Fired SpaceX workers sue Elon Musk over workplace abuses
Workers fired by SpaceX filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Elon Musk of fostering a sexist "Dark Ages" culture at the company he founded.
Jun 13, 2024
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Ex-staff accuse SpaceX of sexual harassment, discrimination
Former employees at Elon Musk's SpaceX have expanded their legal case against the rocket-making company that they accuse of discrimination and sexual harassment.
Feb 7, 2024
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Taylor Swift deepfakes: New technologies have long been weaponized against women. The solution involves everyone
Sexually graphic "deepfake" images of Taylor Swift went viral on social media last week, fueling widespread condemnation from Swifties, the general public and even the White House.
Feb 1, 2024
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Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down at the end of the year
Activision Blizzard Chief Executive Bobby Kotick will leave his post at the end of December, bringing his 32-year tenure at the gaming giant to a close.
Dec 21, 2023
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Activision to pay about $50 mn to settle lawsuit: report
Videogame giant Activision Blizzard is set to pay around $50 million to settle a lawsuit by a California regulator, a US news report said Friday.
Dec 16, 2023
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Microsoft spent two years trying to buy Activision Blizzard. For Xbox CEO, that was the easy part
After two years co-piloting the biggest acquisition in video game history past an onslaught of challenges, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer now moves on to his next quest: making Microsoft's takeover of Activision Blizzard worth the ...
Oct 14, 2023
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US anti-discrimination agency sues Tesla over 'pervasive' racism
A federal anti-discrimination agency filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Elon Musk's Tesla of allowing "pervasive" racism at its Silicon Valley car plant and retaliating against Black workers who opposed such abuse.
Sep 29, 2023
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Activision to pay $35 mn to settle charges from US securities regulator
Videogame giant Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay $35 million to settle charges from a US securities regulator over its disclosure policies on workplace harassment complaints, regulators said Friday.
Feb 3, 2023
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Activision board says execs didn't ignore harassment
The board of directors of US video game publisher Activision Blizzard said Thursday that there was no evidence to suggest that management had ignored or minimized accusations of sexual harassment.
Jun 16, 2022
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Sexual harassment in the metaverse? Woman alleges rape in virtual world
A woman in the U.K. wrote in a December Medium blog post that she was sexually harassed and raped in the virtual game Horizon Worlds developed by Meta, formerly known as Facebook.
Jan 31, 2022
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