

Southwest Airlines reached a conditional deal with members of its transport workers union this week that includes a significant pay bump and improvements to benefits.

August 17, 2023

Anheuser-Busch heir wants to buy back family brand from parent company

Billy Busch, heir to the Anheuser-Busch brewing family, is offering to buy back the beer brand from its parent company.

August 17, 2023

Booksellers call for FTC to probe Amazon

A coalition of booksellers, authors and a think tank wants the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon over its alleged monopoly of the bookselling industry.

August 17, 2023

‘Barbie’ becomes Warner Bros. biggest U.S. movie ever

Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" film is now the highest-grossing movie that the legendary Warner Bros. studio has ever released in North America.

August 16, 2023

N.J. slams Boston Market with $2.6 million in fines for unpaid labor

New Jersey regulators ordered 27 Boston Market locations to close Tuesday after discovering the company failed to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in wages.

August 16, 2023

Links to news outlets, competing sites delayed on X; issue fixed

X added at least a five-second delay to certain news outlets and social media sites this week.

August 16, 2023

UAW pushes for approval to strike vs. Big 3 as contract expiration looms

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain urged his members this week to vote to authorize a strike ahead of the union's contract expiration date.

August 16, 2023

Contract talks advance as WGA negotiators check proposals

Writers Guild of America leaders are reviewing contract offers this week, signaling progress in the Hollywood labor struggle.

August 16, 2023

Tesla faces Chinese heat over Sentry Mode

Tesla is facing mounting pressure from China as national security and privacy become major issues for the country.

August 15, 2023

X to drop key ad format amid plummeting sales

X is ditching one of its oldest advertising formats, according to reports this week.

August 15, 2023

YouTube clamps down on what it calls ‘harmful content’ about cancer

YouTube is cracking down on cancer information and announced new rules this week.

August 15, 2023

FDA issues warning about faulty tests for pregnancy, sexually transmitted infections

The Food and Drug Administration is advising customers not to use certain brands of pregnancy, ovulation and urinary tract infection tests after the manufacturer found they were faulty.

August 15, 2023

UAW leader junks automaker’s contract proposals

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain literally trashed automaker Stellantis' recent contract offers Tuesday in an address to members.

August 9, 2023

Indeed sees spike in searches for UPS jobs

The job search website Indeed reported a surge in searches for UPS jobs this week.

August 9, 2023

X to use brand safety technology to win back advertisers

In a bid to attract key advertisers, X will start using brand safety tools as part of a new ad-tech partnership.

August 9, 2023

Why a ‘Mad Men’ money sign on picket line? That’s what the strike is for

Channeling the advertising skills of his most famous role, actor Jon Hamm appeared on a picket line this week with a "Mad Men" themed sign.

August 9, 2023

Norway to fine Meta $100,000 a day for mining user data for ads

Norway's data protection agency announced Tuesday that it would be fining social media giant Meta $100,000 a day for failing to adhere to the country's ban on mining users' personal data for targeted advertising.

August 9, 2023