Yet another study is shedding light on Uber's low wages. An Australian analysis shows Aussie Uber-x drivers earn on average less than fifteen dollars per hour. That's roughly three dollars less than Australia's minimum wage. The author of the study claims Uber's market value benefits from the drivers' low incomes and would collapse without it.
The Weinstein company can't seem to sell. According to lead investor Maria Contreras-Sweet, the company turned down a $500 million dollar offer to sell the majority of its assets. That deal was originally agreed upon, but was called off when the investors discovered the company was in more debt than they thought.
Barbie is honoring International Women's Day.
the brand is launching 17 new dolls honoring some very inspiring women. the new additions to the she-ro program features 3 historical figures and 14 modern day women including Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins, and conservationist Bindi Irwin.
A big-screen adaptation of the anime “Chainsaw Man” has topped the North American box office, beating a Springsteen biopic and “Black Phone 2.” The movie earned $17.25 million in the U.S. and Canada this weekend. “Black Phone 2” fell to second place with $13 million. Two new releases, the rom-com “Regretting You” and “Springsteen — Deliver Me From Nowhere,” earned $12.85 million and $9.1 million, respectively. “Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” is based on the manga series about a demon hunter. It's another win for Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which also released a “Demon Slayer” film last month that debuted to a record $70 million.
The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility. The FAA issued a temporary ground stop at one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday morning soon after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted that travelers would see more flights delayed as the nation’s air traffic controllers work without pay during the federal government shutdown. The hold on planes taking off for LAX lasted an hour and 45 minutes and didn't appear to cause continued problems. The FAA said staffing shortages also delayed planes headed to Washington, Chicago and Newark, New Jersey on Sunday.
Boeing workers at three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed have voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago. The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in the Missouri cities of St. Louis and St. Charles, and in Mascoutah, Illinois, is smaller in scale than a walkout last year by 33,000 Boeing workers who assemble commercial jetliners. The president of the International Association of Machinists says Sunday's outcome shows Boeing hasn't adequately addressed wages and retirement benefits. Boeing says Sunday's vote was close with 51% of union members opposing the revised offer.
