Amazon hit with $35M fine for ‘excessively intrusive’ worker productivity monitoring

Amazon hit with $35M fine for ‘excessively intrusive’ worker productivity monitoring

Amazon was slapped with a $35 million fine Tuesday after regulators in France determined that the e-commerce giant has an “excessively intrusive system” for keeping tabs on its warehouse workers. The French Data Protection Authority, or CNIL, called out the company’s branch in the country, Amazon France Logistique, for requiring employees to use a barcode…

It does feel like perceptions are changing around the economy, says Brookings’ Ben Harris

It does feel like perceptions are changing around the economy, says Brookings’ Ben Harris

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Lanhee Chen, Hoover Institution fellow, and Ben Harris, Brookings Institution economic policy director, join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the state of the 2024 race, how big of a factor the economy will play, and more.

‘Extremely dangerous’ leak reveals 26 billion account records stolen from Twitter, LinkedIn, more: ‘Mother of All Breaches’

‘Extremely dangerous’ leak reveals 26 billion account records stolen from Twitter, LinkedIn, more: ‘Mother of All Breaches’

One of the largest data breaches to date could compromise billions of accounts worldwide, prompting concerns of widespread cybercrime. Dubbed the “Mother of All Breaches,” the massive leak revealed 26 billion records — including popular sites like LinkedIn, Snapchat, Venmo, Adobe and X, formerly Twitter — in what experts are calling the biggest leak in…

Expect to see an 8% return in the S&P 500 this year, says RBC’s Lori Calvasina

Expect to see an 8% return in the S&P 500 this year, says RBC’s Lori Calvasina

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital Markets head of U.S. equity strategy, joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends, her S&P 500 year-end target, 2024 outlook, and more.

Iran Executes 23-Year-Old Man in Further Crackdown on Protests

Iran Executes 23-Year-Old Man in Further Crackdown on Protests

The Iranian authorities hanged a 23-year-old man early Tuesday, the latest in a string of executions linked to the large-scale protests that shook the country in the fall of 2022. The man, Mohammad Ghobadlou, who worked in a barbershop, was accused of killing a police officer by running over him with his car. His execution,…

An English Mystery: What Killed 7 Giant Tortoises Found in the Forest?

An English Mystery: What Killed 7 Giant Tortoises Found in the Forest?

It wasn’t your usual crime scene. And they weren’t your usual victims. But it was a tragedy nonetheless, one that has grabbed the authorities’ attention in a sleepy corner of England. The police in Devon and Cornwall are investigating how seven giant tortoises ended up dead this month in Ashclyst Forest, northeast of Exeter, England….

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