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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — A UPS strike by 185,000 workers 25 years ago brought the logistics giant’s operations to a standstill. The 15-day strike slashed package deliveries, overwhelmed the US Postal Service and FedEx, and hurt businesses across the United States. Now, more than 340,000 UPS workers represented by the Teamsters
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Over the past few years, restaurants from White Castle to Wendy’s have been investing in artificial intelligence tech for drive-thrus. They say it’s a way to ease the burden placed on overworked employees, and a solution to bogged down drive-thrus overwhelmed by a surge of customers. But
Continue ReadingBy Ross Levitt and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — As millions of Americans head to airports for the Juneteenth holiday weekend, many are facing serious travel headaches – including hundreds of flight cancellations and thousands of delays. The Federal Aviation Administration imposed a ground delay program at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday – resulting
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta plans to lower the minimum age for its virtual reality headsets from 13 years old to 10 years old, despite pressure from lawmakers not to market its VR services to younger users. Parents will be able to set up accounts for children as young as
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta plans to lower the minimum age for its virtual reality headsets from 13 years old to 10 years old, despite pressure from lawmakers not to market its VR services to younger users. Parents will be able to set up accounts for children as young as
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A growing number of businesses, universities and government agencies have been targeted in a global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals and are now working to understand how much data was compromised. While the scope of the attack is not yet fully known, officials at the US Cybersecurity
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN New York (CNN) — For those who find electric cars a bit boring, Toyota engineers are working on a realistic-feeling fake manual transmission as a possible feature. To be clear, a manual transmission on an electric car would serve absolutely no purpose. It would be just for fun, an add-on for
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn and Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A growing number of businesses, universities and government agencies have been targeted in a global cyberattack by Russian cybercriminals and are now working to understand how much data was compromised. While the scope of the attack is not yet fully known, officials at the US Cybersecurity
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers’ calls to investigate the proposed partnership between the US-based PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund–backed LIV Golf are escalating. On Friday, Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and the chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Sen. Sherrod
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Lawmakers’ calls to investigate the proposed partnership between the US-based PGA Tour and Saudi Public Investment Fund–backed LIV Golf are escalating. On Friday, Rep. Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and the chair of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, Sen.
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — After nearly a week of mass protests on Reddit directed at its management, the company’s strategy appears to be simple: power through. That approach was reflected Thursday in a series of media interviews conducted by Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman. In the interviews, Huffman defended the company’s initial
Continue ReadingCNN By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — After staging a widespread blackout to protest Reddit’s plans for a controversial new pricing policy, some users are now trying a different tactic: flooding the social network with John Oliver pictures. Several of Reddit’s largest self-moderated communities, including r/pics and r/aww, have turned spaces that were once devoted
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — After nearly a week of mass protests on Reddit directed at its management, the company’s strategy appears to be simple: power through. That approach was reflected Thursday in a series of media interviews conducted by Reddit CEO and co-founder Steve Huffman. In the interviews, Huffman defended the company’s initial
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — At 62, Helen Polise isn’t considering retirement. Not remotely. Her job: TikTok star. Polise’s account “The Muthership” has nearly 1 million followers. She started the account during the pandemic as a distraction and a way to have fun — but soon it became a second career in
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — At 62, Helen Polise isn’t considering retirement. Not remotely. Her job: TikTok star. Polise’s account “The Muthership” has nearly 1 million followers. She started the account during the pandemic as a distraction and a way to have fun — but soon it became a second career in
Continue ReadingCNN By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — At 62, Helen Polise isn’t considering retirement. Not remotely. Her job: TikTok star. Polise’s account “The Muthership” has nearly 1 million followers. She started the account during the pandemic as a distraction and a way to have fun — but soon it became a second career
Continue ReadingCNN By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — At 62, Helen Polise isn’t considering retirement. Not remotely. Her job: TikTok star. Polise’s account “The Muthership” has nearly 1 million followers. She started the account during the pandemic as a distraction and a way to have fun — but soon it became a second career
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The dust has barely settled on the Federal Reserve’s decision to pause its aggressive rate-hiking campaign — but in public appearances Friday, central bank officials have a clear message: Keep hiking. Fed Governor Christopher Waller and Richmond Fed President Thomas Barkin both said Friday that additional rate
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Europe’s natural gas prices have shot up by more than half so far in June following months of declines, in a troubling reminder of last year’s energy crisis. Benchmark gas futures prices have risen 52% since the start of this month to hit €35 ($38) per megawatt hour,
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testified before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday as part of his semiannual report to both chambers of Congress. He is set to appear before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. Powell’s testimony came just one week after the central
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