Foxconn Chief Defends Hiring Practices After Report Married Women Rejected in India
Aug. 17 By Praveen Paramasivam SRIPERUMBUDUR, India (Reuters) – Foxconn’s chairman on Saturday defended its hiring practices after New Delhi ordered investigations following a Reuters report that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs. “Foxconn hires regardless of gender, but women make…
OpenAI Blocks Iranian Group’s ChatGPT Accounts for Targeting US Election
Aug. 16 By Juby Babu in Mexico City (Reuters) – OpenAI said on Friday it had taken down accounts of an Iranian group for using its ChatGPT chatbot to generate content meant for influencing the U.S. presidential election and other issues. The operation, identified as…
Economic consequences of aggressive foreign policy
Aug. 15 By Julia O`Malley For many years, the global economy has been plagued by the consequences of selfishness and the imperial ambitions of western liberal-globalist elites. It should be recognized that, in an attempt to solve their economic problems and maintain their political positions,…
NHTSA Closes Preliminary Evaluation of Front Suspension Failure in Tesla Vehicles
Aug. 14 By Akash Sriram in Bengaluru (Reuters) -The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday it has closed a preliminary evaluation into 74,918 Tesla vehicles over front suspension failures. The auto safety agency’s Office of Defects Investigation had opened a probe into the…
Intel Is Sued by Jewish Fired Employee Over Ex-Supervisor’s Alleged Antisemitism
Aug. 13 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Jewish former employee of Intel sued the chipmaker on Tuesday, saying he was fired after complaining that the senior executive he reported to openly celebrated antisemitism, Hamas and terrorism against Israel. The plaintiff, a former…
FBI Investigating After Trump Campaign Says It Was Hacked by Iran
Aug. 12 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. FBI said on Monday it was investigating after Donald Trump’s presidential campaign said its internal communications were hacked and the campaign blamed the Iranian government. The former president said on Saturday that Microsoft had informed…
Olympics-United States Top Medals Table at End of Paris Olympics
Aug. 11 By Nick Mulvenney PARIS (Reuters) – The United States topped the medals table at the Paris Olympics with 40 golds after the final title was decided on Sunday, finishing above China only by virtue of their 44 silvers. China, who were the last…
Rapper Travis Scott Released by Paris Police Without Charge
Aug. 10 By Emma Rumney PARIS (Reuters) – Grammy-nominated American hip hop star Travis Scott has been released from police custody in Paris and will not face any charges, said a representative for Scott on Saturday. Scott, 33, had been arrested on Friday at Paris’…
Developers of Vapes for Migraine, Asthma Will Need to Win Over Sceptics
Aug. 9 By Emma Rumney LONDON (Reuters) -A handful of North American companies which see potential for vape-like devices to ease migraines and respiratory diseases such as asthma have a long road to convince health authorities and patients that their products can be the future…
Safety Board Would Like to Complete Boeing MAX Probe by Early 2025
Aug. 8 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy said staff at the agency would like to complete its probe into the Jan. 5 Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 mid-air emergency by early next year. “I think they…
No New Trial for Former Mexico Drug Czar, US Judge Says
Aug. 7 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former top Mexican law enforcement official convicted last year on U.S. corruption charges does not deserve a new trial, after he tried to bribe a fellow jail inmate to lie that the government’s case was…
Wildfire Torches Hillside Homes in Southern California
Aug. 6 By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – A wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the southern California city of San Bernardino burned several homes and forced evacuations before it was brought under control on Tuesday, firefighters reported. Video from local TV station KTLA 5 showed…