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Remote workers flock to Florida’s St. Augustine
St. Augustine, Florida, has emerged as a prime destination for remote workers, with a significant increase in the number of professionals relocating to the area in recent years. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, the percentage of workers telecommuting in St. Johns County surged from 8.6% in 2018 to nearly 24% in 2023. Lori Matthias,…
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FBI is probing ‘increase in violent activity toward Tesla’
The FBI is investigating what the bureau’s director Kash Patel has described as “the increase in violent activity toward Tesla,” adding that steps have been taken in recent days to crackdown on such incidents. “The FBI has been investigating the increase in violent activity toward Tesla, and over the last few days, we have taken…
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JPMorgan changes diversity schemes
JPMorgan Chase is revamping its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs, renaming them Diversity, Opportunity and Inclusion. Chief operating officer Jenn Piepszak said: “The ‘e’ always meant equal opportunity to us, not equal outcomes,” adding that the bank believes the change “more accurately reflects our ongoing approach to reach the most customers and clients to…
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Boeing sued over whistleblower death
The family of John Barnett, a Boeing whistleblower who took his own life, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the aerospace firm. The lawsuit alleges that the company’s conduct was the “clear, foreseeable cause” of Barnett’s death, and claims that he was subjected to a campaign of harassment, abuse and humiliation after he raised…
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Machine learning is ‘biggest shift of our lifetimes, Google boss says
At the AI Action Summit in Paris, Google chief executive Sundar Pichai told attendees that although the shift towards machine learning was still in its early days, “it will be the biggest of our lifetimes – a fundamental rewiring of technology and an accelerant of human ingenuity.” He cited the recent development of DeepSeek, a…
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Apple accused of imposing illegal workplace rules
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Apple of silencing its employees through strict workplace policies that violate their right to organize and advocate for better working conditions. The complaint claims Apple required employees nationwide to sign illegal confidentiality, non-disclosure, and non-compete agreements and imposed overly broad misconduct and social media policies. The NLRB…
