After getting a layoff notice in May, software engineer Todd Hendricks, 46, started his job search. One Friday, he signed on to Zoom for the coding round of an interview process. No one appeared. He reached out to the recruiter and heard...
BEIJING – China’s humanoid robots have shown they can run quicker than the fastest humans. Now comes the real test: Can they also handle packaging and warehouse operations while reliably performing precision tasks like connecting cables...
A senior Navy machinist aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln pinged a family group chat in early May, asking her sister and mother whether they’d taken time off to be at her son’s graduation at Morehouse College. Getting the 22-year-old...
When drivers are shopping for replacement tires, tire efficiency is not normally a priority for many, but that may soon change as California announced Aug. 17 that it will implement the nation’s first energy-efficiency standards for...
KNOXVILLE, TN − Christa Pike sat at a long conference table. She wore a long, light blue, prison-issue top. In the minutes before the hearing, she smiled and waved at one of her attorneys. The judge paused to make sure Pike could hear what was...
NEW YORK – Target’s bet on groceries helped drive its fastest growth in that business in three years, but a lasting turnaround hinges on whether it can persuade shoppers who come for milk and snacks to buy higher-margin goods elsewhere in...