May 31, 2024 Merrill Lynch settles class action racial discrimination lawsuit for $20 million The lawsuit alleges that African American advisers employed by Bank of America-owned Merrill received less compensation and promotions than their white counterparts—and were terminated at higher rates. BY Associated Press Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to settle a … Continue reading Merrill Lynch settles class action racial discrimination lawsuit for $20 million
Apple, Visa and Mastercard sued in proposed class action antitrust case over Apple Pay card fees The lawsuit alleges Visa and Mastercard bribed Apple to hamper competition, which drove up merchant fees. Cheyenne MacDonald Sat, Dec 16, 2023 REUTERS / Reuters A proposed class action lawsuit has accused Apple of accepting a form of … Continue reading Apple, Visa and Mastercard sued in proposed class action antitrust case over Apple Pay card fees
Apple is settling a class action lawsuit over Family Sharing for $25 million You might just get a payout up to $50. Malak Saleh Updated Sat, Dec 16, 2023 AP If you used Apple’s Family Sharing feature with at least one other person and bought a subscription to an app through the App Store … Continue reading Apple is settling a class action lawsuit over Family Sharing for $25 million
A permission change with Amazon Web Service prevented customers from accessing most Salesforce services for several hours. Constantine von Hoffman on September 20, 2023 There was a huge outage of Salesforce services today following an internal permission change. As a result, customers were not able to access services for several hours. “This is about … Continue reading Salesforce says an internal action caused service outage
By Kathleen Davis June 29, 2023 The Supreme Court issued its decision in Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. (SFAI) v. President and Fellows of Harvard and SFAI v. University of North Carolina today. The court said that admissions programs that relied in part on racial considerations violate the Constitution, effectively ending affirmative action in the United States. … Continue reading SCOTUS overturns affirmative action: What it means for workplace DEI
‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta Deanna Ritchie / Jun 23, 2023 The government of Malaysia has threatened to file a lawsuit against Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, for failing to remove illegal or inappropriate material from Facebook. The Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) is worried about hate … Continue reading ‘Undesirable’ Facebook content has prompted legal action from Malaysia against Meta
Pinterest Reports Positivity As Key Driver In Consumer Action by Colin Kirkland , June 2, 2023 New research from social platform Pinterest and tech company Morning Consult shows that positivity is a key driver for consumer action. Creating more positive environments in brand messaging, the study shows, leads to new opportunities for marketing and promotion … Continue reading Pinterest Reports Positivity As Key Driver In Consumer Action
WriteSonic and Copy.ai are among the most affordable AI writing tools today. See how they fare against ChatGPT, Writer and Jasper. Jenny Romanchuk on March 17, 2023 In part one of this two-part article, we looked at ChatGPT, Writer and Jasper. In this part, we look at WriteSonic and Copy.ai. 4. WriteSonic WriteSonic is one … Continue reading More AI writing assistants in action
We tested five popular generative AI tools to write blog posts. Here’s what we discovered. Jenny Romanchuk on March 13, 2023 This is part one of a two-part article. In this part, we look at ChatGPT, Writer and Jasper. ChatGPT’s launch in November 2022 spurred a debate among marketers. Proponents of generative AI envision a … Continue reading 5 AI writing assistants in action
Elon Musk gives employees two days to commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or lose their jobs NurPhoto via Getty Images Mariella Moon @mariella_moon Twitter might lose even more employees following the mass layoffs that halved its workforce and shortly after the company fired engineers who publicly called out its new owner. According to The Washington … Continue reading Former Twitter employees file class action gender discrimination lawsuit
