In an interview on Tuesday, Brendan Carr, one of the five Federal Communications Commission’s commissioners, said that a foreign investment regulator should ban TikTok.
Author archives: Gabrielle Bienasz
Delta Pilot Union Votes To Strike ‘If Necessary’ Amid Contract Negotiations
U.S. law requires things including a cooling-off period and an arbitration offer before airline pilots can strike, but the pilots have been working sans contract since 2019.
Skin Rules: Judge Says Ordinance Against Bikini Baristas is Unconstitutional
The servers of the Hillbilly Hotties, a coffee chain in Washington state, have been fighting since 2009 for the right to wear bikinis to work — and they just secured a legal victory.
Ford to Underperforming, Longterm Workers: Take Severance or Take Part in a ‘Performance Enhancement Plan’
The car manufacturer has some 30,000 salaried employees in the U.S. But it’s been looking to cut down employees as part of its shift to electric vehicles.
Lawsuit: Starbucks ‘Effectively Stole’ Coffee Lip Balm Product, Supplier From Smaller Business
Starbucks said via email that it “firmly believe[s] these claims to be without merit, and we look forward to presenting our case in court.”
Mark Zuckerberg Has Lost More Than $100 Billion of Personal Wealth in 13 Months
His fortune is closely tied to the performance of shares of Meta Platforms, whose stock has lost some 70% of its value since January.
This Guy Did The Same Thing on TikTok for 200 Days Straight to Land His Dream Job on CSI
CBS reached out after seeing the aspiring actor go all-in on being an “unalive body.”
The Elon Musk Deepfake Was a Joke. But More Celebrity Face Fakes Could Be Coming
It could be a lot cheaper to fake a celebrity’s face with tech than to pay them to sit for photos.
National Labor Board Files Complaint About Amazon CEO’s Union Comments
The federal agency that handles labor issues in the U.S. alleges the e-commerce CEO made comments that broke labor laws after the JFK8 Staten Island warehouse union election.
HBO’s Viral TikTok About a Negroni Sbagliato Sparks Orders for Campari, CMO says
Drizly, Campari, and a Brooklyn-based bitters distillery are all seeing increased interest after Emma D’Arcy — who plays Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in HBO’s House of Dragons — said it was their “drink of choice.”