The scandal-plagued Weinstein Company announced Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection with a stalking-horse bid in hand, and that it is releasing any victims of or witnesses to Harvey Weinstein’s alleged sexual misconduct from non-disclosure agreements preventing them from speaking out. The stalking-horse agreement was reached with an affiliate of the Dallas-based private equity firm Lantern Capital…

As a result of this incident, Uber has stopped all self-driving vehicle tests in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Toronto and the greater Phoenix area. « Our hearts go out to the victim’s family. We are fully cooperating with local authorities in their investigation of this incident, » said Uber in a statement. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi echoed the sentiment…

Facebook Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos is reportedly leaving after disagreements over how the social media network should handle the spread of disinformation. The news was first reported by The New York Times, and later independently reported by Reuters and the Wall Street Journal. In a tweet, Stamos said he was still employed, but…

A Russian model is « in custody » in Dubai after she jumped from the sixth floor of a hotel room to flee a man who was trying to rape and kill her, it was claimed. Ekaterina Stetsyuk, 22, broke her spine when she miraculously survived the fall which happened after she refused to have sex with…

Image copyright AFP Image caption Xi Jinping laid out his grand vision for China’s future Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a fervently nationalistic closing speech to parliament, painting China as the rising global power. Mr Xi said « achieving total unity » was the « collective hope of all Chinese people » and any attempts to divide it…

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