Hyundai’s US subsidiary accused of using child labor at its factory
Jul 26, 2022 08:33 am UTC| Business Economy
Hyundai Motor Companys subsidiary was said to have used child labor in its plant. The facility is where vehicle parts for the assembly line in Montgomery, Alabama, are being made. According to Reuters, the underage...
Family Dollar recalling over 400 products that were not stored properly
Jul 26, 2022 08:17 am UTC| Business Economy
Family Dollar is a popular variety store chain in the United States, and recently, it has issued a recall on more than 400 items that were not properly stored before being delivered to the stores. Based on the reports,...
Google sacks engineer who claims the company’s AI technology has feelings
Jul 26, 2022 07:51 am UTC| Business Economy
Google dismissed one of its software engineers who publicly claimed that the companys AI system that has yet to be released has developed feelings and become sentient. The tech giant confirmed it had terminated Blake...
Court gives PepsiCo right to use ‘Rise’ on Mtn Dew
Jul 25, 2022 23:16 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
The Second Circuit Court overturned a lower federal courts decision forbidding PepsiCo to use the word Rise for an energy drink extension of its Mtn Dew brand. The lower courts judge found PepsiCo to have infringed on...
Synergy recreates taste of dairy milk in new flavors of plant-based milk
Jul 25, 2022 23:08 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Synergy Flavours has launched fresh milk and UHT milk flavors to replicate the taste of traditional milk. The products are anticipated to deliver the dairy-type character that consumers increasingly expect in...
Prosecution escalates Luna saga probe on S. Korea's crypto exchanges
Jul 25, 2022 22:49 pm UTC| Law Economy Business Digital Currency
South Koreas cryptocurrency exchanges are keeping a low profile as the prosecution seized their trading records of the ill-fated stablecoin Terra and its sister token Luna. Terra and Lunas values plummeted abruptly in...
3 poultry farms agree on $84 million wage case settlement
Jul 25, 2022 22:41 pm UTC| Law Economy Business
Wayne Farms, Sanderson Farms, and Cargill Meat Solutions have agreed with the US Justice Department to pay over $84 million as a settlement over charges that they shared wage rate information to drive down wages. Wayne...
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