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Meta workers sue over layoffs, allege AI metrics penalised employees on leave

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (645+ words) A group of current and former Meta employees claims AI-linked performance metrics failed to account for protected medical and family leave during the company's May workforce cuts. A group of 26 current and former Meta employees has sued the social media…...

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WiseTech CEO targeted after AI layoffs trigger security scare

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (583+ words) Australian software giant WiseTech has tightened security at its Sydney headquarters after a handwritten death threat was allegedly sent to CEO Zubin Appoo, escalating tensions surrounding the company's controversial AI-driven job cuts, as reported by MSN. The threat, which reportedly…...

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Federal judge halts Trump's government workforce reduction programme

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (599+ words) A federal court has temporarily stopped the US Department of Justice from advancing a controversial compensation fund linked to President Donald Trump's claims of political prosecution, setting up a legal battle over the programme's authority and constitutionality. A US federal…...

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Google employee accused of using confidential company data to win $1.2 million in bets

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (645+ words) A Google employee has been arrested in the United States after prosecutors accused him of using confidential company information to place highly profitable bets on cryptocurrency-based prediction platform Polymarket. According to statements from the US Attorney for the Southern District…...