By Mark Wilson August 05, 2022 Elon Musk, as surely you know by now, backed out on his $44 billion offer to buy Twitter in July, to the delight of corporate litigators everywhere. Days after Musk’s avowed withdrawal, the social media company filed a lawsuit against Musk to force him to complete the acquisition. … Continue reading The crux of Elon Musk’s countersuit against Twitter
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick steps down A slew of scandals drove shareholder pressure to a breaking point. R. Lawler @Rjcc Danish Siddiqui / Reuters The New York Times reports that Uber CEO Travis Kalanick is stepping down, following heavy pressure from a large group of shareholders. Despite a reputation for scandals that appeared to … Continue reading Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick reportedly saw violence against drivers as a tool for growth
Nine women accuse Sony of systemic sexism in a potential class-action lawsuit Today, eight women joined the ongoing suit and shared their stories with the court. J. Conditt @JessConditt March 10th, 2022 Tomohiro Ohsumi via Getty Images In November, former PlayStation IT security analyst Emma Majo filed a lawsuit against Sony, claiming the company discriminated … Continue reading Former PlayStation employee files new gender discrimination lawsuit against company
Federal judge rules that California can enforce its net neutrality law The judge refused to impose an injunction against the law at the request of trade groups. S. Shah @eightiethmnt February 24th, 2021 Jonathan Alcorn / reuters A federal judge has ruled that California can enact its net neutrality law, paving the way for the … Continue reading ISPs end fight against California net neutrality law
Labor agency alleges Google illegally fired two workers who tried to organize Another employee said she was let go this week over an email to colleagues. K. Holt @krisholt December 3rd, 2020 Toby Melville / reuters The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has accused Google of illegally firing two workers who took part in labor … Continue reading Lawsuit accuses Google of fostering systemic bias against Black employees
Slack is now officially part of Salesforce The business messaging app’s $27.7 billion acquisition is complete. M. Moon @mariella_moon July 22nd, 2021 Stephen Lam via Getty Images Salesforce has completed its $27.7 billion acquisition — its biggest one to date — of business messaging app Slack. When the companies first announced the purchase back in … Continue reading Salesforce employees protest against its NFT ambitions
EU opens antitrust probe into Google’s advertising tech Regulators have been informally consulting on an investigation since 2019. S. Shah @eightiethmnt June 22nd, 2021 Yves Herman / reuters The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into Google’s alleged violation of competition law through its ad tech policies. Regulators, who have spent the past two … Continue reading European publishers lodge EU antitrust complaint against Google’s ad tech
Guy Yehiav July 8, 2021 Total retail loss is an alarming drain on the revenue of retail companies. Driven by common occurrences like shrink, returns, administrative, marketing, e-commerce and supply chain errors, external theft and employee fraud, it can have serious repercussions to margins that are already tightened by the pandemic. As such, the threat … Continue reading The Fight Against Retail Loss Continues: How Organizations Can Measure the Performance of Loss Prevention Efforts
David DeCorte November 21, 2020 The holidays are now upon us. Of course, against the backdrop of COVID-19, we’re looking at a season unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. Unsurprisingly, many consumers are opting to do the bulk of their shopping online. But, while skipping out on the crowds and the chaos at the mall … Continue reading Protect Your Business Against Gift Card Fraud This Holiday Season
Sebastian Compagnucci July 23, 2020 We all know the keywords we want to rank for, but that doesn’t mean Google actually wants to rank your content for those queries. Google’s algorithm may have already decided the intent of a query directly conflicts with the page you would like to rank. By understanding SERP intent, you … Continue reading Not Ranking Organically For Your Target Queries? Google’s SERP Intent Might Be Working Against You
