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SpaceX is facing a complaint from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that alleges the company illegally fired employees for writing an open letter that criticized CEO Elon Musk.In the complaint filed on Wednesday, the NLRB accuses SpaceX of interrogating workers about their involvement with the letter and told employees not to discuss these interviews. NLRB spokesperson Kayla Blado told Reuters that SpaceX violated the federal right of workers to collectively push for better conditions. The labor agency claims…

On July 25, 2021, Pedro Huertas, an American doctor trying to cross from Canada into the U.S. at the Highgate Springs border crossing in Vermont, told a border guard he was bringing one $2,000 stone statue with him.  He was lying. A search of his vehicle revealed nine bubble-wrapped packages of various sizes, one of them long and thin, others small, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. court. When border guards asked Huertas what was inside, he and his wife would not respond to their questions.Three of the…

An outdoor social media influencer with millions of followers is accused of lying to obtain a Yukon hunting licence, going on a hunting spree and illegally killing several bears over a single week, according to court documents.  Tristan James Hamm, who goes by "Mr. Adventure" on Instagram, describes himself as an outdoor connoisseur, animal lover, adventure athlete and entrepreneur. The 28-year-old has over two million followers on Instagram, with photos of him rock climbing, hiking, boxing and riding horseback, though…

Dick Cunningham and Walter Rozycki want to do what a lot of other Denver-area homeowners have done: put solar panels on their roofs. But the Aurora residents say their homeowner association board pulled the plug on their plans in defiance of state law. An attorney and solar advocate who wrote an amendment to a law on HOAs and solar systems said the board at the Villas at Cherry Creek is flouting the state law designed to protect people’s right to use solar energy to power their homes. The attorney for the HOA said the…

Meta has been slapped with a fine of $14 million dollars for using a VPN to illegally collect user data to target them with ads, all without disclosing the data collection part of the app A court in Australia has ruled that…

The Manhattan Beach Police Department in Manhattan Beach, California, recently shared a warning of what can happen if you ride non-street-legal e-bikes on public roads. In a social media post, the MBPD showed a confiscated Sur Ron electric motorbike that had just been apprehended after being used on public roads. To make matters worse, it was being ridden by a 13-year-old. As the police department explained: Well we tried to warn you! We totally get that electric vehicles are the…

The state attorney general’s office and the Cemetery Board are investigating charges that a Hesperia ceramics company has done nothing but cremate corpses, including 950 pounds of unidentified body parts from the Aug. 31 Cerritos air disaster, since it opened in October.The firm, Oscar Ceramics, belongs to David Sconce, who also owns Pasadena Crematorium in Altadena, which closed two months ago after its roof was destroyed by fire.Oscar Ceramics was closed Tuesday by Hesperia Fire District officials after neighbors in…

The Apple Store is located in the World Trade Center Oculus in Lower Manhattan. Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images)After a union drive at an Apple Store in the World Trade Center failed, a National Labor Relations Board judge ordered the tech corporation to leave its employees alone after Apple illegallyinterrogated some of the unionizing workers. NLRB attorneys allegeApple's Vision Pro Seems Powerful, But Who Is It For? | Future TechIn a decision made yesterday, the judge wrote that Apple must cease and desist…

The Federal Trade Commission hit Microsoft with a $20 million fine on Monday, charging the tech company with violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act due to its handling of data gathered from children during the Xbox Live registration process. As for how Microsoft violated the rules, the FTC said the company’s Xbox Live signup process collected sensitive data before demanding that young users get parental approval, whereas the appropriate procedure is the reverse (get parents on board before…

Elon Musk has chosen his next major technology company to go to war with: Microsoft. Earlier today, Microsoft announced that it will be dropping support for Twitter as part of its advertising platform. According to a support article on the company’s website, “starting on April 25, 2023, Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform will no longer support Twitter.” The company says that starting on April 25th, users will no longer be able to access the following features: Access your Twitter account through…