Back in June, Amazon announced that it will not screen employees for cannabis use. Fast forward to the present moment, and the retail giant is kicking it up a notch by calling on the U.S. government to fully legalize marijuana. In a post on the company’s blog, Beth Galetti, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Human […]
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Netflix has just marked its biggest acquisition to date, signing a deal with The Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) to start producing TV shows and films based on the author’s novels. The author who has sold more than 200 million copies internationally, including children’s classics such as Matilda, Charlie the Chocolate Factory, and the BFG […]
European police officers recently announced the arrest of 106 cybercriminals accused of working for a number of Italian mafia groups, as well as money laundering over $11 million. Operating from headquarters in Spain’s Canary Islands, the Italian mafia cybercriminals allegedly victimized hundreds of online users by conducting several online schemes, including phishing operations, attacking internal […]
Video game titan Activision Blizzard disclosed on Monday it is once more under the investigative spotlight as U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is examining its demeanor concerning workplace sexual harassment environment and various discriminatory issues, according to the Wall Street Journal. The SEC initiated a solidified investigation into the Santa Monica-based company regarding its techniques […]
The U.S. Congress surely returned to work with full force after a summer recess, as a group of Senate Democrats are now pushing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to construct new regulations around data privacy protection. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal led the initiative after garnering eight signatures from his colleagues on a letter that was […]
As the world’s top technologically driven nations continue to transform innovative concepts into a reality, Australia risks falling behind without an interest to invest in digital technology-based research, IT professionals, and workers. That is according to a new report published by the Australian Academy of Science in collaboration with the Australian Academy of Technology and […]
Twitter said Monday it will pay $809.5 million to settle a consolidated class action lawsuit alleging that the company misled investors about how much its user base was growing and how much users interacted with its platform. The San Francisco company said the proposed settlement, which must still be signed off by a judge, resolves […]
Computer-maker HP, consumer goods business Procter & Gamble and coffee capsule company Nespresso have joined a corporate pledge to sharply cut their greenhouse gas emissions over nearly two decades. The Climate Pledge, a grouping of companies and organizations spearheaded by Amazon, said Monday that it has signed up 86 new members for its voluntary measures. […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has boasted of barging uninvited into a video conference call hosted by his political opponents. An enthusiastic user of social media, Hun Sen said Friday he intruded into the Zoom call to warn his opponents that he and his spies were keeping a close eye on them. The Sept. 9 […]
Chinese watchdogs backed their regulatory scrutiny on their tech sector as they spoke on Tuesday with Wall Street executives disclosing that regulations are meant to enforce tech companies, not crush them. Fang Xinghai, China’s Securities Regulatory Commission Vice Chairman, told the executives that the government’s latest conduct on tech firms was aimed to enhance their regulations, in addition to bolstering national security and data privacy. […]
