Month: August 2022

Apple staff are fighting back against the company’s return-to-office order, saying it risks stifling diversity and wellbeing. The group – called Apple Together – has launched a petition demanding “location flexible work”, saying that work arrangements should be between a worker and their “immediate manager”. Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook told employees in and around
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an escalation of strike action. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents lawyers prosecuting and defending those accused of crimes in England and Wales, said its members had backed a plan to go on strike “on an indefinite basis” from Monday 5 September. They
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Cineworld has confirmed it may file for bankruptcy in the US, days after its shares nose-dived over reports the world’s second largest cinema chain was in difficulties. The UK-based company, which globally employs around 28,000 people across 751 sites in 10 countries, said it was considering options for how to restructure the business as it
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The US and South Korea have begun their biggest combined military training in years as they heighten their defence posturing against a growing North Korean nuclear threat. The drills could draw anger from Pyongyang, which has pushed its weapons testing activity to a record pace this year while repeatedly threatening conflicts with Seoul and Washington
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Sony PlayStation is being sued for £5bn by nine million claimants amid accusations it “ripped people off” with overpriced games and in-game purchases. The legal claim is a collective action against the gaming company, brought by consumer rights champion Alex Neill. It accuses the company of breach of competition law by abusing its market power
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Facebook and Instagram would be guilty of a “grotesque betrayal” of children if the platforms roll out encrypted messaging without safeguards against abuse, the home secretary has said. Priti Patel urged Meta – which also owns WhatsApp – to introduce safeguards before extending end-to-end encryption later this year. Current plans for the technology would see
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Three Arkansas police officers have been suspended following social media outrage over a video that seemingly shows them assaulting a suspect under arrest. Crawford County Sheriff Jimmy Damante said two county deputies and a Mulberry officer have been suspended. In the footage, which is too distressing to show, the three officers are shown pinning Randall
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