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Folks looking for roadkill to put some extra protein on their table are getting some technological help in Wyoming in the form of a recently released app that makes it easier to claim roadside carcasses.  The state’s newly enacted system replaces one that had required a game warden to provide …

Sony, the creator of popular gaming console PlayStation, announced its new virtual reality headset at CES this week as the race to compete in the metaverse, a virtual world of work and play, heats up for tech companies.   The virtual reality and augmented reality markets are expected to grow …

Amazon, under pressure to strengthen worker rights, has reached a settlement with the nation’s labor regulator allowing its workers to organize freely and without retaliation.  According to its agreement with the National Labor Relations Board, the online behemoth said it would reach out to former and current warehouse workers via …

One truck driver is working to solve the trucking industry’s labor shortage — by inspiring more women to get behind the wheel. From the cab of her 18-wheeler, which she’s named Sparkle, Clarissa Rankin dispenses advice on family life, fuel costs and life on the road. The Charlotte, North Carolina, …

As Giving Tuesday nears, more than 26 million people in America work for companies with charitable-donation matching programs, yet as much as $7 billion in donations from those companies go unused every year.  One of the biggest reasons for this is simple: People don’t know their employer has one of …

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would sell 10% of his holdings — worth about $20 billion — in the electric car maker based on the results of a poll he conducted on Twitter over the weekend. Tesla shares slumped in early trading Monday. Musk said he would abide by …

Tastykake cake treats sold by retailers across the U.S. are being added to a recall of cupcakes in more than half a dozen states because the baked goods could contain tiny fragments of metal mesh wire, according to a notice posted by the Food and Drug Administration. Tastykake Krimpets — …

An Olympic gymnast and two of the sons of an NBA legend could make more money on Instagram than any other college athlete under the NCAA’s interim name, image and likeness guidelines, a new report shows. American gold medalist Sunisa Lee and college basketball star Shareef O’Neal, son of L.A. …

U.S. stocks slumped on Monday as investors assessed a bevy of risks, including a possible shift in Federal Reserve guidance this week that could hurt corporate profits.  After tumbling nearly 850 points earlier in the day — the largest intra-day drop in nearly a year — the Dow Jones Industrial …

Roku customers are blocked from downloading the YouTube TV app after Google ended its contract with the television streaming service. Roku said it removed the YouTube TV app from its platform Friday because contract negotiations with the app’s owner Google have soured. The breakdown won’t affect customers who already have …