Amazon Sues New York Over COVID Workplace Safety, Firing Lawsuit February 12, 2021 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. on Friday sued New York’s attorney general to stop the state from filing its own lawsuit over the...
Google Adds Extra Scrutiny of Its Scientists’ Research on ‘Sensitive Topics’ December 23, 2020 By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Alphabet Inc.’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and...
National Labor Board Says Amazon Illegally Fired Protesting Employee December 18, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin The U.S. National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday alleged Amazon.com Inc. illegally fired an employee this year who was raising...
Amazon Reveals 19,000 Frontline Workers Contracted Coronavirus October 2, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. on Thursday said more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44%...
Reuters: Rite Aid Deployed China-Linked Facial Recognition in Poor Neighborhoods July 30, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Over about eight years, the American drugstore chain Rite Aid Corp quietly added facial recognition systems to 200 stores across...
Amazon Tests Hospital Workplace Safety Idea With Disinfectant Fog at Warehouse April 9, 2020 By Jeffrey Dastin Amazon.com Inc. is testing the use of disinfectant fog at a warehouse in Staten Island, New York starting on Tuesday,...
Microsoft Puts Israeli Facial Recognition Startup Under Ethics Microscope November 18, 2019 By Jeffrey Dastin Microsoft Corp. has hired former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether the use of facial recognition technology developed...
U.S. Selects 10 Drone Test Projects May 10, 2018 By Jeffrey Dastin and David Shepardson The U.S. Transportation Department’s 10 winning drone pilot projects aimed at spurring the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in a...
Regulators Had Concerns About Engine Type That Blew in Southwest Plane April 18, 2018 By Jeffrey Dastin, David Shepardson and Jamie Freed European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year of the type of engine that blew apart...
For Disney in Florida, Capturing ‘Nuisance’ Alligators Is Normal Part of Business June 24, 2016 By Jeffrey Dastin Walt Disney Co. has had more than 240 “nuisance” alligators captured and killed over the last 10 years at its...