Vaughn Cockayne

Meta introduces new parental controls for Instagram, Facebook Messenger

Tech company Meta has rolled out new controls that strengthen parents' ability to monitor what their children are doing on Facebook and Instagram.

June 27, 2023

Starbucks union workers say Philly should close location over union busting

Starbucks workers are calling on Philadelphia to shutter a store on government land over what they call union-busting tactics.

June 27, 2023

Fauci to teach at Georgetown University

After helping steer U.S. COVID policy under two presidents, Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to take up a professorship at Georgetown University.

June 27, 2023

Influencers slammed by fans for glowing reviews of conditions in Chinese fashion factories

Influencers who gave glowing reviews to conditions at fast fashion brand Shein's Chinese factories are receiving serious pushback from fans who say they are peddling Chinese Communist Party propaganda.

June 27, 2023

Twitter accused in lawsuit of not paying employee bonuses

Twitter's former director of employee compensation is accusing his former employer of failing to pay employee bonuses despite repeated promises to do so.

June 22, 2023

Thousands attend labor march as writer’s strike continues

In a show of solidarity, major Hollywood labor unions participated in a march in Los Angeles on Wednesday as the writers strike enters its eighth week.

June 22, 2023

Reddit moderators protest by making their communities NSFW

The ongoing Reddit protest over API pricing intensified this week after some moderators added the NSFW, not safe for work, tag to their otherwise appropriate subreddits.

June 22, 2023

Oscars expand requirements for best picture nominees

The governing body for the Academy Awards has released additional requirements for best picture nominees at the 2025 Oscar ceremony.

June 22, 2023

Elon Musk says ‘cisgender’ is a slur on Twitter

Twitter owner Elon Musk seemingly made a sweeping policy decision Tuesday by declaring that "cisgender" and its abbreviation "cis" are considered slurs on Twitter.

June 21, 2023

Musk: Tesla will come to India ‘as soon as possible’

Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to bring his electric cars to India as "soon as possible."

June 21, 2023

Heavily anticipated ‘Metropolis’ series canceled due to writers’ strike

A long-awaited television adaptation of "Metropolis" has been shelved due to the ongoing writers' strike.

June 20, 2023

YouTube removes RFK Jr. interview over vaccine comments

YouTube announced this week it pulled the plug on a Robert F. Kennedy Jr. video because of his anti-vaccine claims.

June 20, 2023

Reddit CEO took API pay idea from Twitter

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman's decision to charge developers for API access was inspired at least in part by Twitter owner Elon Musk's decision to do the same.

June 20, 2023

Hackers threaten to release stolen Reddit data over API pricing

Reddit users who want changes to the company's API pricing have found unlikely allies in a group of hackers.

June 20, 2023

Weekend storms leave thousands without power across Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana

Several states were plagued with power outages over the weekend after intense wind and heat damaged power infrastructure.

June 20, 2023

Prosecutors in Bankman-Fried case agree to drop some charges for now

Federal prosecutors have agreed to drop five charges against FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried on the condition that he face trial on them at a later date.

June 15, 2023

News site Insider’s workers reach deal to end strike

Insider Group employees have reached a deal with the publication to end the longest open-ended strike in online news history.

June 15, 2023

Music industry slams Twitter with $250 million lawsuit over copyright infringement

The music industry is accusing Twitter of violating copyright law in a new lawsuit that seeks more than $250 million in damages.

June 15, 2023

Teamsters reach agreement to add more air conditioners to UPS vans

In a major breakthrough in contract talks, Teamsters and UPS negotiators have agreed to add air-conditioning units to some of the company's older delivery vehicles that have only fans.

June 15, 2023

Twitter evicted from Colorado offices in latest rent dispute

A Boulder, Colorado, landlord has successfully obtained an eviction order to remove Twitter from their property after the company reportedly failed to pay rent for months.

June 15, 2023