BYD Auto is an automotive company that specializes in the design and manufacture of electric vehicles. It was founded in 2003, with its headquarters in Guangdong, China. It is a subsidiary of BYD Company Limited, a multinational conglomerate that was founded in 1995. BYD Auto currently boasts of selling more EV’s than Tesla as of…
Volkswagen Recalls 261,257 Vehicles
Volkswagen has issued a recall of 261,257 vehicles in the United States due to issues with the fuel tank suction pumps. According to the notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank may cause fuel to flow into the evaporative emissions (EVAP)…
Instagram Expands Marketplace Feature
Instagram is a photo and video sharing social media platform owned by Meta. Media contents shared on the application can be viewed by public visitors or with preapproved followers, depending on the users preference. Instagram was initially released in 2010, and has since grown to over 1 billion registered users as of 2018. According to…
Amazon: $1.9 Million Settlement
Amazon has agreed to pay the sum of $1.9 million USD to 700 migrant contract workers to settle claims that they suffered human rights abuses as a result of exploitative labor contracts in Saudi Arabia. The third-party temporary labor agency involved was Abdullah Fahad Al-Mutairi Co. (AFMCO). The report states that workers had to pay…
USA Touchdown on the Moon
On February 19 2024, Incognito Blog reported the launch of a spacecraft named Odie to the moon by Intuitive Machines, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) backed aerospace company. As reported by CNN, Odie (Odysseus) landed on the moon at approximately 6:24pm EST on Thursday, February 22, 2024. The report further mentions that Intuitive Machines…
BuzzFeed to Layoff 16%
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an internet media and entertainment company that was founded in 2006 with its headquarters in New York City. According to reports, BuzzFeed has announced plans to lay off 16% of its workforce in a restructuring initiative aimed at reducing costs and enhancing profitability. This comes after the company sold its subsidiary, Complex…
Toyota Recalls 280,000 Vehicles
Toyota has announced a recall of 280,000 vehicles in the United States due to a transmission problem that can result in cars rolling forward while in neutral and no brakes are applied, which can increase the risk of a crash. The vehicles affected include: 2022-2024 Toyota Tundra, Sequoia, and Lexus LX 600 models. The report…
Toshiba Recalls 15.5 Million Laptop Adapters
Toshiba, now rebranded as Dynabook Americas, is a personal computer manufacturer that was founded in 1954. The company is a subsidiary of Japanese electronics corporation, Sharp, and specializes in computer hardware, electronics, and laptops, etc. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and as of 2019, boasts of over $1 billion USD in annual sales. According…
AT&T Network is Down for Thousands
AT&T Inc., formerly referred to as American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is a multinational technology and telecommunications company founded in 1983 as Southwestern Bell corporation. Specializing in phone services, the company boasts of being the largest wireless carrier in the USA, with its headquarters in Dallas, Texas. According to recent reports, over 70,000 AT&T customers…
Rivian to Layoff 10%
Rivian Automotive Inc is an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer that was founded in 2009. The company specializes in electric SUVs and pickup trucks, both of which are built on a self-contained automotive chassis platform. The company also produces electric delivery vans, with its headquarters in California. According to reports, Rivian has announced plans to lay…