DoorDash Inc., the leading food-delivery firm in the US, has agreed to pay New York couriers $16.8 million in back pay. The state investigation found that between 2017 and 2019, DoorDash used customer tips to subsidize its base pay for workers, misleading both consumers and delivery workers. The company had guaranteed a certain amount of … Read more
Austin Vanderford secured a second-round TKO victory over Nikolay Veretennikov at UFC Fight Night 252 in Seattle. The win marked Vanderford’s first in the UFC, which he achieved after six years of competition on DWCS. Vanderford credited his success to a change in weight class from middleweight (185 lbs) to welterweight (170 lbs). He believes … Read more
Elon Musk’s new language model, Grok 3, has been at the center of a controversy after it named US President Joe Biden as one of the most dangerous people in America. The chatbot was asked by users on X (formerly Twitter) who the top three individuals causing harm to the country were, and it responded … Read more
Black plastic, commonly used in kitchen utensils and takeout containers, has raised concerns over its safety due to the presence of toxic chemicals. A recent study found that black plastic products contain a flame retardant called decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209), which was phased out in the US more than a decade ago. However, after re-examining their … Read more
A groundbreaking cancer vaccine developed by a team at Yale University has shown remarkable success in putting nine patients into remission from kidney cancer. The study, which was conducted between March 2019 and September 2021, found that all patients were free from kidney cancer three years later. The vaccine, designed to train the immune system … Read more
Some of President Donald Trump’s appointees have already distanced themselves from their pre-confirmation promises. The changes include the leadership of the FBI, vaccine schedules, and Russia sanctions. FBI Director Kash Patel initially agreed to keep the deputy director in a special agent role but later cheered Trump’s decision to appoint Dan Bongino instead. Health and … Read more
Salesforce and Google have expanded their partnership to integrate Google’s Gemini AI into Salesforce’s Agentforce platform, allowing enterprises to access advanced AI capabilities for customer engagement. The seven-year, $2.5 billion deal enables Salesforce’s core applications to run on Google Cloud with Gemini embedded, giving businesses a new choice in enterprise AI. Gemini, Google’s multi-modal AI … Read more
In a message to employees on Monday, Starbucks CEO Kevin Niccol announced the company’s decision to eliminate 1,100 current support partner roles and several hundred open positions as part of a restructuring effort. The goal is to simplify its structure, remove redundancy, and create smaller, more agile teams. Starbucks also plans to cut drinks from … Read more
Patrick Schwarzenegger is set to star as Saxon Ratliff in the third season of The White Lotus, and in a recent interview with The Sunday Times, he discussed how his parents’ high-profile status affects his career. Schwarzenegger acknowledged that some people assume he landed the role due to his father’s success as actor Arnold Schwarzenegger … Read more
A recent Swedish national cohort study has found that antidepressant medications are associated with faster rates of cognitive decline in patients with dementia. The study, which evaluated nearly 19,000 participants, revealed that people prescribed antidepressants had a significant drop in Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores compared to those not prescribed an antidepressant. The study, led … Read more