Starbucks, the coffee chain that has long portrayed itself as an ethical business and fair employer, is being sued by a US consumer group that claims its image is a deception that hides multiple instances of labor and human rights violations in the making of its products.While the coffee giant has committed to “100% ethical” sourcing, the lawsuit claims it has instead misled the public by procuring materials from farms and cooperatives that have committed various violations against workers.“On every bag of ...

Boeing is facing a formal investigation into whether it made sure 737 Max 9 planes were “in a condition for safe operation” after a cabin panel blew off during an Alaska Airlines flight.“This incident should have never happened, and it cannot happen again,” the Federal Aviation Administration said, announcing an investigation into whether the planemaker “failed to ensure” the jets complied with safety regulations.The FAA grounded 171 737 Max 9 planes with plug doors over the weekend. “The safety of the flyi ...

Facebook and Instagram have been profiting from placing corporate adverts from companies such as Walmart and Match Group next to content potentially promoting child sexual exploitation, a legal filing alleges.The accusation is the latest in an explosive lawsuit initiated in December by Raúl Torrez, the New Mexico attorney general, against Meta claiming the company “enabled adults to find, message and groom minors” for sexual exploitation. The suit follows a Guardian investigation in April, which revealed th ...

波音737 Max 9飞机停飞事件 - 波音737 Max 9飞机因阿拉斯加航空公司飞行中机舱面板爆裂事件而被迫停飞，安全问题成为飞机恢复飞行的关键[1] - 波音尚未与美国联邦航空管理局（FAA）就停飞的Max 9飞机的检查和维护指南达成最终协议，目前正在根据反馈进行修订[4] - 波音首席执行官Dave Calhoun强调公司对安全的重视和承诺，表示必须透明地与客户和监管机构合作，以了解和解决事件原因，确保不再发生类似事故[8]

Meta said on Tuesday it would hide more sensitive content from teenagers on Instagram and Facebook amid global pressure from regulators for the social media giant to protect children from harmful content on its apps.The move will make it more difficult for teenagers to come across sensitive content such as suicide, self-harm and eating disorders when they use features like Search and Explore on Instagram, according to Meta. All teenagers’ accounts will by default be under the most restrictive content contro ...

US aviation investigators were on the ground in Oregon on Sunday trying to figure out what caused a door panel to blow out of a brand new Boeing passenger jet just minutes after takeoff, forcing pilots to make an emergency landing with a hole “the size of a refrigerator” in the side of the plane.The American jet maker was facing fresh scrutiny as regulators temporarily grounded the Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft after a section of a plugged exit door on an Alaska Airlines flight detached 16,000ft (4,877 meters) ...

ValueAct Capital和Blackwells Capital支持迪士尼 - 迪士尼受到ValueAct Capital和Blackwells Capital的支持，帮助公司应对第三家激进投资者Trian Fund Management的挑战[1] 迪士尼CEO鲍勃·艾格的领导下的转型 - 迪士尼在CEO鲍勃·艾格的领导下试图实现公司的转型，面临着高风险[2] ValueAct对迪士尼的看法 - ValueAct已与迪士尼团队保持超过十年的关系，认为公司股价有望翻倍[9]

ASML取消向中国出口高科技微芯片机械 - 荷兰制造商ASML取消向中国出口高科技微芯片机械[1] - ASML在拜登政府的要求下取消了向中国出口一些最先进的机器[5] - 美国政府施压荷兰政府取消ASML出口许可证，以限制中国扩大半导体知识和生产[7] ASML的地位和技术 - ASML是全球半导体制造供应链中的关键公司[2] - ASML是极紫外光刻系统(EUVs)的唯一制造商之一，该技术被三星和英特尔等领先芯片生产商使用[3] - ASML表示，许可证的撤销不会对其2023年财务展望产生“实质影响”[12] 政治压力和回应 - 拜登政府去年十月实施新限制，阻止非美国公司出口含有美国零部件和技术的半导体芯片和光刻机[8] - 荷兰政府去年七月同意在美国施压下对ASML的次级最先进光刻机(DUV)实施限制，这些限制于本周一正式生效[9] - 中国外交部发言人王文斌敦促荷兰“公正、尊重市场原则和法律，采取切实行动保护两国及其公司的共同利益，维护国际供应链的稳定”[10] - 美国鼓励此举的行为被认为是“霸权主义和欺凌行为”[11]

Meta has engaged in a “systemic and global” censorship of pro-Palestinian content since the outbreak of the Israel-Gaza war on 7 October, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch (HRW).In a scathing 51-page report, the organization documented and reviewed more than a thousand reported instances of Meta removing content and suspending or permanently banning accounts on Facebook and Instagram. The company exhibited “six key patterns of undue censorship” of content in support of Palestine and Palestin ...