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6 days agoDoorDash Wins Its Appeal to Test Food Delivery Drones in the Mission, and the Teamsters Aren't Happy
Delivery platform DoorDash bought a warehouse at 16th and Folsom to test delivery drones, but the Teamsters challenged their permit on zoning grounds. Now the drones will fly, after the SF Board of Appeals shot down the Teamsters' appeal. Delivery-based tech companies like Amazon have dreamt of using robots to deliver their goods for the better part of ten years.
SF politics
fromFortune
3 weeks agoMore flight disruptions are hitting airports across the country due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, who aren't getting paid | Fortune
The Federal Aviation Administration reported staffing-related delays on Monday afternoon averaging about 20 minutes at the airport in Dallas and about 40 minutes at both Newark Liberty International Airport and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The delays in Austin followed a brief ground stop at the airport, meaning flights were held at their originating airports until the FAA lifted the stop around 4:15 p.m. local time.
US politics
Business
fromIT Pro
2 months agoAustralia's biggest bank cut staff for AI, then it backtracked - and it's one of many scrapping plans for automated customer support teams
Implementing AI chatbots prematurely led CBA to cut 45 customer service roles, then rescind redundancies when predicted call reductions failed to materialize.
Intellectual property law
fromIPWatchdog.com | Patents & Intellectual Property Law
2 months agoTrader Joe's Union Strikes Out at Ninth Circuit in Reversal of Trademark Infringement Win
Ninth Circuit reversed dismissal of Trader Joe's trademark, false designation, and state unfair competition claims, vacated fee award, and remanded for further proceedings.
fromwww.dailynews.com
3 months agoAll major Las Vegas Strip casinos are unionized, defying national trend
For years, she said, there was no safety net in sight until now. The historic deals finalized late last year mark a major turning point: For the first time in the Culinary Union's 90-year history, all major casinos on the Strip are unionized.
Social justice
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
5 months agoWeekly Coffee News: Dutch Bros Moving HQ Out of Oregon + A Cream Top Backlash
The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is accusing the owner of an Oakland, California, coffee shop of discrimination after the shop allegedly refused to serve two Jewish customers, highlighting ongoing social issues within the coffee industry.
fromABC7 San Francisco
5 months agoUnion employees to vote on new VTA contract proposal months after transit strike
"It's great," Daniel Macias said. "I don't drive because of my knee situation, medical. But, if I didn't have the transit, I wouldn't be able to get around as much."
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