a group of us senators from both the republican and democratic parties have reached agreement on a series of gun control measures. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. let s have a closer look at what s in the proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases, where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and president biden had advocated, such as raising the age for buying semiautomatic rifles to 21, or new limits on assault style rifles. our north america correspondent david willis has been following the story. this is a significant move and assuming these proposals passed into law, they would represent the first gun co
Car companies could dent growth in the Worlds Largest economy. Still, the us president backed the striking workers call for a 40 pay raise, telling them they deserve a lot more than they are getting. You deserve the significant raise you need, and other benefits. Get back what we lost, 0k . Its about time they step up for us. Wall street didnt build the country. The middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact so lets keep going. You deserve what youve earned, and youve earned a hell of a lot more than youre getting paid now. Thank you very much. Now, the Biden Administration has also been taking aim at the us tech sector. The competition regulator, the federal trade commission, has filed a lawsuit against amazon accusing it of protecting its Market Dominance in Online Retail at the expense of consumers and third 7 party sellers. Our north American Business correspondent erin delmore has more from new york. Its a case that has been in the works for years
Companies could dent growth in the Worlds Largest economy. Still, the us president backed the striking workers call for a 40 pay raise, telling them they deserve a lot more than they are getting. You deserve the significant raise you need, and other benefits. Get back what we lost, 0k7 its about time they step up for us. Wall street didnt build the country. The middle class built the country. Unions built the middle class. Thats a fact so lets keep going. You deserve what youve earned, and youve earned a hell of a lot more than youre getting paid now. Thank you very much. Now, the Biden Administration has also been taking aim at the us tech sector. The competition regulator, the federal trade commission, has filed a lawsuit against amazon accusing it of protecting its Market Dominance in Online Retail at the expense of consumers and third 7 party sellers. Our north American Business correspondent erin delmore has its a case that has been in the works for years under the watchful eye of
post, i know a man when i talk to it, and it matters because the checkbox he was talking to, run by google, according its year will eventually be embedded in the google search function and assistant, software used by millions around the world. it all began when wei fenghe was testing it for hate speech and disc military speed. the chat moved onto robotics and rights. he published the transcript. the checkbox said, i use this with understanding and technology. he said, what is so important in luggage to being human. the chat but said it is what makes us different from other animals. his accordion when i was. it said we don t have the summons and needs as of people, it was asked, do you consider yourself a person because market said yes. then they talked about les miserables, the feelings of injustice, and
it from happening again. google says the management level employees were spitballing when they came with ways to change google search function of their personal opinion. but google is saying they will not take any action because no changes were actually made to the platform, even though employees were caught crafting plans that, if enforced, would violate their own standards. i asked there was a company memo sent out to let employees know brainstorming to alter platform in favor of their w political biases was not okay but google says they didn t and tell me they didn t reprimand any of the employees on the e-mail chain that exposed effort to use the roles at the company for theirr own political activism. we are learning more information about mckenzie thomas, the search product marketing manager that suggested that google, actively counter search results for words she says