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Vaughn Cockayne

Vaughn Cockayne

vcockayne@washingtontimes.com

Vaughn Cockayne is a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for The Washington Times. He is an Ohio native and holds a bachelor's degree in Multi-Platform Journalism from Bowling Green State University. Vaughn previously worked as a freelance writer, covering data security and privacy issues before joining The Washington Times. He can be reached at vcockayne@washingtontimes.com.

Articles by Vaughn Cockayne

The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. On Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, a U.S. labor agency accused SpaceX of unlawfully firing employees who penned an open letter critical of CEO Elon Musk and creating an impression that worker activities were under surveillance by the rocket ship company. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

NASA: No proof of illegal drug use at SpaceX

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Thursday announced it found no evidence of illicit drug use at SpaceX that would jeopardize a rocket launch.

January 12, 2024
United Auto Workers members walk in the Labor Day parade in Detroit, Sept. 2, 2019. More than 1,500 employees at Mercedes-Benz's Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant have signed union cards with the United Auto Workers, the largest step yet in the union's effort to organize nonunion auto shops. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Mercedes workers in Alabama line up to back union

Over 1,500 employees at Mercedes-Benz's Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plant have signed union cards with the United Auto Workers, the largest step yet in the union's effort to organize nonunion auto shops.

January 11, 2024
The logo for live-streaming video platform Twitch is seen on Nov. 4, 2017, at the Paris games week in Paris, France. Twitch is laying off more than 500 employees, Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, as the company looks to get to a more appropriate size, according to the streaming platform's CEO Dan Clancy. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Struggling Twitch axes more workers

Popular live streaming platform Twitch is getting smacked with another round of layoffs as financial issues continue at the Amazon-owned company.

January 10, 2024
An "X" sign sits atop the social media platform's headquarters, in San Francisco, on July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

X removes support for NFT profile pictures

Crypto fans have lost some free advertising. Elon Musk's X on Tuesday announced its 2024 goals, including adding peer-to-peer payments and transitioning into a video-first model. Absent in the announcement was the removal of NFT -- nonfungible token -- profile pictures.

January 10, 2024
The logo of live streaming video platform Twitch is shown at the Paris games week in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena) **FILE**

Twitch updates policy to remove nudity

In its struggle to retain mature and general audiences, Twitch on Wednesday updated its attire rules to crack down on users who subvert the system.

January 4, 2024