Category: PMN Business

Mar 16

Former Tesla worker settles discrimination case, ending appeals over lowered $3.2 million verdict

Article content SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Tesla and a Black man who worked at the company’s California factory have settled a long-running discrimination case that drew attention to the electric vehicle maker’s treatment of minorities. Owen Diaz, who was awarded nearly $3.2 million by a federal jury last April, reached a “final, binding settlement agreement […]
Mar 16

US to investigate Texas fatal crash that may have involved Ford partially automated driving system

Article content DETROIT (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a fatal crash in San Antonio, Texas, involving a Ford electric vehicle that may have been using a partially automated driving system. The agency said in a statement Friday that a team of investigators from its Office of Highway Safety will travel to […]
Mar 14

Tribunal rejects Montreal port employers’ bid to rule dockworkers as essential

Article content MONTREAL — A federal tribunal on Thursday reiterated its stance that Montreal port employers cannotrequire employees to work during a strike, paving the way for negotiations to resume ahead of potential job action. In a summary decision, the Canada Industrial Relations Board rejected a request by the Maritime Employers Association to deem port […]
Mar 13

Texas Fires Have Emitted a Near-Record Amount of Carbon

Article content (Bloomberg) — Massive wildfires raging across Texas released a combined 920,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide in January and February, the second-largest release on record for that period. In January, Texas fires pumped out 120,000 tons of carbon emissions, according to Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service data shared with Bloomberg Green. February saw even more fire […]
Mar 12

As TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Haleluya Hadero Published Mar 12, 2024  •  4 minute read Join the conversation Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress […]