Ex-CBS anchor worries that the network will lose its autonomy due to a media merger
Concerns Over CBS and Skydance Media Merger Former CBS anchor Connie Chung expressed her apprehensions on CNN about the recent merger between Paramount Global and Skydance Media, suggesting it might signal the decline of traditional journalism as we know it. The FCC approved an $8 billion merger this past Thursday, with the finalization expected by […]
Erdogan Says Syrian Kurdish Demand for Autonomy Is ‘Nothing More Than a Dream’
Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday sidelined the Syrian Kurdish demands for partial autonomy under the Syrian government, saying it was “just a dream.” The military junta that now controls Damascus was not even accepted by the Kurdish ambitions for independence. “The problems with the federal structure are nothing more than a life dream. […]
Scientific American attacks Jay Bhattacharya for prioritizing Americans’ autonomy over ‘the science’
Scientific American, the 179-year-old magazine published by the German-British Springer Nature Group, seems increasingly intent on muddying itself with politics rather than engaging in clean science. is. Only a few days have passed since Laura Hellmuth resigned as the magazine's editor-in-chief after going on an ugly rant that effectively called the more than 77.3 million […]
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch acquitted of fraud over Hewlett-Packard deal
Autonomy founder Mike Lynch, once hailed as the British Steve Jobs, was acquitted of fraud charges by a San Francisco jury on Thursday, a major win for the entrepreneur who has been dogged by legal troubles since his company was sold to Hewlett-Packard in 2011 for $11 billion. Mike Lynch, pictured here in 2019, was […]
Tech titan Mike Lynch testifies at fraud trial that Autonomy was ‘not perfect’ | Autonomy
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch took the stand in San Francisco federal court on Thursday as a key witness in his criminal fraud trial, defending his role at Autonomy, the tech company he co-founded and sold. While the government has portrayed the matter as a clear case of fraud, Lynch sought to highlight the greater complexity […]
How teacher autonomy at this Florida school helps students and staff succeed
When teachers at the A.D. Henderson School, one of the top-performing schools in Florida, are asked how they can succeed, there is one universal answer. That means teachers have autonomy. A Pew Research Center survey of teachers last fall found that most teachers nationwide reported feeling stressed and overwhelmed at work. A recent study from […]
Mike Lynch trial: defense points to difference in accounting standards | Autonomy
Lawyers for Mike Lynch sought to highlight the differences between British and American accounting standards as they defended him against allegations of orchestrating a “massive” fraud over many years. Mr Lynch, who founded and led British software company Autonomy, is fighting to avoid prison after US federal prosecutors indicted him on 16 counts of wire […]