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Amazon says it is investing over $700M to upskill 100,000 employees
Amazon Technical Academy: a training and job placement program that equips nontechnical Amazon employees with the essential skills to transition into, and thrive in, software engineering careers. Finally, AWS Training and Certification lets employees train for technical careers utilizing the AWS Cloud. According to Amazon's website , the retraining programs will largely be conducted virtually ... [Full Article...]
CANADA: Ontario Cannabis Store pulls affected CannTrust products amid probe
CannTrust says that cannabis was grown in those facilities from October 2018 to March 2019 while it had pending applications for their licensing with Health Canada. TRST stock fell sharply, around 16%, down $1.06, at $5.40 on the Toronto Stock Exchange after falling as low at $5.03 just after the market opened. "As a result, we believe there is meaningful risk to revenue growth over the coming m... [Full Article...]
Air Canada flight makes emergency landing with 35 people injured
It was over the Pacific Ocean when the plane experienced what an Air Canada spokesperson described as "un-forecasted and sudden turbulence". There were almost 270 passengers and 15 crew members on board in total. Daily Hive has reached out to Air Canada for more information. The airline is now making arrangements for passengers, including hotel accommodations and meals in Honolulu, as well as ... [Full Article...]
Green Growth Brands, American Eagle Agree On CBD Product Distribution Deal
Investors may have to make a decision whether to take a conservative stance, or put the pedal to the metal. Nobody can exactly predict the future, but staying on top of portfolio holdings may help when the necessary decisions need to be made. [Full Article...]
AT&T becomes first mobile service provider to automatically block robocalls
This expansion of our AT&T Call Protect service is made possible by a June ruling at the FCC . Customers will get a text message when the service is added. The Federal Communications Commission voted last month to let phone companies block robocalls by default even when consumers have not opted in to robocall-blocking services. [Full Article...]
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit just dropped a rocket from an airplane
Sir Richard Branson's company, Virgin Orbit, conducted a successful test drop of an unpowered LauncherOne rocket on Wednesday, July 10, over California's Mojave Desert near the Mojave Air & Space Port . The company then performed several captive carry flights, with a LauncherOne attached to that adapter but not released. Following the dramatic first flight of late billionaire Paul Allen's Str... [Full Article...]
CannTrust's cannabis sales put on hold by Health Canada for unlicensed growing
The CannTrust Pelham facility has a total of 12 growing rooms. Aceto said that roughly 5,200 kilograms of product put on hold by Health Canada, combined with 7,500 kilograms of products from its Vaughan, Ont. CEO Peter Aceto said that the company made a number of errors in judgement "but the lessons we have learned here will serve us well moving forward". Health Canada also pointed to awry inf... [Full Article...]
Free Slurpees for Everyone on 7-Eleven Day!
The first 7-Eleven store opened in Texas in 1927, the company has been celebrating its birthday with free Slurpees for over a decade. Warning: Popular flavors may run out as the day goes on, so head in early if you've got specific cravings. [Full Article...]