‘We won’t accept the film industry’s silence’: Pro-Palestine protests leave their impact at the Oscars

As supporters of Palestine were present and vocal during Hollywood’s biggest night of the year, their impact has become massively visible across social media, even impacting the Oscar broadcast itself.  According to the Los Angeles police, protests for Palestine, which took place outside of the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles, caused traffic so substantial that … Read more

Creators say TikTok is the ‘music industry’s Roman empire’ in the wake of UMG’s war

On Jan. 30, music label Universal Music Group announced that it failed to reach a new deal with video app TikTok. For the past three years, the pair worked under an amicable but vague deal. The announcement claimed the deal delivered “equitable compensation for recording artists” but expired at the end of January.  In an … Read more

Tech industry’s blame of homeless for Cash App executive’s murder upended when fellow tech executive arrested

The man suspected of stabbing a tech executive in San Francisco this month also worked in the tech industry, a finding that throws cold water on claims that the accused killer was homeless or a drug addict. On April 4, Bob Lee, the founder of the popular service CashApp, died after being stabbed in what … Read more