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Vaughn Cockayne

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.

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Senator calls for Musk to restore accessibility team at Twitter

Sen. Ed Markey, Massachusetts Democrat, sent an open letter to Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Friday that criticized him for eliminating the company's accessibility team and called for its reinstatement.

February 28, 2023

Netflix lowers subscription prices in over 100 countries

New data analysis has revealed that Netflix dropped its prices in over 100 countries around the world, mostly developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

February 23, 2023

Toyota accedes to union demands, giving workers their biggest wage hike in decades

Toyota, one of Japan's biggest employers, gave in to demands for higher pay this week, giving union workers their biggest pay hike in two decades.

February 23, 2023

Musk orders new round of layoffs amid ad reorganization

Despite promises to the contrary, Twitter CEO Elon Musk fired dozens of sales and engineering employees last week, according to reports.

February 22, 2023

Footage of historic discovery of the Titanic gives new look at ‘unsinkable’ ship

Footage of the discovery of the ill-fated RMS Titanic at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean has finally been released.

February 16, 2023

Tesla fires dozens of workers amid unionization move

Over 30 workers have been fired from Tesla's Gigafactory 2 in Buffalo, New York, the day after employees began unionization efforts.

February 16, 2023

Twitter loses more than half of top advertisers, data shows

Since Elon Musk's takeover of the company, Twitter has lost over half of its top 1,000 advertisers.

February 14, 2023

DoorDash update introduces more safety features for drivers

DoorDash has introduced more features to keep its drivers safe in a new update.

February 9, 2023

EU officials criticize Twitter for scant disinformation report

Elon Musk's Twitter received more criticism from the European Union Thursday after the social media firm turned in what officials see as an inadequate report.

February 9, 2023

Twitter Blue underperforms in first month, garnering just 180,000 U.S. subscribers

One of Twitter CEO Elon Musk's biggest moves to make the company profitable has yielded mixed results, with only 180,000 U.S. users signing up for Twitter Blue service.

February 8, 2023

D.C. has something cookin’ for residents: Money to replace gas stoves

New legislation introduced Tuesday would help D.C. residents get rid of their gas stoves in favor of electric ones.

February 8, 2023

Southern section of D.C.’s Meridian Hill Park opens, fountains still empty

After two nearly two years of renovations, the southern section of Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., is finally open.

February 7, 2023

EU diplomat calls on Musk to tackle Russian disinformation on Twitter

The European Union's high representative for foreign affairs and security policy criticized Twitter CEO Elon Musk's decision to end free access to Twitter API, warning it will hurt efforts to curb disinformation.

February 7, 2023

Twitter shutting down free access to its public data

Starting next week, Twitter users will have to pay to access the company's public data.

February 2, 2023

Netflix shares new rules for password sharing

Netflix has started its new crackdown on password sharing with new rules on how accounts can be shared.

February 1, 2023

Thousands of truckers leave industry after failing drug tests, exacerbating worker shortage

Thousands of commercial truck drivers who tested positive for marijuana are declining to return to work.

February 1, 2023

Harvard students stage walkout on professor accused of sexual misconduct

More than 100 students walked out of Harvard professor John L. Comaroff's classroom in protest over sexual misconduct accusations against him.

January 26, 2023

Utah surgeon destroyed vaccines and sold false vaccination cards, DOJ says

The Department of Justice has charged a Utah-based plastic surgery clinic with falsifying vaccination cards and destroying COVID-19 vaccines.

January 25, 2023

Walmart raises minimum hourly wage to $14

Walmart is raising its nationwide hourly minimum wage from $12 to $14.