law_crime
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Mini Is Almost Done With Leather, Like Everyone Should Be Already
Slowly but surely, automakers are beginning to shift away from offering leather upholstery as an option in their vehicles, replacing them with vegan leather or other synthetic alternatives. The latest is Mini, which announced today it’s switching to 100 per cent recycled fabrics going forward for its car interiors.
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Google Fined $5 Million in Settlement Over Alleged Hiring and Pay Discrimination
After a drawn-out battle, the U.S. Department of Labour’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has finally settled with Google, which will now pay out or set aside $US3.8 ($5) million to remedy allegations it discriminated against over 5,000 woman and Asian engineers. Over $US2.5 ($3) million of that will go directly to the workers.…
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Here’s Why Ford And Google’s Partnership Actually Makes Sense
A couple of weeks after General Motors and Microsoft announced a partnership that will see the tech giant providing the cloud data backbone to support GM’s autonomous driving initiatives, Ford and Google have joined forces as well. And in Ford’s case, data is merely where this collaboration begins.
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This Rare, Working Apple-1 Computer Can Be Yours if You Have $2 Million Lying Around
If you ever wanted to own a piece of computer history, now is your chance. There is currently what’s billed as a working Apple-1, a model from the first line of computers launched by the company in 1976, up for sale on eBay. It’s not exactly cheap though, and will set you back a good…