Pinterest Settles Gender Discrimination Suit for $22.5 Million
The suit had been brought by Françoise Brougher, Pinterest’s former chief operating officer, who said she was fired after speaking up about mistreatment.
Technology will make it possible to compensate each person according to their economic value. That’s pretty bad news for most people, and very good news for some.
Consumers should stop using Peloton's Tread+ treadmill, U.S. agency warns
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission warned people not to use Peloton's Tread+ treadmills with children or pets around, citing dozens of incidents.
Covid-19’s Toll on U.S. Business? 200,000 Extra Closures in Pandemic’s First Year
The economic toll from the pandemic has been tough to measure, but new estimates from the Federal Reserve suggest it wasn’t as bad as feared for smaller businesses.
In Coinbase’s Rise, a Reminder: Cryptocurrencies Use Lots of Energy
The company’s stock market arrival establishes Bitcoin and other digital currencies in the traditional financial landscape. It also elevates a technology with astonishing environmental costs.
China’s Economy Is Booming. Shoppers Are Skittish Anyway.
The world’s traditional growth engine reported an 18.3 percent leap in the first quarter. But consumers and small businesses aren’t fully sharing in the spoils.