UnsecuritySep 13, 201650 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists To Point Blame At Fatverified_publisherNPR - Camila DomonoskeIn the 1960s, the sugar industry funded research that downplayed the risks of sugar and highlighted the hazards of fat, according to a newly published article in JAMA Internal Medicine. The article draws on internal documents to show that an industry group called the Sugar Research Foundation wanted …
Unsecurity1 day agoDynamic pricing is coming to grocery storesverified_publisherNPR - Amanda AronczykWhen we think dynamic pricing, we usually think of airlines, Uber or Amazon quickly changing their prices. But now, dynamic pricing is coming to a supermarket near you. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: More and more, the things we buy are being priced by algorithms. From an airline ticket to an Uber ride, prices …
Unsecurity10 hours agoVolkswagen workers are joining the big auto industry unionization pushverified_publisherQuartz - Laura BrattonVolkswagen employees in Chattanooga, Tennessee filed a petition with the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday to hold a union election to join the United Auto Workers (UAW). Workers say they want better safety provisions and more paid time off, among other provisions. “Volkswagen has …
Unsecurity18 hours agoWorkers Lost Millions to California's Worst Known Wage Thief. And He's Still in Businesskqed.org - Farida Jhabvala RomeroCalifornia regulators have failed to compel the state’s worst cited wage theft offender to pay the millions of dollars his companies stole from …
Unsecurity4 hours agoEvergrande: China property giant and its founder accused of $78bn fraudbbc.co.uk - By Mariko OiStruggling Chinese property giant Evergrande and its founder, Hui Ka Yan, have been accused of inflating revenues by $78bn (£61.6bn) in the two years before the firm defaulted on its debt. The country's financial markets regulator has fined the company's mainland business Hengda Real Estate …
Unsecurity5 hours agoHow Temu is shaking up the world of online shoppingbbc.co.uk - By Sam GruetA record 123 million Americans tuned into this year's Super Bowl. But as well as getting the nation's biggest sporting event, a blockbuster halftime performance and several camera cutaways of Taylor Swift in the crowd, they also got six 30-second commercials for Temu - a Chinese-owned e-commerce …