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‘No one wants to work with you’: Turmoil at top defence contractor Ventia as exec on $400k a year claims she was pushed out via performance review after being named in damning ACCC lawsuit
A senior executive at Australian defence contractor Ventia has claimed she was forced out of her $400,000-a-year role through a performance review process after being named in a damning cartel conduct lawsuit brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Lena Parker alleges she was told “no one wants to work with you” as…
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Death of 18-year-old mother inside Victorian prison raises concerns over excessive solitary lockdowns
An 18-year-old mother has died inside Dame Phyllis Frost Centre, a women’s prison in Melbourne, Australia, with her death prompting renewed scrutiny of the facility’s use of extended solitary lockdowns. The case, involving a young woman named Golightly, has drawn attention from advocates and observers concerned that prolonged isolation of vulnerable inmates may pose serious…
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‘It’s very challenging’: how the Duke of Westminster’s farm is taking on the climate crisis
Grosvenor Farms, the dairy business on the Duke of Westminster’s Eaton Estate near Chester, illustrates the mounting pressures on British agriculture from climate change and economic strain, even as it remains one of the sector’s better-performing operations. Heatwaves, fertiliser shortages linked to the Iran war, disease and post-Brexit labour shortages have combined to make farming…
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Disney Doubles Down on Video Podcasts, Inks Streaming Deal With iHeartMedia
The Walt Disney Company has struck a deal with iHeartMedia to stream video versions of six iHeartPodcasts titles on Disney+ and Hulu, expanding its growing push into companion and rewatch podcasts tied to its film and TV properties. The move reflects a wider industry trend of streamers using podcasts to deepen fan engagement, with executives…
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Don’t Believe Paramount’s Hype: California AG Rob Bonta Claims Ellison Muddying WBD Merger Waters With Misinformation & Side Deals; “We Intend To Win” – Guest Column
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has written an exclusive guest column for Deadline rejecting narratives put forward by Paramount Skydance and its chief executive David Ellison as they push to complete a $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery. Bonta insists the lawsuit he and colleagues from 11 other states filed on 13 July is…
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Bose CEO Lila Snyder on the fight for high-quality audio
Bose CEO Lila Snyder discussed the company’s ongoing transformation with Decoder host Nilay Patel, four years after her last appearance on the podcast. Since then, she has sold off Bose Professional, acquired high-end audio brands McIntosh Labs and Sonus faber, and pivoted the company towards licensing its core audio technology to other manufacturers, turning Bose…
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Pentagon pushing defense contractors to speed up weapons production
The Pentagon is pushing defense contractors to speed up their production and delivery of weapons amid concerns about the U.S. military’s dwindling munition stockpiles, which have deepened since the start of the war with Iran. Pentagon’s Deputy Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote to defense firms in a Wednesday memo that they have up to three weeks…
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No credible threat found after flight locks down cockpit
Authorities found there was no credible threat onboard a Sunday flight from Miami to Seattle after passengers were asked to deplane following an incident involving flight attendants. The pilot for Alaska Airlines Flight 305 told air traffic controllers there was a customer disturbance onboard the flight that caused him to lock down the cockpit. “We…
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Boeing is selling its air taxi startups to Archer Aviation
Boeing is selling three of its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) subsidiaries to Archer Aviation, while also taking an undisclosed stake in the San Jose-based company. The deal lets Boeing refocus its finances on core commercial aircraft production as it grapples with a $715 billion order backlog of over 6,200 unbuilt planes and continued…
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Manchester Rapper Kenzo Str8Drop Asks ‘Who Needs Enemies?’
Manchester rapper Kenzo Str8Drop has released a new single, “Who Needs Enemies?”, ahead of his debut album “Hood Exit”, due out on 21 August. The release forms part of a wider surge of interest in Manchester’s music scene, with Kenzo working alongside NQ, a hub supporting UK talent, as he establishes himself as one of…