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Disability Rights Activist Faces Backlash For Claiming Chris Brown “Mocks People with Physical Impairments”
Chris Brown has been no stranger to criticism over his nearly 20-year career, but the latest set of accusations he’s fielding may be a first.
The GRAMMY-winning singer, currently rocking stages on the European leg of his ‘Under the Influence’ tour, saw unusual movement of his actual legs catch the attention of a noted disability activist who has taken to the Web to assert “outrage”
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Ex-acting Met Commissioner faces probe over ‘regretful sex’ comments
Disgraced FTX founder faces “slew of new charges,” including more fraud and illegal political contributions
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Even after he was in custody, investigators continued to look into other areas of Sam Bankman-Fried’s business dealings. Those probes led to at least 12 additional charges against the cryptopreneur for wire, bank, and commodity fraud, additional money laundering charges, illegal political contributions, and “operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.”…
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Amazon’s iRobot purchase reportedly faces EU investigation (updated)
American politicians may not be the only government figures concerned about Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot. The Financial Timessources claim European Union regulators are grilling Amazon ahead of a “likely” official investigation. The European Commission has sent questions about potential privacy issues, including Roomba robot vacuums’ ability to capture imagery. Officials are worried Amazon might combine the pictures with Alexa data to gain a “competitive advantage,” according to one source.
MIT Technology Review recently discovered that photos taken by development versions of Roomba J7 vacuums had reached private Discord and Facebook groups. At the time, iRobot said the technology never made it to production models, was clearly labeled for testers and included a warning to remove “sensitive” items from the robovac’s view. The findings led iRobot to cut ties with Scale AI, a startup that relies on contractors to label data for AI training — it appeared that people working on this project leaked the pictures.
Amazon is supposedly poised to counter a possible investigation by noting that production Roombas only have rudimentary home mapping and aren’t likely to create privacy issues. We’ve asked the European Commission for comment. In a statement to Engadget, Amazon said it was “working cooperatively” with regulators.
A formal investigation is weeks away at best, the claimed insiders say. However, Amazon may want to address any initial worries quickly. The EU would start with a limited probe, but would conduct a more substantial “phase 2” investigation if Amazon couldn’t satisfy regulators.
The potential challenge comes just as the EU is vowing to get tougher against Big Tech companies like Amazon when investigating alleged privacy abuses. Civil liberty advocates have accused the EU of being too lenient and slow when dealing with these violations. An investigation of the iRobot deal wouldn’t be directly linked to this crackdown, but would make clear that privacy is a major focus for merger reviews.
Update 2/15 3:51PM ET: A European Commission spokesperson tells Engadget the regulator hasn’t been “formally notified” of Amazon’s iRobot transaction, but otherwise isn’t commenting further.
Dani Alves ‘faces £4million claim from former club UNAM Pumas over breach of contract’ after nightclub rape charge
DANI Alves could be forced to pay out £4million in damages to his former club UNAM Pumas over an alleged breach of contract.
The Brazilian football ace has been charged with raping a woman in a Barcelona nightclub toilet on December 30.
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Dani Alves could be forced to pay out £4million in damages to his former club UNAM Pumas over an alleged breach of contract[/caption]
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Brazil’s oldest ever World Cup player Alves is in preventive custody in Spain accused of rape[/caption]
At the time of his arrest, Alves was under contract with Mexican football club UNAM Pumas – who he signed with in July, 2022.
Now, the 36-year-old is said to owe £4million to the club for breaching his contract.
Brazilian publication UOL Sport has revealed the contents of an email allegedly demanding “financial compensation” from Alves.
An extract from the email reads: “Due to the player’s very serious breaches, he is obliged to reimburse the club with the payment of the indemnity provided in the amount of $5m (£4.1m).”
Alves was locked up last month by a judge investigating claims of an assault at Barcelona‘s swanky Sutton venue in the early hours of December 31.
He initially denied any contact with his accuser, but is said to have changed his story and claimed they had consensual sex.
He denies wrongdoing.
The star’s new lawyer reportedly told a Spanish TV journalist his initial version of events was to “protect his wife” and cover up his “infidelity”.
Top attorney Cristobal Martell – who also represented Lionel Messi in his tax fraud case – filed an appeal against the decision to remand him in custody.
Alves promised not to leave Spain and to stay 500 metres away from his accuser’s home and work, legal papers show.
He also offered to report to police daily and wear a tracking device 24 hours a day if he is let out of jail.
Previously the judge had deemed ex-Barcelona FC star Alves a flight risk.
And today new details of the ruling were revealed by the newspaper El Periodico.
Magistrate Anna Marín decided there was case to answer after questioning the accuser and suspect at Barcelona’s court number 15 on January 20, it reported.
According to the paper, she said “there are much more than enough indications” to consider that there was a rape “and that the suspect was the perpetrator of it”.
The magistrate also stressed the investigation is ongoing and nothing is proved, the paper reported.
Mr Martell, Alves’ lawyer, slammed the magistrate in his 24-page submission.
He claimed the investigation by the Mossos d’Esquadra police was “biased” and criticised Judge Marín for accepting it in an “uncritical and careless way”.
The lawyer also claims CCTV from the club’s VIP room contradicts the alleged victim’s account.
He said it shows the woman and her friends were in “festive” mood and not “intimidated” and she claimed.
The footage allegedly shows Alves leading the woman to the toilets where they spent 16 minutes out of view – not 47 seconds as previously reported on Spanish TV.
It it goes to trial, Alves could wait more than a year for the case to be heard.
Previously it emerged the woman claimed Alves slapped her and raped her in the bathroom.
She is also said to have described seeing the footballer’s intimate tattoo while he was partly undressed.
The tearful woman is said to have immediately told her friends what happened, and bouncers then alerted police.
Alves flew into Barcelona after agreeing to be questioned over the allegations last month.
Mexican club the Pumas terminated his contract after he was held in custody.
Alves’ model wife Joanna Sanz, 29, spoke of her heartbreak after his arrest, which came days after her mother died.
She said: “I have lost the only two pillars in my life.”
Since then she has deleted some images of her husband from her social media profiles.
Alves is the most decorated player in football history with 43 career trophies including three Champions League titles, two Copa Americas and an Olympic gold medal.
In December he became Brazil’s oldest ever player at a World Cup aged 39.
Last month he reportedly made his debut for a prison football team.
A source told La Vanguardia “the expectation was great” as many inmates idolise the former Barca right back.
And in an odd twist, he is said to be sharing a cell with a Brazilian named Coutinho – although it is not his national teammate.
The Sun Online contacted UNAM Pumas for comment.
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CCTV is said to show him with his accuser in the VIP area at Sutton nightclub[/caption]
The Flash Unveils the Final Returning Faces for Its Final Season
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The CW’s Flash show has been running along for eight seasons now, with its ninth and final season hitting in just a few days. In what’s pretty typical for the final seasons of shows that know they’re going to end, the CW is bringing back as many actors from the show’s history as it can manage, and recently announced…
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Intel cuts employee, executive salaries as it faces weak PC, chip demand
After posting a double-digit revenue decline for its fourth quarter of 2022, Intel is looking to weather a potentially problematic 2023 by making companywide cuts to employee pay.
Responding to media reports about possible pay cuts, Intel said on Wednesday that in order to navigate “macro-economic headwinds and work to reduce costs across the company,” it has made several adjustments to its 2023 employee compensation and rewards programs.
“[These changes] will help support the investments and overall workforce needed to accelerate our transformation and achieve our long-term strategy,” the statement continued. “We are grateful to our employees for their commitment to Intel and patience during this time as we know these changes are not easy.”