13 h. ago Of course Mark Zuckerberg is still doing good works – he’s just switched up the definition of ‘good’ | Emma Brockes

Who has the time to help underprivileged children when you have a pickleball court and a president to attend to?If you put it in a novel – a ham-fisted satire of tech overlord hypocrisy, say – it would look too contrived to fly. But here we are, absorbing a story from the New York Times this week in which Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are discovered to have been running a private school out of their compound in Palo Alto, California, in violation of city zoning laws. More pertinently, the school of 14 kids, which includes two of the couple’s three daughters, is less than a mile from the school for low-income families that the couple founded in 2016. Guess which school the world’s second-richest man and his wife are shutting down?Say the word “zoning infraction” to a certain stripe of American and the effect is equal to using “queue jumper” on a Briton, but of course the broader point here isn’t one about permits. (A spokesperson for Zuckerberg and Chan told the newsp...

Politics

3 d. ago How Mark Zuckerberg upended a quiet California neighborhood to maintain his own private paradise

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has completely upended a once idyllic California neighborhood in order to build his own private compound, residents say.

Politics

5 d. ago Labour council leader breached code of conduct over financial connection to company director

EXCLUSIVE: The Inverclyde council leader has apologised for the "inadvertent breach" of the councillors' code of conduct.

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7 d. ago Voices: What would it take for you to work for Mark Zuckerberg?

As a computer scientist’s ‘no thanks’ to a billion-dollar pay package goes viral, James Moore says that when you’re already sought-after in a cutting-edge tech sector, there’s more to life than an eye-watering salary

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8 d. ago Three major chemical companies agree to pay $875m to New Jersey over Pfas claims

Settlement follows another one reached with Ohio in 2023 for similar claims related to ‘forever chemicals’Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay $875m over 25 years to the state of New Jersey to settle environmental claims including pollution linked to Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, the companies said on Monday.Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting US drinking water with toxic Pfas chemicals led to more than $11bn in settlements in 2023, with experts predicting that new federal regulations and a growing awareness of the breadth of the contamination will spur more litigation and settlements. Continue reading...

Economics

9 d. ago Why a young Aussie has rejected a $1billion offer from Mark Zuckerberg

Perth-raised University of Sydney graduate Andrew Tulloch has refused a huge offer from Mark Zuckerberg.

Economics

3 w. ago World's second richest man promised to 'give away 95%' of £186bn fortune

Larry Ellison leapfrogged Mark Zuckerberg in the Bloomberg wealth index this week to be declared the second richest person in the world with a net worth of $251.2billion (£186bn)

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3 w. ago Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders

A settlement has been reached in a class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders over claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm

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3 w. ago Zuckerberg and Meta officers settle claim they lost company billions by violating privacy laws

Shareholders sued Zuckerberg and others in hopes of holding them liable for fines and legal costs that Meta paidMark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8bn for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users’ privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday.The parties did not disclose details of the settlement and defense lawyers did not address the judge, Kathaleen McCormick of the Delaware court of chancery. McCormick adjourned the trial just as it was to enter its second day and she congratulated the parties. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Passengers reach settlement in $1 billion lawsuit over Alaska Airlines flight where door plug blew out at 16,000 feet

The National Transportation Safety Board said Boeing was at fault in the incident

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4 w. ago Coats to buy US insole maker for brands including Adidas and Asics for £573m

The company said acquiring OrthoLite means it is bringing together two ‘global leaders’ in the industry.

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4 w. ago Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify in $8 billion Facebook privacy lawsuit

A $8 billion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and company leaders begins, with claims stemming from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm

Economics

4 w. ago Mark Zuckerberg to invest hundreds of billions into AI that can outperform humans

Mark Zuckerberg has revealed Meta Platforms is set to invest hundreds of billions of dollars into constructing vast AI data centers, aiming to achieve superintelligence.

Economics