Toyota Group suppliers Denso, Aisin scale back cross-shareholdings, filing shows
Denso had sold off its stakes in Toyota Boshoku, Toyota Tsusho, Toyoda Gosei and Hino Motors. Aisin also reduced its stakes in those companies to zero.
Entertainment revealed for Port Canaveral-bound Utopia of the Seas
A lineup of three original productions are on tap for Royal Caribbean’s Utopia of the Seas when it debuts from Port Canaveral next month, although the main stage won’t feature a Broadway show like some of its sister ships.
The sixth of Royal’s Oasis-class ships and currently the second-largest ship in the world behind Miami’s Icon of the Seas, Utopia of the Seas will begin sailing three- and four-night Bahamas itineraries starting July 19.
The cruise line this week revealed the names of the spate of entertainment coming on board including the title shows for its AquaTheater, ice rink Studio B and the main stage Royal Theater.
Aqua80Too, a sequel to an existing 1980s-themed show, will be the offering at the popular AquaTheater found at the aft of the vessel. The shows combine high-diving, aerobatics, music, dancing and a water-and-light show.
The Studio B ice skating rink will be home to a show called “Youtopia,” although details of what it will entail were not revealed.
While no licensed Broadway show is hitting the main stage in the Royal Theater, a show titled “All In,” an original production that promised to be “high-tech” is on tap. Previous shows in the main theater have taken advantage of drone technology, laser lights and suspension wires.
DaJen Eats closes its doors after 7 years
Seven years after spinning up in a Rosemont gas station, DaJen Eats, the Jamaican eatery that brought vegan food to Eatonville, has closed.
Speaking to the Orlando Sentinel from Pennsylvania, Chef/Owner Jenn Ross was reflective — and relaxed — on a vacation that began at May’s end and, for now, will continue indefinitely.
Although some were shocked when she dropped the news this week, those closest to her knew she’d been leaning toward change for some time.
“I’ve been thinking about closing since I opened!” she jokes, but along the way, Ross has inspired many.
She began her journey in proprietorship in 2017, bringing a challenging concept to a challenging location in a challenging neighborhood.
“One of the reasons we started in the gas station was to make sure that people of color were included in the vegan conversation,” she told the Sentinel in 2020. “We’ve always been there, but just like in so many other things, we are underrepresented.”
By 2020, though, she’d taken DaJen Eats beyond a one-burner, minimart operation into a bright and colorful space in Orlando’s historic Eatonville community, where on opening day in August 2018, the queue wrapped around the building.
LA Laker's $1M Ferrari deal with reality TV auto shop goes bad
Spencer Dinwiddie is suing Wires Only, which was featured on the reality show “Million Dollar Wheels,” over a deal involving a 2022 Ferrari SF90 and a 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby.
Snapchat Inc. to pay $15 million to settle discrimination and harassment lawsuit in California
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ (Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Snapchat Inc. will pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by California’s civil rights agency that claimed the company discriminated against female employees, failed to prevent workplace sexual harassment and retaliated against women who complained.
The settlement with Snapchat Inc., which owns the popular disappearing-message app by the same name, covers women who worked for the company in California between 2014 and 2024, the California Civil Rights Department announced Wednesday. The settlement is subject to court approval.
The agreement resolves a more than three-year investigation over claims that the Santa Monica, California-based company discriminated against female employees when it came to pay and promotions, the department said in a statement.
The bulk of the settlement money will go to employees who faced discrimination at Snapchat Inc., California officials said.
“In California, we’re proud of the work of our state’s innovators who are a driving force of our nation’s economy,” said Kevin Kish, director of California’s civil rights agency. “This settlement with Snapchat demonstrates a shared commitment to a California where all workers have a fair chance at the American Dream. Women are entitled to equality in every job, in every workplace, and in every industry.”