Vaughn Cockayne

Jay-Z accused in lawsuit of raping 13-year-old girl with Diddy

Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has been accused of raping a 13-year-old girl with fellow music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs during an afterparty in 2000, according to an amended civil suit.

December 9, 2024

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to ask judge to block Infowars sale in bankruptcy hearing

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is set to appear Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Texas, where he is expected to ask a judge to block the sale of his website Infowars to satirical news site The Onion.

December 9, 2024

Meta to expand ‘first strikes’ policy to all platforms

Meta is bringing its "first strikes" policy to its other platforms after what it called a successful trial run on Facebook, and an internal report found that the tech company over-policed content.

December 5, 2024

Waymo to fully launch in Miami in 2 years

Alphabet's Waymo robotaxi announced plans to start operations in Miami in 2026, marking the company's first expansion out of the West.

December 5, 2024

Honda recalls more than 200,000 SUVs over fuel leak

Honda has issued a recall on 205,760 of its sport utility vehicles in the U.S. over an apparent fuel leak issue, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Thursday.

December 5, 2024

Massachusetts rideshare drivers steer toward union recognition

Uber and Lyft drivers gathered in front of the Labor Department's Boston offices Wednesday, announcing their intention to form a union after passing a ballot measure last month that gives Massachusetts' rideshare operators the right to organize.

December 5, 2024

Elon Musk won’t use political power to hurt competitors, says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said he doesn't expect Elon Musk to wield his political power to crush his rivals in artificial intelligence.

December 4, 2024

Feds fine cleaning company $172,000 for using 11 children at meat plant

An Oklahoma-based cleaning company has been fined nearly $172,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor after investigators found the business employed 11 children to clean meat processing equipment.

December 4, 2024

Hyundai autoworkers in South Korea to go on strike in response to Yoon’s martial law declaration

Unionized workers of the Hyundai Motor Co. in South Korea are going on strike this week in response to President Yoon Suk Yeol's declaration of martial law on Tuesday.

December 4, 2024

Cybertruck workers told to stay home for three days as inventory grows

Cybertruck line workers at Tesla's Texas Gigafactory were told to stay home for three days this week as the company responds to sluggish sales creating a backlog.

December 3, 2024

Meta says AI had little impact on flawed election information

Meta announced this week that content generated by artificial intelligence made up less than 1% of what it called wrong election information on its platforms.

December 3, 2024

Wisconsin judge returns collective bargaining rights to public sector unions

A Wisconsin judge restored collective bargaining rights to public sector workers this week, ruling that Act 10, also called the Budget Repair Bill, violated the state's Constitution.

December 3, 2024

Delaware judge rejects Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package again

A Delaware judge has blocked Elon Musk's massive Tesla pay package for the second time this year, ruling that the company's vote to approve the payout doesn't change anything.

December 3, 2024

Judge tosses out defamation suit against Fox News over Jan. 6

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation suit against Fox News brought by a Jan. 6 Capitol riot participant who accused the network and its hosts of spreading misinformation about him.

November 27, 2024

Musk-owned AI company to launch stand-alone app

Elon Musk's xAI is set to start a ChatGPT-like app.

November 27, 2024

X claims ownership of Infowars’ account to block sale to Onion

Elon Musk's X claimed control of the Infowars social media account this week, arguing it owns everything on its platform.

November 27, 2024

Alternative ride-sharing platform Empower must hit the brakes in D.C.

A District of Columbia judge ordered ride-share service Empower, a Lyft and Uber competitor, to cease operations in the city after the company failed to adhere to regulations.

November 27, 2024

Musk hints that X deprioritizes links to keep users on platform

X owner Elon Musk has implied that the platform throttles the reach of posts, including links to external sites, to keep users from leaving.

November 26, 2024

Disney pays $43 million to settle pay discrimination lawsuit

Disney has agreed to pay $43 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company paid women less than men with the same job title.

November 26, 2024

Tesla to be excluded from California EV tax credits under new proposal

Tesla could end up missing out on California's new set of tax credits for electric vehicles.

November 26, 2024