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SAG-AFTRA strikes against League of Legends over voiceover company actions
24 Sep

SAG-AFTRA strikes against League of Legends over voiceover company actions

John RoutledgeLatest News
SAG-AFTRA has called a strike against the video game League of Legends. Under this action, any union voice actors must cease working on the popular MOBA from Riot Games. The union said it has also filed a charge of unfair labor practice against Formosa Interactive, which provides voiceover services for League, with the National Labor Relations Board.Formosa Interactive was one…
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Visa slapped with a DOJ antitrust lawsuit
24 Sep

Visa slapped with a DOJ antitrust lawsuit

John RoutledgeLatest News
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa. The lawsuit alleges that the financial firm holds a monopoly over debit network markets allowing it to charge banks and markets with exorbitant fees that get passed onto consumers and keep rival companies like PayPal and Square from competing on their level.Bloomberg first reported on Monday that the DOJ planned…
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New Government website shows how much sea levels have risen
24 Sep

New Government website shows how much sea levels have risen

John RoutledgeLatest News
Yesterday, the US government announced the first-ever interagency sea level rise website. It’s a result of the work of the US Interagency Task Force on Sea Level Change. The website is called US Sea Level Change. Honestly, we’re kind of surprised that data on rising sea levels hasn’t been easily accessible to the public until now.The website lets you check…
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Apple Store employees in Oklahoma City ratify their first union contract
24 Sep

Apple Store employees in Oklahoma City ratify their first union contract

John RoutledgeLatest News
Employees at an Apple Store in Oklahoma City's Penn Square Mall have voted to ratify their first collectively-bargained contract. The store's workers are part of the Communications Workers of America, operating as Apple Retail Union-CWA Local 6016. The employees' three-year agreement with Apple includes the following, according to a press release from CWA:"Wage increases of up to 11.5% over the…
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Meta Connect 2024: Cheaper Quest 3S, AI, AR and everything else you can expect at the metaverse event
24 Sep

Meta Connect 2024: Cheaper Quest 3S, AI, AR and everything else you can expect at the metaverse event

John RoutledgeLatest News
In the past, the biggest AR/VR event of the year has been known alternately as Oculus Connect and then Facebook Connect. But whatever the name, Meta’s fall event its primary showcase for the company’s latest and greatest achievements in the virtual reality and mixed reality space. Much like last year, we can likely predict the biggest news coming out of…
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