A former Airbnb contractor has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging that the company compromised user safety by scaling back efforts to remove extremists from its platform and reinstating users involved in the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.
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Vitamix Recalls 569,000 Blending Containers Due to Injury Risk
Vitamix has issued a recall for 569,000 blending containers and blade bases sold nationwide due to a risk of lacerations after reports of incidents involving the separation of containers from blade bases.
Disney Faces Legal Action Over Job Transfer Fiasco from California to Florida
Two employees have filed a lawsuit against Disney, claiming financial and emotional harm after the company relocated their jobs from California to Florida.
New York Enacts Law to Restrict Algorithm-Driven Feeds for Minors on Social Media
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill allowing parents to block algorithm-suggested social media posts for minors and restrict notifications, aiming to limit addictive feeds for users under 18.
IRS: Majority of Employee Retention Credit Claims at Risk of Being Improper
The IRS has identified significant fraud risks in its review of $86 billion worth of Employee Retention Credit claims, with the majority deemed at risk of being improper.
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Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation during a special session to reduce the state's property and income taxes, including cuts to corporate and individual rates.
Sweden's financial supervisory authority has fined Nasdaq Stockholm $9.59 million for multiple non-compliance with bourse rules in recent years.
The US Senate passed a bill with strong bipartisan support to accelerate the deployment of nuclear energy by streamlining permits and creating incentives for advanced reactor technologies.
WestJet has started canceling and consolidating flights in preparation for a potential strike by aircraft maintenance engineers and other tech operations employees.
Snapchat Inc. settled a $15 million lawsuit over female workers' discrimination, retaliation, and sexual harassment after a three-year inquiry.
Car dealership software service CDK Global has been hacked this week, causing massive outages to thousands of dealerships across the United States.
Families of the Boeing 737 Max crash victims are urging federal officials to impose a $24.8 billion fine on Boeing and to prosecute former company executives.
Boeing CEO David Calhoun apologized to the families of the 737 Max crash victims and defended the company's safety record at a Senate hearing following multiple whistleblower allegations.
A new study revealed that record-breaking heat waves are likely caused by new low-sulfur fuel regulations in ships implemented by the IMO in 2020, which reduced sulfur dioxide emissions by 80%.
