YouTube Is Packed With Junk Car Content For Kids

YouTube Is Packed With Junk Car Content For Kids

Screenshot: YouTube If you’ve got kids, they’ve likely been exposed to YouTube via grandma’s iPad more than once. If they like cars, the algorithm is very likely serving them some weird, bootleg car content that gives me the absolute creeps to watch. Keeping an eye on kids and providing them with enriching, meaningful experiences is … Read more

Massachusetts Introduces Bill To Legalize Kei Cars

Massachusetts Introduces Bill To Legalize Kei Cars

By most metrics, Massachusetts is a fantastic state to live in. It isn’t cheap, but you get a lot for your money. Unfortunately for the people who live in Massachusetts, the state’s Registry of Motor Vehicles is full of a bunch of jerks and decided to ban kei cars. The enthusiast community pushed back, though, … Read more

A Nissan Frontier Owner Found Out His Truck Was Missing Frame Welds

A Nissan Frontier Owner Found Out His Truck Was Missing Frame Welds

We trust automakers to make quality vehicles that are not only reliable, but most importantly safe to drive for years to come. That isn’t always the case though. One Nissan Frontier owner experienced this first hand after discovering his truck was missing frame welds. The 2024 Nissan Frontier Hardbody Edition Is Retro Done Right As … Read more

Larry Ellison briefly passes Jeff Bezos as world’s second richest man

Larry Ellison briefly passes Jeff Bezos as world’s second richest man

Larry Ellison, chief technology officer of Oracle (L), and Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon. Reuters Oracle‘s best week on the stock market since 2021 has bolstered Chairman Larry Ellison’s net worth, briefly edging him past Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Friday to become the world’s second-richest person. Ellison’s net worth reached $208.4 … Read more

Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance

Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Feb. 20, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Shares of Adobe fell more than 9% on Friday, a day after the software company released third-quarter results that offered worse-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. Adobe … Read more

Almost 800,000 Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks Probed Over Engine Fires

Almost 800,000 Jeep Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks Probed Over Engine Fires

Good morning! It’s Thursday, September 12, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 2024 Jeep Wrangler First Drive Review 1st Gear: Engine Fires Reported In Wrangler And Gladiator Trucks After Stellantis … Read more

Wall Street Doesn’t Know If Tesla Is A Car Company

Wall Street Doesn’t Know If Tesla Is A Car Company

Is Tesla a car company or a tech company? It’s a question not even analysts on Wall Street can agree on. CEO Elon Musk seems to split the difference between the two, and it’s hard to argue the cars his companies build aren’t more tech-forward (for better or worse) than most other cars currently for … Read more

Congressman slams Meta over response about illicit drug ads on apps

Congressman slams Meta over response about illicit drug ads on apps

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during an interview on “The Circuit with Emily Chang” at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US, on Thursday, July 18, 2024.  Jason Henry | Bloomberg | Getty Images A Republican congressman slammed Meta on Thursday over what the lawmaker called an inadequate response to concerns … Read more

Amazon hikes pay for delivery drivers amid growing union pressure

Amazon hikes pay for delivery drivers amid growing union pressure

In an aerial view, Amazon delivery trucks sit parked at an Amazon distribution center on July 16, 2024 in Richmond, California.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Amazon is bumping its average national pay for contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour, up from $20.50 an hour, the company said Thursday. The wage increase is … Read more

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

JD Vance says he thinks Apple benefits from Chinese slave labor

Republican vice presidential nominee Ohio Sen. JD Vance on Thursday took a shot at Apple on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” stating he thinks the company benefits from “slave labor” in China. His comment was part of a broader conversation about taxing companies that rely on manufacturing in China. “Do I think Apple is an evil company? No. Do … Read more