Nearly 5,000 Flights Canceled Globally As Omicron Infects Airline Employees
"Almost 5,000 flights were canceled across the world over Christmas weekend," reports NBC News, "as holiday travel plans were brought to a halt amid the rapidly spreading omicron variant of Covid-19." About 2,800 global flights were canceled on Chri.....»»
GM’s sales slide 21% in Q3; electrified vehicles top gasoline models for first time
In the third quarter, GM’s two joint ventures delivered more than 224,000 full electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, an increase of 61 percent and 53 percent of the company's overall China sales. .....»»
Honda recalls nearly 1.7M vehicles in U.S. for steering wheel jam
Honda's Acura Integra, Civic and CR-V are among the affected models. Honda fielded more than 10,000 warranty claims about the defect since 2021......»»
BYD targets 100,000 EV sales in Mexico in 2025
BYD will announce where it will build its first factory in Mexico by the end of this year......»»
Turkey"s plan to recycle more has made life hard for its informal waste pickers
Turkey's 500,000 or so informal waste pickers carry out around 80% of the recycling in the country. These workers, who are also known as çekçekçi, are essential for separating out waste in a country where this is rarely done at source......»»
Samsung quits updating Galaxy Z Fold 2 that came out in 2020 for $2,000
Newer Samsung Galaxy phones are promised seven years of updates. Samsung is no longer providing software or security updates for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 foldable smartphone that it r.....»»
Lower-priced Chevy Silverado EV retail trim to qualify for $7,500 tax credit
The 2025 Silverado EV LT will have a range of up to 408 miles and a 12,500-pound tow rating, surpassing the Ford F-150 Lightning's top specs of 320 miles and 10,000 pounds......»»
GM drops Ultium name for EV platform
General Motors said at an Oct. 8 investor day that it expects to build roughly 200,000 EVs this year as it targets profitability......»»
VIP Automotive Group, Stellantis dealership face sexual harassment allegations in EEOC lawsuit
Male employees at the Hempstead, N.Y., dealership allegedly harassed female colleagues, creating a hostile work environment, according to the lawsuit......»»
Hydro-hazard research needs more investment in low-income countries, says study
Research efforts on floods, droughts and landslides are not fairly distributed globally. Although research is increasing in areas affected by these natural hazards, the number of people affected by hydro-hazards in the least developed countries needs.....»»
Comprehensive efforts needed to develop health-promoting learning environments, review finds
Mental ill-health among students in higher education is a growing problem globally. Most efforts implemented to address ill-health involve individual treatment and adjustments to pedagogy. But more can and needs to be done at a structural or environm.....»»
MoneyGram hack – includes SSNs and photo ID for some customers; Comcast too
A MoneyGram hack has seen an attacker obtain the personal data of an unknown number of the company’s 50 million money transfer users. A separate hack of a debt collection company has seen personal data obtained for more than 200,000 Comcast cust.....»»
iPhone Mirroring is currently a privacy and legal risk on work Macs
One of the new features of iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia is iPhone Mirroring – but using this with a personal iPhone on a work Mac currently creates a privacy risk for employees, and a legal risk for businesses. The problem, as cybersecurity company.....»»
$1,000 iPhone 16 Pro versus $500 Pixel 8a camera comparison: this is embarassing for Apple
If you ask the average user which phone takes the best pictures, they’d likely claim the iPhone 16 Pro should be at the top of the list. While it can take some good shots, it’s definitely not the best smartphone camera out there. In fact,.....»»
Dashlane Credential Risk Detection prevents credential-based breaches
Dashlane launched Credential Risk Detection, a solution that continuously monitors and detects at-risk credential activity in real-time across the workforce, whether employees use a password manager or not. The web extension-based solution is the lat.....»»
Linamar finds all N.C. employees safe after Hurricane Helene; recovery efforts continue
The Canadian automotive supplier is slowly getting operations running at two plants in western North Carolina. The full extent of the damage remains unclear......»»
Blizzard book Play Nice reveals dozens of canceled games
The new book Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment reveals a long list of canceled games. Here's what Blizzard shelved over the years......»»
September second-warmest on record: EU climate monitor
Last month was the second-warmest September ever registered globally in an exceptional year "almost certain" to become the hottest on record, the EU climate monitor Copernicus said on Tuesday......»»
Digging into neutrino research: LBNF-DUNE project moves forward with excavation of 800,000 tons of rock
As a kid, you may have tried to dig a hole in your backyard to reach China. Obviously, that didn't happen. But digging out a lot of ground can be quite productive. Instead of reaching another country, the scientists, engineers, and construction worke.....»»
SCOTUS denial ends saga of Shkreli’s infamous 5,000% drug price scheme
The Supreme Court offered no explanation for denying the petition. The legal saga over Martin Shkreli's infamous 5,000 percent price hike of a life-saving anti-parasitic drug has.....»»
Limestone and iron reveal puzzling extreme rain in Western Australia 100,000 years ago
Almost one-sixth of Earth's land surface is covered in otherworldly landscapes with a name that may also be unfamiliar: karst. These landscapes are like natural sculpture parks, with dramatic terrain dotted with caves and towers of bedrock slowly scu.....»»