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Philippines Lottery Draw Produced 433 Winners. Was It Pure Luck?

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

The result of a lotto drawing in the Philippines has set off a national debate about randomness, probability, fraud and human nature. » mehr lesen

Whatever Happened to Those Self-Service Passport Kiosks at Airports?

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

More than 80 percent of all travelers entering the U.S. are now verified by facial recognition. The loss of older, seemingly more convenient methods has many perplexed. And then there are the...

Help! A French Car Rental Company Charged Me Fees for Speeding Tickets I Never Received!

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

When the company said it couldn’t reveal what a driver had done wrong, he got suspicious. Was it a scam? In the end, privacy laws and bureaucracy took the blame. » mehr lesen

OPEC and Russia to Meet, With a Big Cut in Oil Output on the Table

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

Saudi Arabia appears determined to bolster prices and continue coordinating with Russia during the Ukraine war. » mehr lesen

Amazon Suspends Staten Island Workers After Protest Over Warehouse Fire

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

Several dozen night-shift employees at a Staten Island site that recently voted to unionize had refused to work amid safety concerns. » mehr lesen

New York Public Radio Names LaFontaine Oliver as Next C.E.O.

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

Mr. Oliver is currently the president and chief executive of Baltimore’s flagship public radio station, WYPR. » mehr lesen

‘Hard Fork’: A New Technology Podcast from The New York Times

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

A weekly look at the future that’s already here. Listen to the trailer of our new tech podcast. » mehr lesen

SEC Struggles to Keep Up With Kim Kardashian and Crypto

Business NY Times - October 5, 2022

Also, a group of regulators put together after the financial crisis weighs on how risky digital currencies are to the economy. » mehr lesen