It wasn’t clear if the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company’s other iconic brands would be affected.
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After massive outage, small-business owners lament — and reconsider — dependence on Facebook
Monday’s outage forced many business owners and policymakers to consider how essential the company is to small businesses — and what risk they carry in depending so heavily on one platform for their livelihoods.
Whistleblower says Facebook is harming children and the world — and urges Congress to act
“As long as Facebook is operating in the dark, it is accountable to no one,” Frances Haugen said.
Volvo to recall 460,769 cars worldwide over air bag rupture fatality
Fragments of the inflator inside the air bag may strike an occupant in a crash, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Shannen Doherty awarded $6.3M in State Farm fire suit
A federal jury in Los Angeles found that the insurance giant’s failure to pay policy benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home were “unreasonable and without proper cause.”
Southwest is latest airline to require Covid vaccinations for workers
Employees can seek approval to skip the shots due to medical or religious reasons.
Black ex-Tesla worker who claimed racial abuse awarded $137M
A San Francisco jury agreed that Owen Diaz was subjected to racial harassment and a hostile work environment. He worked at Tesla’s Fremont plant in 2015 and 2016 before quitting.
Facebook blames 'faulty configuration change' for major outages
The networks went down shortly before noon Monday; WhatsApp employees were even locked out of their own conference rooms.
America's jobs are coming back — but not for everyone
The Black unemployment rate is rising, even as it’s falling for other groups, demonstrating how the economic recovery from Covid-19 has been unequal.
Massive leak of documents called 'Pandora Papers' link world leaders to secret wealth
The leak of 11.9 million records comes five years after the “Panama Papers” exposed in detail how money was hidden by the wealthy.