November 2019

Whirlpool ‘silenced customers’ amid tumble dryer fire scare

Business /

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWhy do some tumble dryers catch fire? Whirlpool used “chilling” non-disclosure agreements “to silence customers” while fire-prone tumble dryers remained in UK homes, MPs say. The manufacturer deflected concerns and was too slow to fix the fire danger, which first emerged four years ago, the Commons business […]

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Google Wants Safeguards for Information in Antitrust Fight

Technology /

SEATTLE — Google fired its opening salvo in what is expected to be a protracted antitrust fight with four dozen states, demanding more protections before it hands over confidential business documents sought by investigators. In a petition filed on Thursday in Texas state court of Travis County, Google, along with its parent company Alphabet, sought

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White House Aide Confirms He Saw Signs of a Quid Pro Quo on Ukraine

Politics /

WASHINGTON — A senior National Security Council aide on Thursday confirmed a key episode at the center of the impeachment inquiry, testifying that a top diplomat working with President Trump told him that a package of military assistance for Ukraine would not be released until the country committed to investigations the president sought. In a

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