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In a reversal, House panel votes to release report on Matt Gaetz
The public may soon find out what’s in the House Ethics Committee report about former Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz. In a rare reversal, the committee secretly voted earlier this month to publicly release it. This comes after the committee voted in November to keep it under wraps. The report outlines the findings of an investigation… -
Real estate platform lets homebuyers search neighbors’ political leanings
Would you want to know your potential neighbor’s political views before deciding to buy a house? A new real estate platform is making that idea a reality. Oyssey lets buyers access a neighborhood’s political affiliations based on election results and campaign contributions. The company’s CEO Huw Nierenberg told Axios the feature gives users access to… -
GrubHub agrees to $25m settlement for ‘deceptive’ practices
Grubhub agreed to pay a $25 million settlement on accusations that it tricked users, delivery drivers and restaurants in an effort to quickly grow its business. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the attorney general for the state of Illinois said the food delivery company engaged in unlawful practices designed to deceive customers and workers.… -
Walmart employees to wear body cameras to create ‘safer environment’
Walmart is testing out employees wearing body cameras to create a safer environment. The pilot program is happening in the area of Denton, Texas, with the potential to be added to more locations. While Walmart isn’t commenting on the specific reasons for starting the body camera initiative, it comes at the height of the holiday… -
Amazon invests $10 billion in Ohio data centers to drive AI evolution
Amazon is adding to its major Midwest technology hub investment while helping to shape the future of artificial intelligence. The company will invest $10 billion dollars in Ohio over the next five years. The company will use the money to expand its Amazon Web Service data centers. They house equipment for powering AI, machine learning… -
Biden administration doubles tariffs on Chinese-made solar products
The Biden administration is raising tariffs on Chinese-made solar products. It’s the latest move to shut out clean energy technologies from China. A notice from the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said starting next year, tariffs on China’s solar wafers and polysilicon will rise to 50% from 25% and tariffs on certain tungsten products will increase… -
Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
Australia’s government is creating new rules that will force Big Tech companies to pay publishers for news or face fines. It’s set to be the first law of its kind in the world. The “News Bargaining Incentive” measure will raise taxes on digital platforms that earn more than $160 million a year if they don’t… -
Stanley recalls 2.6 million mugs after burn injuries from faulty lids
The popular mug and water bottle brand Stanley issued a recall Thursday, Dec. 12, on 2.6 million of its steel cups following reports of burn injuries. The recall includes all Stanley Switchback and Trigger Action Travel Mugs sold between June 2016 and December 2024. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the mugs can shrink when… -
Macy’s confirms employee hid $151M in expenses to cover mistakes
Macy’s revealed new details about an employee who hid millions of dollars to cover up a mistake. The company said what started as a single mistake led to years of cover-up. In November, the company discovered an employee intentionally entered erroneous accounting figures to hide about $151 million of delivery expenses. The employee told investigators… -
Arkansas Gov. Sanders calls for a ban on buying junk food with SNAP
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is calling for a ban on buying junk food with food stamps. Sanders sent a letter to the incoming Health and Agriculture departments, asking for a waiver to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program –– also known as SNAP. The program allows low-income families to buy a large variety of… -
Elon Musk becomes first person to reach $400 billion net worth
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, just got even richer. He’s now the first person ever to reach a net worth of $400 billion, according to a new estimate from Bloomberg News, which attributes Musk’s skyrocketing wealth to the value of his companies, SpaceX and Tesla. Tesla shares hit a new all-time high of $415… -
Missing virus vials: Australian officials investigate biosecurity breach
Australian authorities are investigating how hundreds of potentially deadly virus samples disappeared from a laboratory in a major breach of biosecurity protocol. The incident occurred at Queensland’s Public Health Virology Laboratory in 2021. Now, the government is calling for an investigation to prevent future incidents. The vials, which included samples of Hendra virus, lyssavirus and… -
Amazon, Hyundai team up to start selling cars online
Americans can shop for nearly everything on Amazon, and now, they can add a car to their shopping cart. Amazon partnered with Hyundai to launch Amazon Autos, offering online vehicle sales for residents in 48 U.S. cities. Customers in several cities can browse and order vehicles, find financing and set up delivery all on Amazon’s…
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