U.S. transportation safety investigators are probing a series of incidents in which self-driving cars operated by Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit drove improperly near parked school buses in Austin. The National Transportation Safety Board will “examine the interaction between Waymo vehicles …
The U.S. agency that enforces laws prohibiting workplace discrimination late last week rescinded legal guidance that had strengthened protections against unlawful harassment for LGBTQ workers and women who have abortions. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 to repeal …
An international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms, Inc. alleging that the company has made false claims about the privacy and security of its WhatsApp chat service. Meta has made so called “end-to-end” encryption a central part of WhatsApp’s feature …
Parts of the Southeast took it on the chin from Winter Storm Fern on Sunday, with iced-up roads, downed trees and widespread power outages, along with severe thunderstorms and wind along the Gulf Coast—all of which will likely result in …
A Dutch court on Tuesday overturned a 2021 ruling that had classified all Uber drivers as employees, stating that individual drivers can be treated as independent entrepreneurs. The Amsterdam court said six drivers who had joined the rideshare company in …
Travelers are bracing for extended disruptions to start the working week in the US as airlines try to get their schedules back on track following an intense winter storm that saw the most flight cancellations since the Covid-19 pandemic. Nearly …
Toyota said on Friday that it was conducting a safety recall involving around 162,000 vehicles in the United States over a faulty multimedia display. The recall includes certain model year 2024-2025 Toyota Tundra and Tundra Hybrid vehicles. Related: Volkswagen And …
A financial adviser in Georgia pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud in a Ponzi scheme that bilked more than 2,000 people out of $380 million, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors accused Todd Burkhalter, the founder and CEO of Drive Planning LLC, …
A product liability dispute is bubbling between a popular salsa and hot sauces company and its manufacturer. Iowa-based Lola’s Fine Sauces alleges in a lawsuit that it lost several hundred thousand dollars after customers complained that Lola’s bottled products bubbled, …
Six people were killed in a single plane crash Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine, according to local officials, correcting what appears to have been a report from the federal government that seven people died. A late Monday …