The National Labor Relations (NLRB) has allowed the workers the right to file labor complaints to treat the world's largest fast food chain, McDonald's, as a "joint employer" with its franchisees.
"HUGE victory for labor & fast food workers!" tweeted the Service Employees International Union. The news regarding the new policy was published in The New Times report.
A $12 million civil fine has been proposed by the government against Southwest Airlines for not complying in three different cases with the safety regulations that are related to repairs of the jetliners, Boeing 737.
On Monday a $3.5-billion deal was announced whereby Zillow is to buy Trulia with an aim to create a digital advertising juggernaut that could control more than 70% of online real estate searches.
Tech giant Apple has confirmed - in a recent statement to TechCrunch - that it has acquired BookLamp --- the Boise, Idaho-based start-up which, through its Book Genome Project, makes recommendations to readers on the basis of unique algorithms that integrate search titles.
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos is indeed testing the patience of his shareholders and investors as the company has declared that it has suffered a loss of $126m (€94m) in its second-quarter. This comes in when the company's sales have climbed up by 23% to $19.3bn (€14.3bn) and it still remains one of the most highly valued companies in the US.
Industry analyst IHS Automotive has revealed in a recent-released report that Sports-utility vehicles (SUVs) and crossovers (CUVs) topped the US sales charts during the period between January and May 2014; thereby dethroning the traditional four-door sedan.
In an announcement made after the end of trading on Friday, Internet firm Yahoo has revealed that it is purchasing Israel-based video streaming service RayV. The financial terms of the acquisition deal have not been officially disclosed.
According to a Reuters report, tech giant has recently joined the AllSeen Alliance as a Premier Member. The AllSeen Alliance is considered as the broadest open-source project related to the so-called 'Internet of Things.' It was started by the nonprofit consortium the Linux Foundation in December 2013.
In a joint statement released on Tuesday, AT&T and Qualcomm said that they have teamed up to test drones out on commercial 4G LTE wireless networks.
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A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has revealed that Istanbul lies...
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At a swanky motoring show -- the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance -- held in Southern California on Friday, Cadillac unveiled its new concept car --- the ‘Escala’ sedan. The name ‘Escala’ is Spanish for ‘scale.’
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The drought conditions in California is widening economic split in California. The prospect of...
In an announcement made via a blog post on Monday, web giant Google said that it will replace...
In recent years, gender gap in pay has been a hot topic of discussion. On Wednesday, Amazon. com Inc said its female employees are paid equally as their male counterparts. The results which came from a recent survey were disclosed under pressure...
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The Stanford University for two years has been running a...
ASU professor-co-authored study has demonstrated the...
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