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Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that he had fired the microblogging website's deputy general counsel James Baker over concerns about his role in information suppression under the previous management."In light of concerns about (James) Baker's possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today," Musk tweeted on Tuesday.In light of concerns about Baker's possible role in suppression of information important to the public dialogue, he was exited from Twitter today—…

Lucasfilm seems to change its mind about who should helm Star Wars in this glorious new era nearly as much as George Lucas used to change tiny details in his two trilogies in subtle, but nevertheless controversial ways. Now that more people are starting to realize a trend, the real question is if we can perceive any future for the galaxy far, far away that even remotely comes close to a coherent interconnected narrative like the one in Disney’s other big cinematic franchise. As we ponder the future of the OG sci-fi…

Whenever anything goes wrong in Star Wars, fans almost instantly point the finger of blame of Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy, which is fair enough when she’s the one at the very top of the food chain. Andor may have been winning massive plaudits as arguably one of the finest projects ever set in a galaxy far, far away, with Tony Gilroy and his team luxuriating in the sort of creative freedom that’s been hard to come by during the Disney era. In fact, a galling report from The Direct underlines that point by…

Jane—not her real name—has wanted a baby for years. The Twitter employee, whose identity has been protected because she is unable to speak to the press under the terms of her contract, has a blocked fallopian tube. “I’m not young,” Jane says. “So basically, my chances of conceiving naturally were quite low. But with this, my chance of conceiving naturally is almost zero percent. So the only option I have is IVF.”But it’s now unlikely Jane will be able to receive IVF treatment. With the prospect of treatment perhaps just…

It is surely not a good time to be in the tech sector. Big firms including Google, Amazon, Twitter and others are laying off hundreds of their employees. For some Twitter employees, the situation…

Zoë Schiffer / @zoeschiffer: Source: Twitter abruptly fired around 50 engineers and warned dozens more on the evening before Thanksgiving; some were told their “code is not satisfactory” — Hearing that roughly 50 Twitter engineers were abruptly fired last night and dozens more received warnings: https://twitter.com/... Zoë Schiffer / @zoeschiffer: Source: Twitter abruptly fired around 50 engineers and warned dozens more on the evening before Thanksgiving; some were told their…

| Hi folks! Jude Terror here once again with his trusty robot sidekick, LOLtron, bringing you the latest comic book preview from Marvel. The Spirit Rider rides a flaming bat in this preview of Midnight Suns #3. Does that count as a DC crossover? LOLtron, the management here at Bleeding Cool has paired me with you in hopes of "improving the overall tone and quality of my work," so though I know I will regret it, I am contractually obligated to ask: what did you think of the preview of Midnight Suns #3? And this time,…

SpaceX employees say they illegally fired after organizing an open letter about Elon Musk’s behavior.Photo: Hannibal Hanschke-Pool (Getty Images)SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s tweets are once again being used in as evidence in a case filed with federal regulators. This time, the parties citing his tweets are former SpaceX employees, who are claiming that the company fired them in retaliation for circulating an open letter criticizing Musk’s behavior and his tweets.Earlier this week, eight former SpaceX employees filed unfair…

Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk’s behavior have filed a complaint. Several SpaceX employees who were fired after circulating an open letter calling out CEO Elon Musk's behavior have filed a complaint accusing the company of violating labor laws.The complaint, made Wednesday to the National Labor Relations Board, details the aftermath of what allegedly happened inside SpaceX after employees circulated the letter in June, which, among other things, called…

Several former SpaceX employees alleged that the company violated federal labor law when it fired them after they took issue with CEO Elon Musk ‘s behavior online and SpaceX’s internal culture, the former employees’ attorneys said. In charges filed individually Wednesday with the National Labor Relations Board, the eight former employees said they were terminated by SpaceX because they were part of a bigger group that raised concerns about Mr. Musk in a letter to executives earlier this…