December 26, 2024 BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ at a Brazil factory BYD has been building the factory with an annual capacity of producing 150,000 cars initially in Brazil, the Chinese EV giant’s largest overseas market, as part of plans to start production there. BY Reuters Jinjiang Group, a contractor for Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD, … Continue reading BYD contractor denies ‘slavery-like conditions’ at a Brazil factory
The once-ubiquitous music retail chain has just two remaining stores: one in Ohio and one in Oregon. Reports that both are shuttering may have been premature. BY Tracy Brown Hamilton Sam Goody, the once-ubiquitous music and entertainment retail chain founded in 1951, is set to close one of its last two remaining U.S. stores next year. … Continue reading Sam Goody employee in Oregon denies reports that the last location is closing: ‘We’re not going anywhere’
TikTok will open a US ‘transparency center’ to combat spying fears It’s the latest move by the company to prove it’s not a threat. R. England @rachel_england SOPA Images via Getty Images Following months of criticism for its potential risk to US security, video-sharing platform TikTok says it is planning a “transparency center” … Continue reading TikTok denies that ByteDance planned to use the app to track individuals in the US
Microsoft found a severe one-click exploit in TikTok’s Android app Thankfully, TikTok patched the vulnerability. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic NurPhoto via Getty Images A serious vulnerability found by Microsoft in the TikTok Android app could have allowed hackers to hijack millions of accounts. On Wednesday, the company’s 365 Defender Research Team detailed a one-click exploit … Continue reading TikTok denies security breach after hackers claim to have records of more than a billion users
