AutoNation buys naming rights to Miami soccer stadium
AutoNation and Major League Soccer's Inter Miami CF club have inked a three-year partnership that includes stadium naming rights, branding rights and more......»»
Reynolds buys car appearance protection provider Xzilon
Reynolds will keep the existing staff at Xzilon, including president Kevin Kahmann......»»
Zeigler Auto buys Kia-Nissan, GMC and Hyundai dealerships
Zeigler Auto Group of Kalamazoo, Mich., acquired Elhart Automotive in Holland, Mich., to expand its Michigan and Midwest presence......»»
FDA approves the first over-the-counter birth control pill
The move is seen as a victory for reproductive rights, which are under intense attack. Enlarge (credit: Perrigo) For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a birth control pill to be sold without a.....»»
Apple News renews "After the Whistle" podcast for a second season
Apple News has returned its soccer podcast "After the Whistle" to the pitch, with a second season set to cover the 2023 Women's World Cup tournament.Originally launched in November 2022, the "After the Whistle" podcast provided soccer fans with cover.....»»
Ageism, sexism, classism and more: Seven examples of bias in AI-generated images
If you've been online much recently, chances are you've seen some of the fantastical imagery created by text-to-image generators such as Midjourney and DALL-E 2. This includes everything from the naturalistic (think a soccer player's headshot) to the.....»»
Opinion: Report on Minneapolis policing is latest reminder of systemic racial disparities
The latest reminder that police officers around the country routinely deny Black people their constitutional rights comes from the Justice Department. This time, it's about Minneapolis, the site of a police officer's video-recorded murder of resident.....»»
Supreme Court lets gender dysphoria ruling stand in win for transgender rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday let stand a federal appeals court ruling that found people with gender dysphoria should be protected against discrimination under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)......»»
Valve says Steam games can’t use AI models trained on copyrighted works
"Legal uncertainty" over models means many devs can't establish "appropriate rights." Enlarge / Are we certain this famous Valve promo image wasn't generated by an AI? (credit: Valve) Last week, we shared an anonymous re.....»»
What’s new on Peacock in July 2023
Twisted Metal premieres its full first season on Peacock, and the Tour de France and the Women's World Cup Soccer are also coming in July!.....»»
Florida mosquitoes test positive for malaria as officials spray area
Officials have ramped up ground and aerial spraying. Enlarge / A Miami-Dade mosquito control inspector sprays a pesticide to kill adult mosquitos on June 29, 2023, in Miami. The Miami-Dade mosquito control department continues it.....»»
UK porn age checks raise privacy concerns
Digital rights groups say more robust age verification requirements lack transparency......»»
GM buys Israel-based software startup to detect early battery defects
The deal comes at a time when automakers are investing billions in EVs and rushing to develop batteries — which represent up to 50 percent of an EV's price tag — that can power an automobile for a longer duration......»»
YouTube scammer who stole millions in song royalties sentenced to 5 years
YouTube scammer aggressively defended fake rights to 50,000 songs over 5 years. Enlarge (credit: Thomas Trutschel / Contributor | Photothek) A YouTube scammer conspiring to run what Billboard described as possibly the la.....»»
Social experiment in women"s amateur soccer: Is a foreign name a disadvantage?
To find out if we discriminate against people with foreign-sounding names an experiment with fictional girls who wanted to play soccer yields some answers......»»
World"s Second Named Heat Wave Strikes Spain
Heat Wave Yago is baking Seville, Spain, the first city in the world to introduce a heat wave naming and ranking system.....»»
Exploring how ocean dynamics affect transport of sargassum seaweed
With the waves inside the 49-foot-long Air-Sea Interaction Saltwater Tank (ASIST) looking like small ripples rushing to a shoreline, University of Miami doctoral student Katie Simi stood on a small step ladder and dropped a clump of sargassum seaweed.....»»
Apple will appeal court ruling that it illegally and coercively interrogated staff over unions
On Friday, Apple announced its plans to appeal against a judge’s ruling that the company violated labor rights by interrogating employees about pro-union sympathizers and restricting the circulation of union flyers. In response, Apple says it disa.....»»
Apple to appeal NLRB ruling it "coercively interrogated" staff about unions
Apple intends to appeal a National Labor Relations Board ruling over alleged violations of employee rights, by "coercively" interrogating workers and limiting the sharing of pro-union flyers.Apple World Trade CenterOn June 21, a judge at the NLRB rul.....»»
UAW president blasts U.S. loan to Ford joint venture battery projects
UAW President Shawn Fain called the $9.2 billion U.S. loan a massive "giveaway" with "no consideration for wages, working conditions, union rights or retirement security" that would help create low-paying jobs......»»
Morgan Automotive buys Al Hendrickson Toyota
Morgan Automotive added Al Hendrickson Toyota, a high-performing, family-run Toyota store in Coconut Creek, near Fort Lauderdale, Fla......»»