Wisconsin lumber company fined $300K after employee dies on job
A lumber company in northeastern Wisconsin has been fined nearly $300,000 by federal safety regulators for continuing to expose workers to amputations and other hazards years after an employee died on the job. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it fined Tigerton Lumber Company $283,608 on Dec. 22. The agency said an […]
Law firm registers as foreign agent 8 years after working with Burisma — the Ukrainian energy company that paid Hunter Biden
New York-based law firm Cravath, Swain & Moore registered as a foreign agent last week, eight years after it represented Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings. Meanwhile, the eldest son, Hunter Biden, has never registered as a foreign agent, despite earning $80,000 a month as a director of Burisma from 2014 to 2019. This period overlapped […]
Apple Vision Pro headsets to debut in US soon, company says
Jeff Sica, founder of Circled Squared Investments, discusses whether Microsoft can replace Apple as Varney & Co.'s largest company by market capitalization. Apple announced Monday that its Vision Pro augmented reality headset will be available in the U.S. market on February 2nd. Apple Vision Pro, first announced last summer, will have a starting price of […]
Peregrine lunar lander attempt jeopardized by engine problem, company says
An American aerospace company said Monday that the spacecraft's lunar landing may not proceed as planned due to an engine problem during liftoff that could result in a lack of power. Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology announced the launch in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Monday morning went well Until an “anomaly” made it impossible for the spacecraft to […]
Radio and podcast company Audacy files for bankruptcy
Radio and podcast company Audacy said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, citing “macroeconomic challenges” as the reason for its restructuring. Audacy is home to hundreds of broadcast, sports and podcast programs and is one of the nation's largest radio stations. In Sunday's announcementAudacy President and CEO David Field announced that […]
SpaceX sues to dismantle ‘unconstitutional’ US labor board after it accused company of illegally firing workers
Elon Musk's SpaceX turned the tables on the National Labor Relations Board. file a lawsuit On Thursday, it accused the agency of violating its structure. The lawsuit is aimed at blocking the NLRB's complaint Wednesday that SpaceX illegally fired several employees in retaliation, Blaze News previously reported. What is your background? In June 2022, eight […]
Democrat Sen. Bob Menendez nailed with second set of allegations related to supposed bribery with Qatari company
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez was nailed. 2nd set Concerning bribery allegations related to money allegedly received from a Qatari investment fund. He is accused of making positive comments about the Islamic State to help a New Jersey development company secure a multimillion-dollar investment from a company with ties to Qatar. The developer was […]
Media Company Boasts About ‘Active Listening’ Technology to Snoop on You Through Your Phone
Media giant Cox Media Group has come under intense scrutiny after touting its “active listening” technology that allegedly allows marketers to eavesdrop on conversations via smartphones and other devices. fast company report In a since-deleted post, Cox Media Group (CMG) claimed to have developed technology that allows it to listen to customers' voices through the […]