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Couple hurt in Uber crash can't sue as 'daughter agreed to Uber Eats terms'
Sky News· 2024-10-03 09:44
文章核心观点 - 一对夫妇在乘坐优步时遭遇严重车祸,但法院裁定他们不能起诉优步,因为他们之前同意了优步外卖的使用条款 [1][2][3] - 法院认为,该夫妇之前在使用优步外卖时同意的仲裁条款是有效的,因此他们必须通过仲裁而不是诉讼来解决此次车祸引起的纠纷 [2][3] - 该夫妇表示,优步可以通过将条款隐藏在长篇用户协议中来逃避被起诉,这是不公平的 [3] 根据相关目录分别进行总结 公司方面 - 优步表示,法院认定该夫妇本人多次同意了优步的使用条款,包括仲裁协议 [3] - 优步此前曾试图通过用户协议中的仲裁条款来避免被起诉,这种做法在迪士尼的案件中也出现过 [5] 行业方面 - 仲裁允许当事人在不经过法院的情况下解决争议,通常由中立的仲裁员做出具有约束力的裁决 [2] - 这种通过用户协议规避被起诉的做法在科技公司中并不罕见,引发了公众对消费者权益保护的关注 [3][5]
CrowdStrike boss apologises for 'mistake' that caused global IT outage
Sky News· 2024-09-25 10:40
文章核心观点 CrowdStrike因软件更新故障致7月全球IT中断事件,公司高管致歉并采取措施防止类似事件再次发生,但仍面临众多诉讼 [1][2][8] 事件情况 - 软件更新故障致全球IT中断,引发全球航班取消,影响银行、医疗、媒体、酒店等行业 [1] - 中断影响互联网服务,波及850万台微软Windows设备 [1] 公司回应 - 公司高级副总裁Adam Meyers致歉,称会防止此类事件再次发生 [2] - 公司对系统进行全面审查,开始实施计划加强内容更新程序 [3] - 公司称问题由软件更新中“未被发现的错误”引发,非网络攻击或AI所致 [4][5] - 公司会分享此次事件“经验教训”,确保不再发生类似事件 [7] 事件原因 - 公司内容验证系统存在漏洞,“有问题的内容数据”未被发现并推送给微软Windows用户,导致系统崩溃 [6] 面临诉讼 - 公司面临受事件影响的个人和企业诉讼,包括股东和美国航空巨头达美航空 [8] 事件影响 - 英国全科医生无法访问预约、查看患者记录或发送处方系统,药店也受影响 [9] - 航空公司系统中断,航班取消或延误,乘客滞留 [9] - 许多小企业收入受重大影响,部分企业网站下线致销售损失数百甚至数千英镑 [10]
Food container firm Tupperware files for bankruptcy
Sky News· 2024-09-18 14:10
文章核心观点 食品储存容器制造商特百惠已在美国申请破产,公司正寻求批准为业务寻找买家以保护品牌 [1] 公司概况 - 公司由厄尔·图珀于1946年在马萨诸塞州创立,以减少食物浪费为解决方案迅速发展 [4] - 公司以“特百惠派对”闻名,20世纪60 - 70年代人们在家中向亲朋好友销售其主要由塑料制成的产品 [2] - 该历史品牌曾被已故女王使用 [2] 破产原因 - 过去几年公司财务状况受宏观经济环境挑战严重影响 [3] - 近年来难以与生产更便宜、更环保容器的竞争对手抗衡 [4] - 自2018年以来整体销售额持续下降,虽疫情初期有所改善 [5] 公司举措 - 探索“众多战略选择”后认为启动破产程序是“最佳前进道路” [2] - 去年公司曾试图从投资者那里获得融资以避免破产 [3] - 计划在此过程中继续为客户提供他们喜爱和信赖的高品质产品 [3] 产品情况 - 目前产品包括玻璃和不锈钢等更可持续的材料,部分产品使用塑料废料制成 [5]
Amazon tells staff to get back to the office five days a week
Sky News· 2024-09-17 10:36
Amazon has told its office workers they may no longer work from home except in extenuating circumstances.It comes as Jonathan Reynolds, the UK's business secretary, said flexible working contributes to productivity, employee resilience, and staff retention. Money blog: Is now a good time to buy an iPhone?Workers need to be judged on outcomes and "not a culture of presenteeism", Mr Reynolds told The Times.What's Amazon doing? Amazon has described the policy change as returning to the way it worked before th ...
