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2 months ago | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | João da Silva |Natalie Sherman
The U-turn by a former diversity champion comes as big US firms face pressure to abandon the policies [Getty Images]Google has become the latest big US firm to scrap its goals to recruit more workers from underrepresented groups, BBC News understands. The decision to abandon the diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) recruitment targets comes after the company carried out an annual review of its corporate policies. The technology giant is also reviewing some of its other DEI programmes.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
Apple has suspended a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that drew criticism and complaints for making repeated mistakes in its summaries of news headlines. The tech giant had been facing mounting pressure to withdraw the service, which sent notifications that appeared to come from within news organisations' apps. "We are working on improvements and will make them available in a future software update," an Apple spokesperson said.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
A jump in energy and food prices hit the US last month, as progress stabilising prices remained elusive. On average, prices in December were up 2.9% compared with a year earlier, up from 2.7% in November, the Labor Department said. Egg prices shot up more than 36%, as a bout of bird flu hit supply and led to shortages.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
terra.com.br | Natalie Sherman |Nova York
Donald Trump deve começar a colocar suas ideias e suas promessas de campanha em prática no próximo dia 20 de janeiro, quando toma posse como novo presidente dos Estados Unidos. Mas ele não fará isso sozinho. Donald Trump deve começar a colocar suas ideias e suas promessas de campanha em prática no próximo dia 20 de janeiro, quando toma posse como novo presidente dos Estados Unidos. Mas ele não fará isso sozinho.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is axing its diversity programmes, joining firms across corporate America that are rolling back initiatives criticised by conservatives, citing legal and political risks. The move comes just days after the tech giant, owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, said it was ending a fact-checking programme criticised by President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans and elevated conservatives to key leadership positions.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Lily Jamali |Natalie Sherman
TikTok to make final plea at Supreme Court against US banU.S. flag and TikTok logo are seen in this illustration taken January 8, 2025. [Reuters]TikTok will appear before the US Supreme Court on Friday in a last-ditch effort to overturn a ban, in a case testing the limits of national security and free speech. The popular social media platform is challenging a law passed last year ordering the firm to be split from its Chinese owner or be blocked from the US by 19 January.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
Natalie Sherman - BBC NewsTue, January 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM UTC2 min readUS safety regulators have opened an investigation of a Tesla feature that allows drivers to summon parked cars without being in the vehicle after numerous accidents were reported linked to the technology. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the Tesla cars operating in the "Actually Smart Summon" mode were reported to be unable to detect posts or parked cars.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
ca.finance.yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
New Yorker Josh Kerben used to keep a careful eye on his petrol purchases, trying to stretch out his money by only partially filling the tank. These days, however, he has been filling it to the top. The decision is an indication of the increased financial breathing room being felt by millions of Americans, as petrol prices drop to their lowest level for three years, helping to contain rising living costs.
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Dec 5, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Natalie Sherman
A Boeing plea deal intended to resolve a case related to two fatal crashes of its planes has been rejected by a US judge. Boeing had originally agreed with the US government in July to plead guilty to one count of criminal fraud, face independent monitoring, and pay a $243m (£191m) fine. However, Judge Reed O'Connor struck down the agreement on Thursday, saying it gave the court too little power in the oversight of the monitoring.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Michelle Fleury |Natalie Sherman
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to lead the US Treasury Department, a post with wide oversight of tax policy, public debt, international finance and sanctions. The selection ends what has proven to be one of the more protracted decisions for the president-elect as he assembles his team for a second term. Bessent, a Wall Street financier who once worked for George Soros, was an early backer of Trump's 2024 bid and would bring a relatively conventional resume to the role.
