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Lawsuit Says Gannett Discriminates Against White Workers to Meet Diversity Goals

Gannett Co Inc., the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, is facing a lawsuit claiming its efforts to diversify newsrooms led to discrimination against white workers. The proposed class action was filed in Virginia federal court on Friday by five current and …

Deepfake Imposter Scams Are Driving a New Wave of Fraud

Computer-generated children’s voices so realistic they fool their own parents. Masks created with photos from social media that can penetrate a system protected by face ID. They sound like the stuff of science fiction, but these techniques are already available …

Activist Behind Affirmative Action Cases Sues Major Law Firms

A group founded by the conservative activist who led the successful U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions on Tuesday sued two major U.S. law firms over fellowships they offer to racial minorities and LGBT …

FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings After Close Call Incidents

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents. Earlier this month, the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board …

Severe Weather Set to Boost US Disaster Funding Needs, FEMA Says

Growing extreme-weather risks mean President Joe Biden’s expected request for billions in extra disaster-relief funding might not be enough for the next fiscal year, FEMA head Deanne Criswell said. Biden’s roughly $12 billion request would cover the spending year ending …

NHTSA Probes 2022 Ford Mach-E EV Recall

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Monday that they are investigating whether Ford Motor’s 2022 recall of nearly 49,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric vehicles adequately addressed concerns and whether it should be expanded to more vehicles. Ford issued the June …

Cybersecurity Firm SentinelOne Explores Sale

SentinelOne Inc., a cybersecurity company with a market value of about $5 billion, has been exploring options that could include a sale, according to people familiar with the matter. The Mountain View, California-based company became a takeover target after its …

Rail Whistleblowers Fired for Voicing Safety Concerns

Hours before a Norfolk Southern train derailed in Ohio and erupted in fire in February, a judge ruled a former railroad employee could proceed with a lawsuit claiming he had been harassed for years by managers who said he reported …

Tesla Data Breach Blamed on ‘Insider Wrongdoing’ Impacted 75,000

Tesla Inc.’s May data breach impacted more than 75,000 people, included employee-related records and was a result of “insider wrongdoing,” according to a notice posted by the office of the Maine Attorney General Friday. A total of 75,735 people were …

People Moves: Drogin Cyber Leader at Mosaic; Loney to Lead Specialty Casualty at DUAL North America

David Drogin will lead cyber business growth in the U.S. as Mosaic Insurance‘s senior vice president, head of U.S. cyber. He will report to Global Head of Cyber Yosha DeLong. Drogin will be responsible for leading operational and growth strategy …

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