Ex-Fujitsu engineer apologises at Post Office inquiry over ‘bandwagon’ claim | Post Office Horizon scandal
A former Fujitsu engineer has apologised for an email in which he accused Seema Misra, a high-profile victim of the Japan Post Horizon IT scandal, of “jumping on the bandwagon” to question the reliability of the organisation’s computer systems. Gareth Jenkins, a former senior engineer at Fujitsu, which developed the Horizon system, was testifying for […]
Ex-Meta engineer sues company over wrongful termination related to handling of pro-Palestinian content
A former Meta engineer has sued his former company for wrongful termination, claiming he was fired after researching pro-Palestinian content as part of his job. According to the criminal complaint, Feras Hamad worked as a software engineer at Meta and was tasked with overseeing Instagram’s content filters related to the war in Gaza and Ukraine. […]
Meta sued by Palestinian-American engineer, claiming he was fired over handling of Gaza content
A former Meta engineer accused the company of being biased in its treatment of content related to the Gaza war and claimed in a lawsuit Tuesday that he was fired by the company for trying to help fix a bug that was causing the throttling of Palestinian Instagram posts. Feras Hamad, a Palestinian-American engineer who […]
Software Engineer Sentenced to 10 Years for Building So-Called ‘Ghost Guns’
Dexter Taylor, a Brooklyn resident and software engineer, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison for charges related to firearms made from a “ghost gun kit.” according to to NBC New York. In April, Taylor was found guilty on 13 charges, all related to firearms he made or fabricated as a hobbyist gunsmith. Brooklyn […]
Charles Leclerc has a new race engineer at Ferrari
Upgrades aren’t the only changes to be made to Ferrari ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc will also get a new race engineer. The F1 team announced two organizational changes on Thursday, starting with the news that Leclerc’s long-time race engineer Xavi Markos will be moving to another role within the team. in […]
Nurse, Foreman, Lawyers, Teacher, Engineer, Consultant
The judge presiding over former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial swore in seven jurors Tuesday. The jury consists of four men and three women, and they come from a variety of backgrounds and professions. New York State Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan will need to seat 11 more jurors (five jurors and six alternates). Trump’s […]
Tesla settles case over fatal 2018 crash of Apple engineer involving Autopilot
Tesla has settled a lawsuit over a 2018 car crash that left an Apple engineer off a freeway near San Francisco and killed an Apple engineer, court documents said Monday. The settlement allows Tesla to avoid a lengthy jury trial over what role Autopilot, its driver-assistance technology, played in the accident. The case involves a […]
Google fires engineer who claimed company ‘powering genocide’
A Google engineer who disrupted a New York City technology conference earlier this week by standing up and declaring that he refuses to “build technology that promotes genocide” has reportedly been fired. “I refuse to build technology that powers genocide, apartheid, and surveillance,” the engineer shouted during a speech at the Mind the Tech conference […]
Former Google engineer indicted for stealing AI secrets to aid Chinese firms
Michigan Republican John James told the Evening Edit how China is exfiltrating personal information through internet-connected cars. A former Google software engineer was indicted Tuesday in California on charges of stealing trade secrets. Artificial intelligence (AI) It’s a technology he used to benefit two companies based in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Linwei Ding, […]
Ex-Google engineer Linwei Ding accused of stealing AI tech while secretly working with China-linked companies
WASHINGTON (AP) – A former Google software engineer has been charged with secretly collaborating with two China-based companies to steal artificial intelligence technology from the company, the Justice Department announced Wednesday. Linwei Ding, a Chinese national, was arrested in Newark, California on four counts of theft of federal trade secrets, each punishable by up to […]