SAN FRANCISCO — If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. And then, sometimes, you get your job back — if you want it.,Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work — only to find himse...
NANGAN, Taiwan — In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests he couldn’t provide them with the internet.,Others living on Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closer to neighboring China, had to struggle with paying electricity bills, making a doct...
Buying an electric vehicle used to mean choosing from battery range, performance, utility or luxury. You might’ve found a car possessing two of those attributes but rarely all of the above. But the BMW iXand Rivian R1Sare two electric SUVs that require no compromise, combining stellar performance a...
LONDON — TikTok unveiled new measures Wednesday to protect European user data as it takes steps to head off further government banson employees using the Chinese-owned video-sharing app on their work phones.,The company aims to create “a secure enclave for European TikTok user data,” Theo B...
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted 10.8 million job openings in January, indicating the American job market continues to run too hot for the inflation fightersat the Federal Reserve.,Job openings fell from 11.2 million in December but remained high by historical standards, the Labor Dep...
DETROIT — U.S. investigators suspect that a Tesla was operating on an automated driving system when it crashed into a firetruck in California last month, killing the driver and critically injuring a passenger.,The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has dispatched...
BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne’s endorsement of an artificial intelligence essay-writing product is raising questions about whether college athletic programs should provide clearer ethical guidelines for athletes earning money from name, image and likeness contracts.,“It does s...
CBS Sports will expand its soccer offerings when it launches a free digital channel devoted to the sport on April 11.,The “CBS Sports Golazo Network” will be anchored by a morning news show and will carry matches, highlights and magazine shows. The channel will stream on CBS Sports digital platfor...
Magdalena Cruz grew up knowing she owed her very life to a horrid crime.,She was born in 1986 to a mom who couldn’t care for her, or for herself. For a decade, Cruz’s mother had been a resident of a state facility for severely disabled people in Rochester, New York. She was nonverbal. She was 30 b...
HONG KONG — South Korean technology firm Kakao launched a tender offer to buy up to 35% of K-pop agency SM Entertainment and become its largest shareholder, escalating Tuesday a battle with entertainment firm Hybe for control of the company.,Kakao offered a tender price of 150,000 won ($115) per sh...
