Swing vote "trumped" turnout in 2016 election
Swing voters in battleground states delivered Donald Trump his unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election, suggests a new study coauthored by Yale political scientist Gregory A. Huber......»»
Visitors tour New Mexico atomic site in likely record attendance fueled by "Oppenheimer" fanfare
Visitors lined up Saturday to tour the southern New Mexico site where the world's first atomic bomb was detonated in what officials believe could be a record turnout amid ongoing fanfare surrounding Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film, " Oppenheimer.....»»
Restless strikers bundle up as week 6 begins
Some workers are struggling with their reduced paychecks and question why UAW leaders haven't let them vote on the automakers' proposals, which address many of the union's demands......»»
Apple bails out of troubled Toronto retail construction project
Apple has pulled itself out of a contentious deal with the developers of Toronto's "The One" retail project, leaving the site without an anchor tenant.The One under construction in Toronto (Source: Eduardo Lima, The Globe and MailSince 2016, Mizrahi.....»»
From sunburns to long johns: Impatience grows as UAW strike drags into 6th week
Some workers are struggling with their reduced paychecks and question why UAW leaders haven't let them vote on the automakers' proposals, which address many of the union's demands......»»
Mazda riding a wave in pursuit of 500,000 sales
Mazda is reaping the benefits of a major brand transformation it started in 2016, including new dealer facilities, hot products, a dedicated captive and reasonable plans for electrification......»»
FCC moves ahead with Title II net neutrality rules in 3-2 party-line vote
FCC issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking over Republican objections. Enlarge / FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr arrive to testify during a House committee hearing on March 31, 2022 in Washingto.....»»
This underrated 2016 action comedy is just as good as Chinatown. Here’s why you should watch it
Almost ignored when it was released in 2016, The Nice Guys is a clever homage to such LA detective film classics like Chinatown and Who Framed Roger Rabbit......»»
Unifor to hold GM ratification vote this weekend
The union plans to hold ratification meetings for members Oct. 14 and 15 across locals in Oshawa, St. Catharines and Woodstock, Ontario, with voting to take place either on-site or online, depending on the preference of the local......»»
Apple reaches settlement with Caltech in $1 billion patent lawsuit
Apple and Broadcom have reached an agreement with the California Institute of Technology to end a patent lawsuit that began back in 2016. Caltech’s lawsuit centered around its accusations that Wi-Fi chips made by Broadcom and used by Apple infringe.....»»
Major moderation failures by X and Meta highlight election year risks
Major content moderation failures by both X and Meta are serving to underline the risks of both deliberate disinformation and inadvertent misinformation impacting on next year’s presidential elections … more….....»»
Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report......»»
After COVID killed off a flu strain, annual flu shots are in for a redesign
It's TBD how and when a reformulation will happen, but it's now in the works. Enlarge / The flu virus, showing the H and N proteins on its surface. (credit: CDC) Vaccine advisors for the Food and Drug Administration vote.....»»
Spider-Man 2 preload guide: release time, file size, and preorder
Peter and Miles are ready to swing back into action in Spider-Man 2, but are you? Here is all the preload information you need to be ready when the game hits......»»
Promises to get tough on youth crime might win votes, but the evidence shows it hasn"t worked for NZ
The promise to "get tough on youth crime" is a New Zealand election perennial. This year, parties on both the left and right have pledged to crack down on young offenders—despite a lot of evidence that such approaches do not work in the long term......»»
Hella promotes Bernard Schäferbarthold to CEO, replacing Michel Favre
Schäferbarthold had been CFO at the German lighting supplier since 2016. Favre is a former executive at Faurecia, which purchased Hella in 2022 and now operates as Forvia......»»
Report: Google’s money was “key” factor in Apple rejecting Bing purchase
Microsoft had also considered a large Apple investment in 2016 to boost Bing. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A few years before Microsoft went all-in on a ChatGPT-powered Bing search engine, the company had another idea.....»»
“Yeah, they’re gone”: Musk confirms cuts to X’s election integrity team
"'Election Integrity' Team.. was undermining election integrity," Musk writes. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) The Elon Musk-owned social network formerly named Twitter has reportedly cut half of its election.....»»
Video game voice actors are poised for a strike after successful SAG-AFTRA vote
SAG-AFTRA voted to approve a strike against the video game industry ahead of its next round of bargaining sessions......»»
Queues found to negatively impact voter turnout in Sweden
A new study by Uppsala University has investigated how the comprehensive queues that built up during the Swedish elections in 2022 negatively impacted voter turnout. In total, turnout fell by three percentage points. 87 percent of the population vote.....»»
Apple weaved itself into a fine mess with the awful iPhone 15 FineWoven case
Apple’s new FineWoven cases for iPhone 15 are a huge swing and miss. They suck. Apple should remove them from sale and refund everyone who’s already bought one. You could pretty much stop reading the story at this point, but I’ll offer a few pi.....»»