Category: Companies

Justice Department Seeks Tesla Driver-Assist Documents

WASHINGTON—Tesla Inc. disclosed on Tuesday the U.S. Justice Department has sought documents related to its Full Self-Driving (FSD) and Autopilot driver-assistance systems as regulatory scrutiny intensifies. The automaker said in a filing it “has received requests from the DOJ for documents related to Tesla’s Autopilot and FSD features.” Reuters reported in October Tesla is under…


PayPal Announces It Will Lay Off About 2,000 Employees

PayPal Holdings Inc. said on Tuesday it is planning to cut 7 percent of its workforce, or about 2,000 employees, the latest in a list of fintech firms to be hit by the economic slowdown. The payments firm also joins Big Tech firms and Wall Street titans, which are executing layoffs across corporate America as…


Chaya Raichik, ‘Libs of TikTok’ Creator, on Classroom Indoctrination and TikTok ‘Narcissists’

“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


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“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


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“I think gender ideology, in general, is very narcissistic … It’s like, ‘These are my pronouns. This is my gender. Let me talk to you about how I want to be referred to and how you should refer to me,’ says Chaya Raichik, creator of the viral Twitter account “Libs of TikTok.” “And the whole…


CNN Records Lowest Ratings Week in 9 Years

CNN is ending January on a low note—the lowest the news network has seen in nine years, to be exact. According to The Wrap, for the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 22, Nielsen ratings showed CNN averaged just 444,000 primetime viewers, with 93,000 in the crucial 25–54 age demographic. For daytime programming, the network…


McDonald’s Tops Profit Estimates, Warns Inflation Pressures Persist

McDonald’s announced that it had topped Wall Street estimates for the fourth quarter as it raised meal prices, despite the latest warnings that inflationary pressures would persist into this year. The fast-food chain said it is still aiming to build new restaurants to boost business as part of its new strategy, which the company says will add nearly…


MSNBC Anchor Hospitalized With Severe Myocarditis, Pericarditis

An MSNBC anchor revealed in a recent segment that she was hospitalized with heart inflammation in December, leading her to miss work for about a month. Yasmin Vossoughian said that the health scare started on Dec. 20 when she started to experience chest pains that “waxed and waned over a period of 10 days.” Those pains “continued…


Spotify Shares Jump on Bullish Outlook as More Users Tune In

STOCKHOLM/LOS ANGELES—Spotify Technology SA told investors Tuesday it would tighten spending and work to become efficient after a year of investments in technology and content. Chief Executive Daniel Ek said the “macro environment” changed dramatically over the course of last year, setting the stage for belt-tightening. “In hindsight, I probably got a little carried away…


Boeing Bids Farewell to an Icon, Delivers Last 747 Jumbo Jet

SEATTLE—Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday: It’s delivering its final 747 jumbo jet. Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane, a commercial aircraft capable of carrying nearly 500 passengers, a transport for NASA’s space shuttles, and the Air Force One presidential aircraft. It…