Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia’s privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

Facebook-parent Meta settles with Australia’s privacy watchdog over Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

In an aerial view, people gather in front of a sign posted at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, July 7, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Meta Platforms has agreed to a A$50 million settlement ($31.85 million), Australia’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday, closing long-drawn, expensive legal proceedings for the Facebook parent over the Cambridge Analytica scandal….

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Red state voters backed a progressive pro-worker issue on Trump election night ballots and national momentum is building

Red state voters backed a progressive pro-worker issue on Trump election night ballots and national momentum is building

For some workers, the decision to stay home when sneezing and coughing will no longer mean forgoing a day’s pay.  In Tuesday’s election, ballot measures passed in three red states — Alaska, Missouri and Nebraska — that would require employers to provide earned paid sick leave for employees, with certain exceptions.  This follows a similar…

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RTX subsidiary Raytheon to pay more than 0 million to settle foreign bribery, export control fraud probes

RTX subsidiary Raytheon to pay more than $950 million to settle foreign bribery, export control fraud probes

The Raytheon Technologies, recently renamed RTX Corporation, headquarters building is seen at dusk on January 20, 2024, in Arlington, VA.  J. David Ake | Getty Images The Raytheon subsidiary of defense contractor RTX agreed Wednesday to pay more than $950 million to settle Department of Justice investigations into an alleged government contract fraud scheme, violations…

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FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit  billion

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison sentenced to 2 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $11 billion

Caroline Ellison, former chief executive officer of Alameda Research LLC, right, arrives at court in New York, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024.  Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the star witness in the prosecution of her former boyfriend, FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, was sentenced Tuesday in New York federal court to two…

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