A Spanish court ruled Thursday that online food delivery group Deliveroo wrongly hired 97 riders as self-employed contractors instead of as regular workers, which costs less for the firm.
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Jun 27, 2019
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The EU's powerful anti-trust authority on Thursday cleared the buyout by IBM of open source software company Red Hat, one of the biggest tech mergers in history which the computing giant said would enhance its cloud offerings.
Business
Jun 27, 2019
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Facebook said Thursday it would soon open up nominations for a new 40-member oversight panel to make tough decisions on content moderation, saying it would be independent of governments and management of the social networking ...
Business
Jun 27, 2019
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A 27-acre Kings Park property that started as a landfill during the 1940s and then became a golf driving range in the '80s is now home to a solar farm.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 27, 2019
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More than any other driver-assist system out there today, people overestimate what Tesla's Autopilot can do, according to a new study.
Automotive
Jun 27, 2019
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Many work processes would be almost unthinkable today without robots. But robots operating in manufacturing facilities have often posed risks to workers because they are not responsive enough to their surroundings. To make ...
Robotics
Jun 27, 2019
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Kazuyuki Shudo, his colleagues, and the Cybersecurity Research Center at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) developed a public blockchain simulator called "SimBlock" for use in testing blockchain performance and security. ...
Computer Sciences
Jun 27, 2019
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Delaware's insurance department says social security numbers and other personal data of almost 100,000 people may have been comprised over nearly a decade due to a breach at a large vision and dental insurer.
Security
Jun 27, 2019
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Canada's flagship airline Air Canada announced Thursday it has reached a deal to buy tour operator Transat for Can$520 million (US$396 million) in cash or Can$13 per share.
Business
Jun 27, 2019
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Massive German chemical company BASF said Thursday it would slash 6,000 jobs worldwide by 2021, as the company slims down its organisation in pursuit of fatter margins.
Business
Jun 27, 2019
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