A group of 30 advocates sent a letter Wednesday to dozens of companies, including Amazon and Google, calling on them to stop giving money to politicians who discriminate.Update: Microsoft July 23 that it suspended its political action committee contributions and will create employee advisory councils to enhance transparency around its political giving.LGBTQ activists sent a letter in early July to the CEOs of companies including AT&T, Microsoft, and Google, calling on them to end their financial support of politicians who fight against LGBTQ rights.The group, , analyzed the contribution...…A group of 30 advocates sent a letter Wednesday to dozens of companies, including Amazon and Google, calling on them to stop giving money to politicians who discriminate.Update: Microsoft July 23 that it suspended its political action committee contributions and will create employee advisory councils to enhance transparency around its political giving.LGBTQ activists sent a letter in early July to the CEOs of companies including AT&T, Microsoft, and Google, calling on them to end their financial support of politicians who fight against LGBTQ rights.The group, , analyzed the contribution...WW…

SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Leticia MirandaWalmart on Friday reversed its decision to take guns and ammunition from store displays in response to concerns about "isolated civil unrest."The country’s largest retailer had asked all of its stores to move firearms and ammunition to a secure backroom area of the store out of “an abundance of caution” on Thursday, Walmart spokesperson Kory Lundberg told NBC News in an email.But, “as the current incidents have remained geographically isolated, we have made the decision to begin returning these products to the...…SectionsFeaturedtvFollow NBC NewsMore From NBC© 2022 NBCNEWS.COMBy Leticia MirandaWalmart on Friday reversed its decision to take guns and ammunition from store displays in response to concerns about "isolated civil unrest."The country’s largest retailer had asked all of its stores to move firearms and ammunition to a secure backroom area of the store out of “an abundance of caution” on Thursday, Walmart spokesperson Kory Lundberg told NBC News in an email.But, “as the current incidents have remained geographically isolated, we have made the decision to begin returning these products to the...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.March 1, 2021, 10:44 PM UTCBy Leticia Miranda and Bianca BrittonTexas found itself last month that killed people and overwhelmed its electrical grid, leaving millions of people without power and water. But even under these treacherous conditions, some companies asked employees to log in to work from home or make the journey to work — or lose pay.A 43-year-old engineer, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, told NBC News her defense company employer asked her to use vacation days or make up...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.March 1, 2021, 10:44 PM UTCBy Leticia Miranda and Bianca BrittonTexas found itself last month that killed people and overwhelmed its electrical grid, leaving millions of people without power and water. But even under these treacherous conditions, some companies asked employees to log in to work from home or make the journey to work — or lose pay.A 43-year-old engineer, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation, told NBC News her defense company employer asked her to use vacation days or make up...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Costco is raising its starting hourly wage to $16, CEO Craig Jelinek said Thursday."Since Costco's inception, the company has been committed to paying employees very competitive retail wages and providing them broad and affordable health care benefits," Jelinek said during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. "Two years ago we moved our starting hourly wage to $15 everywhere in the U.S. Effective next week, the starting wage will go to $16."Jelinek said more than half of Costco's U.S.-based...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy Costco is raising its starting hourly wage to $16, CEO Craig Jelinek said Thursday."Since Costco's inception, the company has been committed to paying employees very competitive retail wages and providing them broad and affordable health care benefits," Jelinek said during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. "Two years ago we moved our starting hourly wage to $15 everywhere in the U.S. Effective next week, the starting wage will go to $16."Jelinek said more than half of Costco's U.S.-based...WW…

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy In April, as the coronavirus pandemic raged across the country and lockdowns shuttered businesses, the White House to advise on how to safely reopen the country and stabilize the economy."I'm going to surround myself with the greatest minds," President Donald Trump said at a news conference announcing the formation of the Opening Up America Again industry group, which included corporate giants from Amazon to General Motors to Merck. "I'm going to have to make a decision. It's the biggest...…IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.SKIP TO CONTENTBy In April, as the coronavirus pandemic raged across the country and lockdowns shuttered businesses, the White House to advise on how to safely reopen the country and stabilize the economy."I'm going to surround myself with the greatest minds," President Donald Trump said at a news conference announcing the formation of the Opening Up America Again industry group, which included corporate giants from Amazon to General Motors to Merck. "I'm going to have to make a decision. It's the biggest...WW…

“We will record a 5-second video of your face. ... To proceed, enable access to your webcam.”Amazon may be experimenting with a seller verification program in which people record video of their faces to create accounts and sell goods on its site, a sign of the company’s deepening investment in the powerful new technology of facial recognition.An Amazon seller based in Vietnam told BuzzFeed News that he was prompted to take a five-second video of his face using his computer’s webcam in January as he signed up for a seller profile. Amazon seller consultants told BuzzFeed News they believe the...…“We will record a 5-second video of your face. ... To proceed, enable access to your webcam.”Amazon may be experimenting with a seller verification program in which people record video of their faces to create accounts and sell goods on its site, a sign of the company’s deepening investment in the powerful new technology of facial recognition.An Amazon seller based in Vietnam told BuzzFeed News that he was prompted to take a five-second video of his face using his computer’s webcam in January as he signed up for a seller profile. Amazon seller consultants told BuzzFeed News they believe the...WW…