Unifor files for conciliation in contract talks with Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Unifor files for conciliation in contract talks with Canadian Pacific Kansas City

The union that represents mechanics and labourers at Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. has filed for conciliation in its contract talks with the railway company. Unifor — which represents more than 1,200 mechanics, labourers, diesel service attendants and mechanical support staff at Calgary-based CPKC — said Tuesday its negotiations with the railway are at an … Read more

Can an EV drive like a Capri? Ford caused uproar when it reintroduced the iconic name for its new electric SUV – so, is it any good? We test it

Can an EV drive like a Capri? Ford caused uproar when it reintroduced the iconic name for its new electric SUV – so, is it any good? We test it

It was hard to miss the relaunch of the Ford Capri earlier this year. French Manchester United legend Eric Cantona was the face of the campaign, with his now infamous tag line ‘the legend is back’ part of an oddball media blitz of bogus ads, viral social media clips and goat flags at Glastonbury. But … Read more

TikTok Shop Partners With Venmo For Black Friday and Cyber Monday

TikTok Shop Partners With Venmo For Black Friday and Cyber Monday

At a panel and brand event in New York last week, TikTok Shop announced ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday its partnership with Venmo. With the announcement, on TikTok Shop U.S. customers who purchase for the first time from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 can receive 25 percent off when they spend $45 — … Read more

Apple Will Pay You to Hack Its Apple Intelligence Servers

Apple Will Pay You to Hack Its Apple Intelligence Servers

Last week, Apple posted about a new security research challenge for hackers to try and test the security of the company’s servers that host its just-launched Apple Intelligence features. If you’re successful, you could earn up to $1 million. Related: Hackers Targeted a $12 Billion Cybersecurity Company With a Deepfake of Its CEO. This 1 … Read more

Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders – Daily News

Colorado teen fights kidney failure after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounders – Daily News

By Jonel Aleccia | The Associated Press A 15-year-old high school freshman is hospitalized with severe complications of food poisoning after eating McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers three times in the weeks before a deadly E. coli outbreak was detected. Kamberlyn Bowler, of Grand Junction, Colorado, had to be flown 250 miles to a hospital near … Read more

Oil cos hike commission paid to petrol pump dealers; no change in fuel prices

Oil cos hike commission paid to petrol pump dealers; no change in fuel prices

New Delhi: State-owned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission they pay to petrol pump dealers but there will be no change in retail petrol and diesel prices. Petrol and diesel prices will, in fact, fall in states such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh due to a rationalisation of intra-state freight. “IndianOil is pleased to … Read more

Oil Firms Hike Commission Paid To Petrol Pump Dealers; No Change In Fuel Prices

Oil Firms Hike Commission Paid To Petrol Pump Dealers; No Change In Fuel Prices

Last Updated:October 29, 2024, 22:29 IST Stateowned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission they pay to petrol pump dealers but there will be no change in retail petrol and diesel prices. Dealer commissions would vary according to sale and place. (Representative image) State-owned fuel retailers on Tuesday hiked commission paid to dealers on sale of … Read more

India to see VC investment climb in 2025 even as rest of the world expects subdued market: KPMG

India to see VC investment climb in 2025 even as rest of the world expects subdued market: KPMG

Global venture capital investments have dropped from $95.5 billion in the second quarter of calendar 2024 to $70.1 billion in Q324; the number of VC deals, too, dropped from 9,270 to 7,227 over the same period, reported KPMG on Tuesday. However, the consulting firm said India bucked the global trend. Despite a decline in Q3, … Read more

Grate U.K. cheese heist of 2024 sees con artists make off with $540K in cheddar

Grate U.K. cheese heist of 2024 sees con artists make off with 0K in cheddar

That’s a lot of cheddar. A U.K.-based artisan cheese distributor, wholesaler, and retailer says it’s been “the victim of a sophisticated fraud” after con artists posing as a retailer for a French wholesale distributor made off with more than $540K Cdn (£300,000) in clothbound, award-winning cheddar. In a statement posted Oct. 22, Neal Yard’s Dairy says it only realized the fraud … Read more