Author: Steven Sahiounie

The largest iPhone factory in the world needs tens of thousands of new workers in order to return to full operational capacity. Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factories are currently in need of huge amounts of employees following last month’s mass walkouts. Foxconn has said the company is in need of 100,000 workers to bring the factory up to full production capacity. Workers departed the facility due to concerns surrounding an outbreak of COVID-19 in the factory last month. Foxconn leaders and Taiwanese officials have encouraged labor demographics, including retired soldiers and low level government employees, to take shifts at the facilities, promising sign-on bonuses. Apple warned earlier…

Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta Platforms is cracking down after busting several employees and contracted security guards for exploiting an internal system used for resetting user accounts, firing two dozen workers over the past few years for allegedly “hijacking” accounts, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing people familiar and internal documents, the Journal reported Thursday that Meta recently told its employees to stop using its Online Operations or “Oops” system — which is typically used to reset the accounts of friends, family, or VIPs whose accounts have been taken over — after its usage ramped up and several people were…

Chrysler-parent Stellantis is recalling 280,000 Ram heavy-duty diesel trucks worldwide for fire risks, a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and a company statement showed on Thursday. The recall covers 2020-2023 Ram 2500 and 2020-2022 Ram 3500 trucks. A build-up of pressure and heat inside the transmission may result in a transmission fluid leak that could spark a vehicle fire.  The company has reports of 16 vehicle fires and one minor injury between March and October that may be related to the recall, but no crashes. The recall covers trucks with 6.7-liter Cummins diesel engines and automatic transmissions and includes…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, for the first time, gave safety clearance to lab-grown meat made from cultured animal cells. The agency announced Upside Foods, a company that uses cultured chicken cell technology to produce meat, may begin selling its product after its facilities are inspected by USDA. On Wednesday, the FDA released a statement noting that it had “evaluated the information submitted to the agency and has no further questions at this time about the firm’s safety conclusion.” “Today we are one step closer to your dining tables as Upside Foods becomes the first company in the world…

A Tesla burst into flames on a Pennsylvania highway late Tuesday morning, burning so hot as to only be recognizable by its rims, firefighters said. Multiple fire departments were dispatched to a vehicle fire at Mile Marker 137 on Interstate 80 Westbound in Cooper Township just before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The daughter of the couple driving the car told WTAJ they were driving their Tesla Model S when a “large piece of debris” went underneath the car, causing it to begin to smoke. The couple, identified as “Michelle and Bob,” pulled over and got out of their car. Neither were injured.  Because…

Roslyn Singleton, who appeared on “America’s Got Talent,” has died at age 39 from brain cancer. Her husband, Ray, confirmed Roslyn’s passing in an Instagram post. Singleton died on Tuesday after several treatments for brain cancer. “WELL DONE!!” Ray began. “Our wife earned her wings yesterday while peacefully sleeping right at home where she wanted to be. This road ahead is going to be INCREDIBLY long & difficult!” Ray, who is a former “America’s Got Talent” contestant, continued: “She taught us all SOMETHING…She’s where we’re all trying to get one day so no need to be sad! Now we celebrate her legacy, her impact,…

A former New Orleans, Louisiana, police officer pleaded guilty on Wednesday to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl who was a crime victim.In May 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Thursday, Rodney Vicknair, 55, worked as an officer for the New Orleans Police Department when he escorted a 14-year-old girl to an area hospital to undergo a forensic analysis called a rape kit. Vicknair, court documents said, gave the girl his cellphone number, offering to be her mentor and friend. The DOJ said in the months and weeks that followed, Vicknair communicated with the victim through texts, phone calls…

A Florida sheriff is pushing for armed people in schools in an effort to prevent active shooter situations that have plagued the country in recent years and as lawmakers continue to debate how to address the issue. “One is better than none,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a Thursday presentation at Polk State College Center for Public Safety, Fox Tampa reported. “Two is better than one. Three is better than two. Four is better than three.” Judd spoke about the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shootings, in which Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and injured 17 more at the Parkland, Florida, campus. Cruz…

A Milwaukee, Wisconsin, man with a reputation of fleeing the law after being charged with a crime is set to be freed from custody once again, after posting over $100,000 bail that was given to him from a convicted drug dealer, according to reports.Kenneth Twyman, 25, is one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. He has been captured by U.S. Marshals three times, paid his way out of jail with bail three times, and is now awaiting trial for allegedly shooting a man back in April. Court documents show Twyman was charged with felony counts of first-degree reckless homicide involving the use…

With Thanksgiving nearly here and Christmas following quickly after, parents hope that their kids will not only receive — but give during this holiday season. “With my grandkids this year, I feel a little anxious because they’re already focused on presents — but I am more concerned with what will they give, what will they appreciate, what they will remember about this holiday season,” a grandmother of four from Prescott, Arizona, told Fox News Digital. Meanwhile, a Boston-area dad said that he finds a focus on giving happens “at stoplights in the car, while driving between school and home.” “I know in our…