August 29, 2024
A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral “blackout challenge” in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves …
August 28, 2024
Cody Chiverton has spent the past decade lighting fires. As a former firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service, he participated in dozens of prescribed burns across the American West, in which fire-prevention teams would carry drip torches to ignite dry …
August 28, 2024
Americans are seeking to change their insurance coverage more frequently than in the past, after a surge in premiums that’s squeezed household budgets, a new industry report shows. For car insurance, so-called policy shopping rates — essentially the share of …
August 28, 2024
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok was sued by a content moderator in the UK alleging disability discrimination and a toxic work environment that caused her stress and pregnancy complications. Olivia Anton Altamirano worked on TikTok’s Badness Project meant to weed out harmful …
August 28, 2024
YA Group announced it will receive a majority investment from THL Partners to help accelerate the company’s growth through investments in its core service areas and support opportunities to expand its platform through strategic acquisitions. YA’s management, employees and current …
August 28, 2024
Nordea Bank agreed to pay a $35 million civil fine to settle charges by a top New York regulator that the Finland-listed bank failed to properly police money laundering and other criminal activities, including matters uncovered in the Panama Papers …
August 28, 2024
The state-sponsored Chinese hacking campaign known as Volt Typhoon is exploiting a bug in a California-based startup to hack American and Indian internet companies, according to security researchers. Volt Typhoon has breached four US firms, including internet service providers, and …
August 27, 2024
Delaware’s highest court said on Tuesday it will hear an appeal by GSK and other drugmakers seeking to end more than 70,000 lawsuits claiming discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused cancer. GSK, Pfizer, Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim are asking the court …
August 27, 2024
The co-founders of Donald Trump’s social-media startup lost a bid to have a Delaware judge impose financial sanctions on the former president and his lawyers for alleged misconduct in a suit over the value of their shares. Andy Litinsky and …
August 27, 2024
AccuWeather meteorologists are warning that the Atlantic hurricane season could intensify in the coming weeks as less wind shear and less dry air create conducive conditions for storm development. AccuWeather is forecasting six to 10 named storms to form in …