Tag: Computing and information technology
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal...
Wage theft: Methodology for analysis of Labor data
To perform this analysis, The Center for Public Integrity analyzed data provided by the Labor Department in response to a Freedom of Information Act...
Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend...
Poland sends its virus recovery plan to EU for approval
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s government says it has sent European Union officials its spending plan for the 58 billion euros ($70 billion) it expects...
Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
SAN RAMON, Calif. — On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend...
Beijing warns fintech firms against anti-monopoly behavior
HONG KONG — Chinese financial regulators have summoned 13 companies engaged in online finance services, including Tencent and Bytedance, and told them to strengthen...
Ransomware explained: No silver bullet, out-of-reach crooks
BOSTON — Political hand-wringing in Washington over Russia’s hacking of federal agencies and interference in U.S. politics has mostly overshadowed a worsening digital scourge...
GM: Software, new battery parts will solve Bolt fire issues
DETROIT — Engineers at General Motors have figured out how to fix a battery problem with the Chevrolet Bolt electric hatchback that caused five...
Ford posts surprise $3.26B 1Q profit; chip shortage looms
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. says it made $3.26 billion in the first quarter, helped by rising vehicle prices and in spite of production...
US government taking creative steps to counter cyberthreats
WASHINGTON — An FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email...