Meta bans Russian state media networks from Facebook and Instagram over 'foreign interference'
Sky News· 2024-09-17 10:01
文章核心观点 - Meta(Instagram和Facebook的母公司)禁止RT和其他俄罗斯国有媒体在其平台上运营,称它们进行了隐秘的社交媒体影响行为 [1][3] - 美国政府指控RT员工参与了一项旨在影响2024年选举的洗钱计划,并要求各国将RT视为间谍情报行为 [3] - 美国司法部此前关闭了近1000个与RT有关的社交媒体机器人账号,指其用于传播俄罗斯政府的虚假信息 [4] 公司层面 - Meta禁止RT和其他俄罗斯国有媒体在旗下的Instagram、Facebook、WhatsApp和Threads等平台上运营 [1][3] - RT和其他相关实体现已被Meta全球性地禁止在其应用程序上活动 [1] - 美国司法部关闭了近1000个与RT有关的社交媒体机器人账号 [4] 行业层面 - 美国政府指控RT参与了一项旨在影响2024年选举的洗钱计划,并要求各国将RT视为间谍情报行为 [3] - 美国政府认为俄罗斯利用虚假信息来破坏和极化自由开放的社会,这种做法在全球范围内都有体现 [3]
Thousands of plane factory staff strike for first time in 16 years
Sky News· 2024-09-13 12:19
Workers at aircraft maker Boeing are to go on strike for the first time since the global financial crash, piling more pressure on the troubled company. Not since 2008 have workers gone on strike. More than 30,000 staff are to take part in industrial action at one of the US's largest exporters. Staff walked out on Friday after 95% of union members voted to reject a new contract offer from the company despite union leaders backing the deal and calling it the "best contract we've negotiated in our history".Mon ...
Apple to launch new tech at its biggest event of the year - but will it be enough to make you part with your cash?
Sky News· 2024-09-09 13:13
Apple is launching its latest iPhone in what is billed to be its biggest release of the year.As well as the iPhone 16 being rumoured to come in a new range of colours, it should also be capable of running Apple Intelligence, the company's new AI. Apple Intelligence will eventually be embedded throughout the phone and other Apple devices, changing the way users edit photos, respond to messages and ask questions.But will the new technology be enough to make cash-strapped consumers upgrade their phones? Image ...
NASA responds after 'strange noises' heard coming from faulty Boeing spacecraft
Sky News· 2024-09-03 11:28
Strange noises that were heard coming from the Boeing Starliner currently docked on the International Space Station (ISS) are not serious, says NASA.Astronaut Butch Wilmore, who has been stuck on the ISS with his colleague Suni since early July because of Starliner's problems, told mission control he could hear "strange" sounds coming from the spacecraft over the weekend. "I don't know what's making it," he said to his colleagues back on Earth.He asked them to "scratch your heads and see if you can figure o ...
Shooting fears spark mass panic at Disney World - but loud sound turns out to be 'popping balloon'
Sky News· 2024-08-30 14:21
Mass panic broke out at Disney World in Florida amid fears of a shooting - only for police to find it was a fight and a "popping balloon" that triggered the chaos.Visitors at the park posted accounts that people were running and children were crying during the confusion on Thursday night. But the Orange County Sheriff's Office looked into the reports and swiftly put them to rest, saying there was "no active shooter". X This content is provided by X, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To sh ...
Nvidia earnings spark rare share price fall across US tech stocks
Sky News· 2024-08-28 21:03
文章核心观点 美国科技股下跌,尽管英伟达财报超预期,但股价仍下跌,引发对人工智能投资机会及科技股泡沫的担忧 [1][3] 英伟达业绩情况 - 今年股价上涨150%,二季度营收超300亿美元,是去年同期两倍多 [1] - 本季度销售预测325亿美元,略超预期 [1] 股价表现 - 盘后交易股价最多下跌6.8%,周三主要交易时段跌幅超2% [1] - 自2019年以来股价上涨3000% [2] 相关影响 - 主要客户Meta和亚马逊股价下跌约1% [2] - 8月初美国数据引发衰退担忧,全球股市短暂抛售,投资者转向国债 [2] - 英伟达若遇衰退,人工智能产品需求将受影响 [2] - 英伟达市值达3.2万亿美元,仅次于苹果,引发对科技股泡沫担忧 [2][3] 产品情况 - 即将推出的Blackwell芯片设计延迟致股价波动,现有Hopper芯片可填补短期空缺 [4] - 已向客户和合作伙伴交付Blackwell芯片样品,预计年底销售增加 [4] 市场预期 - 美国股票期权市场交易员预计财报公布会使股价波动超3000亿美元 [4] - 分析师认为股价下跌反映市场对估值的担忧 [4] - 市场期望英伟达业绩远超预期,此次表现略有失望 [5]