Healthcare workers at Kaiser Permanente are preparing to strike due to staffing shortages that they say are impeding patient care, with over 75,000 workers potentially participating in a three-day strike across multiple states, including California, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Spotify is partnering with OpenAI to use artificial intelligence for translating podcasts into other languages, utilizing OpenAI's capabilities to generate "human-like audio" for the translated content while maintaining the original speaker's voice and style.
Russia has made some changes to its fuel export ban, including lifting restrictions on fuel used for bunkering and on diesel with high sulphur content, but the ban on gasoline and high-quality diesel remains in place for now; analysts believe it will be short-lived and fully lifted after the harvest next month.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of hundreds of thousands of Onewheel electric skateboards due to safety concerns, including four deaths and various injuries, with riders advised to stop using them immediately and update their boards with a vibration warning system.
Lego has abandoned plans to make bricks from recycled plastic bottles due to concerns that the manufacturing process would be more polluting than producing oil-based bricks. The toymaker has pledged to use only sustainable materials by 2032.
The Biden administration is relaunching its free-at-home COVID testing program in the United States, allowing Americans to order four free tests to their homes through the mail.
The US government is providing $600 million in funding for at-home Covid-19 tests and has reopened a website for Americans to order up to four free tests per household.
Getty Images has launched a generative AI art tool that uses an AI model provided by Nvidia to render images from text descriptions, claiming to be "commercially safer" than rival solutions, with safeguards in place to prevent misuse and copyright infringement.
Canadian labor union Unifor has ratified a three-year contract with Ford Motor, which includes wage increases, improved pensions, and a commitment to investments and job security, while Ford is facing negotiations with its U.S. union over pay and benefits.
Elon Musk faces another racism controversy as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Tesla, alleging that the company allowed pervasive racial harassment of Black employees at their California plant.
Toys 'R' Us is making a comeback after six years, with plans to open two dozen physical stores in the US, as well as stores in cruise ships and airports.
China potentially has enough vacant homes to accommodate up to three billion people, although the estimate is considered extreme, indicating a significant oversupply in the country's housing market even after considering its 1.4 billion population.
Blue Origin, the space exploration company owned by Jeff Bezos, will replace CEO Bob Smith with Dave Limp, an executive from Amazon, in a CEO transition beginning on January 2, 2023.
Billionaire Bill Ackman is open to pursuing a deal with Elon Musk-owned X Corp., formerly Twitter, as part of his new SPARC investment vehicle.
Tesla releases updated version of Model Y in China, featuring minor changes to the exterior and interior, including a new wheel design, with no change in starting price.
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Ford has halted work on a $3.5 billion factory in Michigan that was intended to produce cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries, citing the need to ensure competitive operation and without specifying if the pause is temporary or permanent.
A JetBlue Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence near Florida, resulting in seven customers and one crew member being taken to the hospital, while the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the incident.
SmileDirectClub, the dental aligner manufacturer that had a successful IPO in 2019, has filed for bankruptcy due to financial challenges and competition in the market.
New high-end membership option "Tinder Select" offers exclusive perks like increased visibility, direct messaging without matching, and access to "most sought after profiles," but its value may not justify the steep $499 monthly fee.
Costco is teaming up with healthcare marketplace Sesame to offer online health checkups starting at $29 to its members, allowing them to book healthcare visits directly through their memberships in all 50 states without the need for health insurance.
Despite the withdrawal of a leading co-leader, there are still plenty of options available for earning high rates on nationally available certificates of deposit (CDs), with the top 10 CDs offering rates of 5.70% APY and above on terms ranging from six to 17 months. Additionally, even longer terms, such as four and five years, now offer rates of at least 5.00% APY, indicating that opportunities for earning competitive rates on CDs continue to be plentiful.
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Gold and silver prices are slightly down as U.S. Treasury yields rise, the U.S. dollar index remains high, and traders and investors anticipate a potential U.S. government shutdown.
The Biden administration has ordered 200 million new COVID-19 test kits despite the diminishing threat of the virus, leading to wasteful spending and diverting funds from more important health needs.
China Evergrande Group's shares and those of its peers plunged after the troubled property developer faced difficulties in finalizing its debt restructuring plan, causing concerns to resurface about the crisis-hit Chinese property sector.
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Disney+ is set to restrict password sharing outside of households for Canadian subscribers, with violating the restrictions potentially leading to service limitations or termination, following a similar move by Netflix in the US, and analysts expect more streaming services to crack down on password sharing.
China Evergrande's founder and chairman, Hui Ka-yan, once the country's richest man, has seen his wealth decline as the company faces significant debt and potential criminal charges.
Amazon customers have received suspicious and confusing email confirmations about gift card purchases they did not make, however, Amazon stated that the accounts are safe and customers can ignore the messages.
The federal government is providing free at-home COVID-19 testing kits and funding for new tests, as doctors anticipate a rise in cases during the winter months.
The US Securities and Exchange Commission is expanding its probe into the use of private messaging platforms by Wall Street firms, collecting thousands of staff messages and investigating major investment companies such as Carlyle Group, Apollo Global Management, and Blackstone.
Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods are under federal investigation for allegedly hiring migrant children to clean their meat-processing plants, including one child whose arm was mutilated by a deboning machine.
The 2024 Nissan Z Nismo starts at $66,085, which is significantly more expensive than the regular Z despite only having a slight increase in horsepower, leading to debate over its worth compared to alternative sports car options from other brands.
Amazon will start incorporating ads into series and movies on its Prime Video streaming service next year, making it the latest SVOD platform to introduce commercials into its formerly ad-free environment, although it will be the default for Amazon Prime subscribers and those who want to watch without ads will have to pay an additional fee.
Nissan has announced that all new models launched in Europe will be fully electric, with plans to sell only electric vehicles on the continent by 2030.
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