When Jeffrey Epstein died, he left behind an estate with an estimated value of $600 million. There were vast financial holdings, a private jet, and palatial properties including an island […]
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Back to news homeChina Turns to Olympic Committee as Peng Shuai Scandal Lingers
When China’s leaders came under pressure to answer questions about the health and whereabouts of Peng Shuai, the Chinese tennis star, they turned to a friendly face.They put Ms. Peng […]
Lyft Says 1,807 Sexual Assaults Occurred in Rides in 2019
More than 1,800 sexual assaults occurred during Lyft rides in 2019, the company said on Thursday in its first-ever safety report on sexual and physical assaults, fatal crashes and other […]
China #MeToo Figure Vows to Appeal After Losing Landmark Case
A former television intern who became a prominent voice in China’s #MeToo movement against sexual assault and harassment has vowed to fight on after a court in Beijing ruled that […]
Alibaba Faces Reckoning Over Harassment
At an employee dinner, women were told to rank the attractiveness of the men at the table. During a team-building exercise, a woman was pressured to straddle her male co-worker […]
Are Apple’s Tools Against Child Abuse Bad for Your Privacy?
Law enforcement officials, child-safety groups, abuse survivors and some computer scientists praised the moves. In statements provided by Apple, the president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children […]
Alibaba Rape Allegation Reveals China Tech’s Seamy Side
For years, as Alibaba turned from a scrappy Chinese start-up into an e-commerce behemoth, some of its business units welcomed new employees with an ice-breaking ceremony that alarmed many of […]
The Lesson to Learn From Apple’s Tool to Flag Child Sex Abuse
As we all put more of our photos, documents and videos online, how much of that data really belongs to us anymore?That’s the question many are now pondering because of […]
Alibaba Will Fire Employee After Rape Accusation
The latest accusations come at a tense time for Alibaba, which has come under scrutiny by the Chinese government. In April, the company, founded by Jack Ma, was fined a […]
Anthony Weiner’s Not Coming Back. But He Has Nowhere to Go.
But the sort of media and social media storm he was in the middle of felt new then. “We didn’t know what we were working with at the time, and […]