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Get the latest U.S. business and financial news and share your opinions on corporate America, finance, housing, unemployment and other money matters. A SpokenEdition transforms written content int... more
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.
April 06, 2017Inventor Of The Web Skewers Donald Trump's 'Disgusting' Internet Privacy RollbackThe Trump administration’s rollback on Obama-era internet privacy rules is “disgusting” and “appalling,” says the man who created the world wide web. Tim Berners-Lee spoke out against the repeal of theFederal Communications Commission’s privacy rulesTuesday,soon after being declared the recipient of the 2016 ACM A.M.Turing Award― a$1 million accolade dubbed the “Nobel Prize of computing....more2minPlay
April 05, 2017Wells Fargo Told To Pay Whistleblower $5.4 MillionAccording to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, a Wells Fargo manager reported instances of bank, mail and wire fraud to supervisors as well as a company ethics hotline. Although he’d received good marks in the past, the manager was “abruptly dismissed” after speaking up. The manager lost his job in 2010 and hasn’t been able to find a new one....more4minPlay
April 03, 2017SpaceX Launches And Lands The First Recycled Orbital Rocket EverSpaceX flew a previously used rocket on Thursday in an unprecedented test of the durability of space equipment. The Falcon 9 booster took off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and landed on an ocean platform called Of Course I Still Love You. The aerospace company founded by Elon Musk said it was the “world’s first reflight of an orbital class rocket....more2minPlay
March 31, 2017Travis Kalanick’s Ex Reveals New Details About Uber’s Sexist CultureGabi Holzwarth was glad to be out of Uber’s orbit, which she described to The Huffington Post as a deeply misogynistic environment that was damaging to her psyche. But she got pulled back in with a phone call three weeks ago from a top Uber executive, who she says urged her to keep quiet about a 2014 incident at a South Korean karaoke and escort bar....more7minPlay
March 30, 2017Uber Grounds Self-Driving Car Fleet After Serious Arizona CrashUber is suspending its entire self-driving car program while it investigates a serious crash of one of its vehicles in Arizona. Uber confirmed the accident after a photo was posted on Twitter showing an Uber SUV Volvo on its side next to another dented car with broken windows. The crash occurred in Tempe, but Uber offered few other details....more3minPlay
March 29, 2017United Airlines Defends Right To Block Girls In LeggingsUnited Airlines is defending its right to block passengers over their attire after it was called out for stopping girls in leggings from boarding a flight. The airline replied with rules about its dress code to several people on Twitter on Sunday after a witness tweeted that she saw gate agents blocking three girls from boarding a flight because they were wearing leggings....more4minPlay
March 28, 2017Technology Gets Political: Upstart Resistbot Faxes Lawmakers For YouIn these days of constantly contacting politicians to make sure our voices are heard, along comes a new technology to make things a bit easier. Meet Resistbot, a free service that turns texts into faxes that are then sent to politicians across the country. Launched last month, the service is run by volunteers and supported by donations. To mobilize the operation, users simply text the word “resist” to 50409....more2minPlay
March 27, 2017Starbucks Gives Corporate Employees 3 Times More Maternity Leave Than BaristasUnder the new policy, which takes effect in October, Starbucks white-collar employees who give birth to a baby are eligible for up to 18 weeks paid time off. That’s three times as much as the six weeks a woman working in a Starbucks store would get if she has a baby....more9minPlay
March 24, 2017Kushner Family Wants To Erect A Skyscraper That Looks Just Like A PenisThe company owned by the family of Jared Kushner,President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior White House advisor, has unveiled plans for a makeover of a New York City building. The Wall Street Journal said Tuesday thatKushner’s role in the White House is complicating the process due to the potential for conflicts of interest, even though he has sold his stake in this and other family owned properties....more3minPlay
March 23, 2017Uber Board Stands By Embattled CEOControversies be damned. Uber’s board still has complete confidence in CEO Travis Kalanick. That’s according to Uber board member (and former HuffPost editor in chief) Arianna Huffington, who told reporters on a conference call Tuesday that the ride-hailing company’s board doesn’t anticipate asking Kalanick to step down....more3minPlay
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.