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Californian Fast-Food Employees May Earn $20/Hour, But Franchisees Cut Work Hours
California franchisees are cutting employee hours and raising prices in response to a new law raising the minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour, while workers see mixed impacts.
Chinese Firm Under Fire For Confining Employee in Dark Room to Make Him Resign
Guangzhou Duoyi Network Co. Ltd confined an employee, Liu Linzhu, to a dark room without power or communication for four days to pressure him into resigning.
Microsoft Faces Backlash Over iPhone-Only Policy, Restricting China Employees From Using Android Phones
In China, Microsoft employees were banned from using Android phones and were forced to use iPhones only as a device, sparking social media backlash due to overreliance on foreign technologies.
Ozempic, Wegovy Weight Loss Drugs See High Dropout Rate Within Two Years Over Cost-Effectiveness Concerns
A US pharmacy study found that most patients prescribed Wegovy or Ozempic for weight loss discontinue their use within two years.
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Despite initial plans to fill OpenAI's board seats, Apple and Microsoft will exit instead to avoid regulatory concerns but will continue their collaborative partnerships.
China-based BYD has committed to constructing a $1 billion assembly plant for electric vehicles (EVs) in Turkey.
Delta Air Lines and startup Riyadh Air have entered into a partnership to connect the US and Saudi Arabia with regularly operated flights.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took a historic step by prohibiting the online messaging platform NGL from catering to users younger than 18.
A woman was accused of using her deceased "sugar daddy's" severed thumb to access his bank account.
India and Russia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening logistics and transportation cooperation with an emphasis on expanding trade infrastructure on their mutual shipping routes.
Fifth Third Bank has agreed to pay $20 million to settle allegations about creating fake customer accounts and selling unnecessary car insurance.
Yonge Street Capital co-founder Nathanael Anthony Aikman has been found guilty of fraud charges by a Canadian provincial court for accepting millions of dollars from investors.
A former Texas businessman has fallen victim to a crypto scam, losing nearly $300,000 of his retirement savings.
Sri Lanka has approved changes to its telecommunications law to allow Elon Musk's Starlink to establish operations in the South Asian nation.














