Boeing offloads some software businesses to private equiteer Thoma Bravo
Ten billion bucks coming in for a soft landing, customers may be about to experience a bumpy ride
Beleaguered aerospace giant Boeing has sold some of its “Digital Aviation Solutions” portfolio to private equity outfit Thoma Bravo.…
Pope Francis' death sparks massive spike in Conclave streaming numbers as viewers seek answers over selection of next pope
While the Catholic church prepares for its first papal conclave in 12 years, following the death of Pope Francis , many have been flocking to the hit movie Conclave.
Shop Zara, Beatrice and Eugenie's exact Bahrain Grand Prix outfits - including must-have ME+EM dress now 50% off
Don't walk, strut into summer with royal-approved style. These pieces won't hang around for long!
Tearful Angellica Bell FINALLY breaks silence on Martin Lewis axe on Celebrity Big Brother before brutal eviction
Angellica Bell couldn't hold back her tears as she finally opened up about her feud with ITV star Martin Lewis on Celebrity Big Brother on Tuesday night.
Police 'concerned' after cat found dead with horrific injuries in housing estate
Local officers will be 'completing enquiries' nearby where the cat was found
Ben Affleck drops biggest hint yet about why marriage to Jennifer Lopez failed even though he 'adores' her
While talking about The Accountant 2 with costar Jon Bernthal on Morning Joe, the Oscar-winning actor spit out some telling words. It seems to relate to his JLO marriage that lasted two years.
Malcolm In The Middle cast seen in first photo for reboot hours after star Frankie Muniz says he hit 'new low'
Just a day after admitting to hitting, ' a new mental and emotional new low ,' Frankie Muniz reunited with his Malcolm In the Middle parents Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek.
Rupert Murdoch's 'wild child' granddaughter Charlotte Freud passionately kisses new boyfriend in corset and suspenders following marriage breakdown
Rupert Murdoch's 'wild child' granddaughter Charlotte Freud has packed on the PDA with her new beau, following the shock collapse of her marriage.
The hardest primary schools to get into in Essex
The hardest school to get into in Essex rejected over half of the first-choice applications it received
Asia reaches 50 percent IPv6 capability and leads the world in user numbers
India and China deliver a nice milestone, with help from ancient internet history
Asia has become the second region in the world to reach 50 percent IPv6 capability, according to data from labs run by the Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC).…
The Pope's final resting place: Chipboard barrier hides niche where Francis will be buried, four miles from the Vatican, in accordance with his wishes
The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, has broken with tradition and asked that his final resting place be away from St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
Hitman who killed Maurizio Gucci shoots his son in the face then turns the pistol on himself
Benedetto Ceraulo, 63, the hitman who killed fashion mogul Maurizio Gucci in 1995 at the behest of his ex-wife, allegedly shot his son during a family dispute then turned the pistol on himself.
Kids to sing with family fun at VE-Day community party in Great Notley
Great Notley Parish Council will host a VE-Day 80th anniversary street party-style celebration to “promote community spirit and get people together”.
Locations across Essex to feature on popular BBC Two railway show
BBC Two's Great British Railway Journeys will tour Braintree, Maldon, Colchester, and other locations across Essex.
Exact date Lakeside Shopping Centre inflatable obstacle course on water will open this summer
The park is incredibly popular when the weather gets warmer
Reese Witherspoon's thinly-veiled snarky jab at Blake Lively over nude photos resurfaces in new viral video
Reese Witherspoon's thinly-veiled snarky jab at Blake Lively has resurfaced amid the mounting drama over Lively's legal war with It Ends With Us director Justin Baldoni.
Yahoo Will Give Millions To a Settlement Fund For Chinese Dissidents
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: A lawsuit to hold Yahoo responsible for "willfully turning a blind eye" to the mismanagement of a human rights fund for Chinese dissidents was settled for $5.425 million last week, after an eight-year court battle. At least $3 million will go toward a new fund; settlement documents say it will "provide humanitarian assistance to persons in or from the [People's Republic of China] who have been imprisoned in the PRC for exercising their freedom of speech." This ends a long fight for accountability stemming from decisions by Yahoo, starting in the early 2000s, to turn over information on Chinese internet users to state security, leading to their imprisonment and torture. After the actions were exposed and the company was publicly chastised, Yahoo created the Yahoo Human Rights Fund (YHRF), endowed with $17.3 million, to support individuals imprisoned for exercising free speech rights online.
The Yahoo Human Rights Fund was intended to support imprisoned Chinese dissidents. Instead, a lawsuit alleges that only a small fraction of the money went to help former prisoners. But in the years that followed, its chosen nonprofit partner, the Laogai Research Foundation, badly mismanaged the fund, spending less than $650,000 -- or 4% -- on direct support for the dissidents. Most of the money was, instead, spent by the late Harry Wu, the politically connected former Chinese dissident who led Laogai, on his own projects and interests. A group of dissidents sued in 2017, naming not just Laogai and its leadership but also Yahoo and senior members from its leadership team during the time in question; at least one person from Yahoo always sat on YHRF's board and had oversight of its budget and activities.
The defendants -- which, in addition to Yahoo and Laogai, included the Impresa Legal Group, the law firm that worked with Laogai -- agreed to pay the six formerly imprisoned Chinese dissidents who filed the suit, with five of them slated to receive $50,000 each and the lead plaintiff receiving $55,000. The remainder, after legal fees and other expense reimbursements, will go toward a new fund to continue YHRF's original mission of supporting individuals in China imprisoned for their speech. The fund will be managed by a small nonprofit organization, Humanitarian China, founded in 2004 by three participants in the 1989 Chinese democracy movement. Humanitarian China has given away $2 million in cash assistance to Chinese dissidents and their families, funded primarily by individual donors.
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Ben Affleck defends his 'broke' nepo babies after refusing to buy son Samuel $6K sneakers despite $150M fortune
The 52-year-old actor shed insight on his parenting style while chatting about his teenage kids having jobs during Tuesday's episode of Today with Jenna & Friends.
I lived on protein shakes for an entire week... here are the shocking effects it had on my mind and body
Social media sensation Michael Alves, who rocketed to stardom under the name Killdozer for his extreme food challenges, called his latest endeavor 'the worst week of my entire life.'
Fallen cricket great Michael Slater looks VERY different as he walks free after a year in jail - as his sentence for a string of domestic violence crimes leaves Aussies outraged
Former Australian Test cricketer Michael Slater has been released after spending more than a year behind bars - and many Aussies are crying foul.