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YouTube partners with CAA to help celebrities manage digital likeness in AI content
LOS ANGELES — YouTube on Tuesday announced a partnership with Century City-based talent representation firm Creative Artists Agency that will help actors and athletes better manage their digital likenesses in AI ...Read more
E*Trade plans zero-cost funds that only platform clients can buy
Morgan Stanley’s E*Trade is planning a suite of free funds, with a catch — only customers of the brokerage platform would be able to buy them.
The firm submitted plans on Monday for five mutual funds spanning stocks ...Read more
Late surge will lift 2024 auto sales to five-year high, Cox projects
Analysts at Cox Automotive, an automotive services company, expect new vehicle sales in the United States for 2024 will come in at just over 15.8 million, beating a previous forecast and marking the best year since 2019.
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Grubhub agrees to pay $25 million to settle claims it misled customers, restaurants and drivers
Grubhub has agreed to pay $25 million and put an end to practices that included misleading customers over the costs of using the food delivery service and listing restaurants without their consent under a proposed ...Read more
PG&E is offered $15 billion federal loan to improve grid, expand storage capacity
The Biden administration said Tuesday it was offering Pacific Gas & Electric a record $15 billion loan guarantee to help the utility upgrade its transmission lines, which have been blamed in causing wildfires, and make ...Read more
OSHA cites Illinois solar panel company for allegedly exposing workers to 'deadly' hazards
Federal regulators have cited solar panel company Sunrun Installation Services for allegedly exposing workers to what were described as “deadly” fall hazards in the Chicago suburbs, the U.S. Department of Labor said ...Read more
Waymo says it's bringing its fully driverless robotaxis to Miami. But are they safe?
Waymo, the self-driving vehicle company owned by Google parent Alphabet, has announced it’s bringing its driverless robotaxis to Miami amid wide-ranging questions about their safety and an ongoing federal investigation ...Read more
Luigi Mangione murder case draws scrutiny of health claim denial rates
Three of Maryland’s top health insurers have higher than average claim denial rates, according to research that’s gained traction in the wake of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the arrest ...Read more
Nevada gold mine accused of failing to pay employees for time worked
A class-action lawsuit filed against Nevada Gold Mines claims the Elko operation fails to pay employees for all time worked, including overtime.
The lawsuit, filed by NGM employees, Kyle Wieben and Austin Stockstill, in U...Read more
Salaries of $500,000 and up are 'a dime a dozen' in this California region, report says
More than 1 million people across the country earn paychecks of $500,000 or higher, according to a report that analyzed payroll records on millions of salaries paid over the course of a year.
The study titled "High-paying...Read more
One Colorado county's property values just plummeted. Here's why officials aren't panicking amid oil booms and busts.
The subject line of a press release this month from Weld County, Colorado, was stark and foreboding: “County’s assessed value sees 20% decrease.”
The cratering of taxable property value in the large county that hugs...Read more
Shipping deadlines near for getting gifts delivered before Christmas
It’s that time again — time to shop for holiday gifts, ship packages to loved ones and hope they arrive in time.
Whether you send packages via the U.S. Postal Service, UPS or FedEx, you may need to keep an eye on ...Read more
Amazon ignored internal warnings of warehouse injuries, Senate probe finds
For years, Amazon has faced accusations that the pressure the company puts on its warehouse workers to work more quickly has led to higher rates of injuries.
Now, an investigation by a U.S. Senate committee led by Sen. ...Read more
Trump vows to fire federal workers who don't come to office
President-elect Donald Trump threatened to fire federal employees who don’t come back to the office, and said he would go to court to challenge a Biden administration labor contract that locked in remote work ...Read more
California has sweeping new rules for home insurance. What to know
A revolution is underway in California's insurance market that could provide relief to homeowners in high-fire-risk neighborhoods who have found it difficult to find insurers to cover their homes, typically a household's ...Read more
Snapchat announces expanded revenue-sharing program for its creators
Top Snapchat creators will soon have more ways to make money on the social media app.
The Santa Monica company introduced an expanded monetization program Monday, saying it would soon begin placing ads within longer ...Read more
Can education 'master plan' address California's income gap? Why Newsom thinks so
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Monday an education “master plan” aimed at narrowing the income gap between California’s highest and lowest earning residents.
Newsom said his administration...Read more
No college degree? No worries. Newsom unveils plan for well-paying jobs without one
Aiming to narrow the state's economic divide, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled a blueprint to create more well-paying careers for Californians, especially those who don't have a college degree.
As more people question...Read more
Judge orders UAW officials to produce records sought in Shawn Fain corruption probe
A federal judge Monday ordered United Auto Workers officials to stop withholding documents sought by a watchdog investigating claims of wrongdoing by President Shawn Fain and other senior leaders.
U.S. District Judge ...Read more
Employers and workers alike are wary of what the second Trump term will mean for labor
After four years under Joe Biden, who enthusiastically called himself "the most pro-union president in American history," employers and labor groups alike are heading into President-elect Donald Trump's second term unsure ...Read more
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