Protests in Atlanta, Georgia, over the death of George Floyd. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images Redeem now As demonstrations continue to escalate across the US over the death of George Floyd, police in several cities were seen marching alongside protesters in a display of solidarity. Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields spoke to protesters on Friday and assured them that their feelings were valid. In Dallas, police chief Reneé Hall spoke directly with a protester, urging him to remain peaceful...

Spectrum users reported issues Tuesday evening. Screenshot/DownDetector Redeem now Spectrum customers across some parts of the US experienced TV service outages Tuesday night, the company confirmed. Customers throughout the East Coast as well as in Los Angeles reported on social media that they were having issues, according to Down Detector. The outages appeared to begin shortly before 9 p.m. ET. A spokesperson from Charter Communications, which owns Spectrum, told Business Insider that a...

Scott Olson / Getty Redeem now More than 70 employees of Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropic organization, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, signed a letter demanding major changes at the organization in an effort to tackle systemic racism, Recode reported Thursday. The changes include putting more Black people in leadership positions and forming an advisory board with people from marginalized backgrounds, Recode said. According to Recode, employees asked in the letter: "What side of history will...

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, left, and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Getty; AP Redeem now Amazon, Google, Apple, Twitter, and other major tech companies are criticizing President Donald Trump's move to halt certain immigration visas. In an order Monday, Trump extended a freeze on green card visas and added new restrictions on H-1B and other work visas, with officials arguing it would prevent immigrants from taking Americans' jobs during an economic crisis. The tech companies said that the freeze would...

A Hertz car rental counter at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport George Rose/Getty Images Redeem now Hertz filed for bankruptcy Friday night after failing to reach an agreement with lenders, The Wall Street Journal first reported Friday. Hertz has around $19 billion in debt, including $4.3 billion in corporate bonds and loans as well as $14.4 billion of debt backed by their vehicles, according to The Journal. The car-rental business has been decimated as the pandemic has ground travel to a...