Business

The Washington Post is offering voluntary buyouts to 240 employees

3:52pm October 11, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The Post had been "overly optimistic" about its growth in readership, subscriptions and ads for the past two years, interim CEO Patty Stonesifer wrote in an email to staff.

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Amazon faces a landmark federal lawsuit that accuses it of squeezing independent sellers like this Michigan company, Top Shelf Brands, which used to sell hair and beauty products on the platform. In 2022, the company stopped operating and filed for bankruptcy.

Amazon sellers say they made a good living — until Amazon figured it out

2:54pm October 11, 2023

by Dara Kerr

The federal government has sued Amazon for allegedly using its monopoly power to stamp out rivals. Now, some small businesses that sell on the marketplace reveal what it's like to depend on Amazon.

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An example of the photos surfaced by PimEyes when a photo of author Bobby Allyn was uploaded to the site. Some of the photos are easily found from a Google search. But even the person depicted in the photo didn't know some of these images existed online.

World News

'Too dangerous:' Why even Google was afraid to release this technology

11:05am October 11, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.

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Lana Payne, Unifor national president is shown speaking during a news conference, Aug. 29, 2023, in Toronto.

World News

Canadian autoworkers and General Motors reach a tentative contract agreement

1:37am October 11, 2023

by The Associated Press

The deal recognizes employee contributions with significant pay and benefit increases and additional job security, the automaker said.

Pez candy is on display at a store in Lafayette, Calif., on March 24. The candy contains red dye 3, a food additive that will be banned in California starting in 2027.

California becomes the first state to ban 4 food additives linked to disease

5:35pm October 10, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

Brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propylparaben and red dye 3, which can be found in candy, cookies and more, will be banned starting in 2027 due to links to cancer other health effects.

National

An EV future, paid for by gas

5:28pm October 10, 2023

by Camila Domonoske

At the Detroit auto show this year, there weren't any electric vehicle debuts. Companies are committed to building EVs — but they're funding those plans with lots and lots of gas-powered moneymakers.

The story of an Indigenous woman in Colombia who fought back against Coca-Cola

5:28pm October 10, 2023

The coca leaf has been a part of Andean culture for thousands of years. But when an indigenous woman used it in a drink she calls Coca Pola, her company entered into the crosshairs of Coca-Cola.

The incursion into Israel by Hamas triggers fears of soaring gasoline prices

8:14am October 10, 2023

by Scott Horsley

This weekend's attacks in Israel did send tremors through the global energy market. But so far at least, the pain has not stretched to U.S. gas pumps.

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The 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to Harvard University economist Claudia Goldin. The committee cited her research on generations of women in the labor market.

Economy

Economics Nobel Prize goes to Claudia Goldin, an expert on women at work

7:48am October 09, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Harvard University's Claudia Goldin has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.

Nobel Prize in economics goes to Harvard economist Claudia Goldin

7:37am October 09, 2023

Harvard University's Claudia Goldin won the 2023 Nobel Prize in economics for her research on women in the labor market. She studies the causes of the persistent pay gap between men and women.