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[Link] New lawsuit calls Kotick’s handling of Activision-Microsoft merger “inexcusable”

Read: 6/5/2022 arstechnica.com

The Activision-Blizzard shareholders' response to a whirlwind of news over the past year—which include disturbing, company-wide allegations of sexual harassment and pay disparity, followed by a $68.

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[Link] Tesla asks judge to pause suit alleging ‘rampant racism’ against Black workers

Read: 19/4/2022 www.theguardian.com

Tesla has asked a California judge to pause a lawsuit against the company alleging widespread racial discrimination at its flagship assembly plant.

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[Link] How Activision Blizzard employees made CEO Bobby Kotick powerless in just 30 minutes

Read: 2/12/2021 esports.gg

Amidst calls for resignation, CEO Bobby Kotick seemed to be all but untouchable. Blizzard employees proved him wrong in 30 minutes. Someone like Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick will do whatever it takes to hold onto their power.

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[Link] School Cop Who Shot and Killed Manuela ‘Mona’ Rodriguez Charged With Murder

Read: 28/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. The former Long Beach, California, school safety officer who shot and killed an 18-year-old mother as she drove away from the scene of a fight will now face a murder charge.

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[Link] Mac Miller’s Drug Supplier Admits to Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills

Read: 27/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Stephen Andrew Walter—one of three men charged in connection with Miller’s death—agreed to a plea deal Monday, according to court documents filed in federal court in the Central District of California.

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[Link] Vizio In Hot Water Over Smart TV GPL Violations

Read: 22/10/2021 hackaday.com

As most anyone in this community knows, there’s an excellent chance that any consumer product on the market that’s advertised as “smart” these days probably has some form of Linux running under the hood.

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