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On November 24, 2014, Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Inc., was the victim of an unprecedented cybersecurity attack launched by North Korean hackers.
The world’s largest sports organization, FIFA, is caught in a corruption scandal as the U.S.
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On June 25, 2015, Whole Foods Market finds itself embroiled in controversy when the New York Department of Consumer Affairs releases a report alleging the company systematically overcharged on th
In 2012 a shooting in Florida rose to national prominence after it was revealed that no charges would be pressed against the 28-year-old man who shot and killed an unarmed teenager who was carryi
In 2012, a former employee filed a lawsuit against Deen and her brother for racial discrimination. Deen later confessed to using racial slurs in a deposition transcript that was leaked in 2013.
A class-action lawsuit, in addition to high-profile suicides of former players, cause many to believe that the National Football League is not moving fast enough to ensure player safety.
On January 20, 2014 The Huffington Post published an article about research into possible health risks associated with Spanx, the market-leading shapewear company.
An investigative report into corporate tax avoidance prompts an increasingly powerful citizen’s group to target Starbucks’ UK operation.
In 2014, the National Academy of Sciences published a study about an emotional contagion experiment that Facebook conducted on almost 700,000 of its members.
Campbell’s Soup Company released a statement on January 7, 2016 announcing its support of mandatory national labeling of products that may contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and becam
On August 15, 2015, The New York Times published the results of an investigation, entitled “Inside Amazon: Wrestling Big Ideas in a Bruising Workplace.” The article denounced a brutal working cul
Airbnb, a rapidly growing peer-to-peer rental property platform, faces scrutiny and backlash for its actions after teenage guest, Jacob Lopez, claims to have been sexually assaulted by his host.
Theranos became one of the most exciting start-ups in Silicon Valley when it introduced a simplified blood testing method that had the potential to help countless people.
In August of 2016, Mylan Pharmaceutical came under public scrutiny for its highly priced EpiPen, a drug used to treat life threatening allergic reactions.
Maria Sharapova, the world’s highest-paid female athlete for 11-straight years and five-time Grand Slam tennis champion, admitted testing positive for the banned drug Meldonium during the 2016 Au
In the aftermath of the San Bernardino shooting in December 2015, Apple was required by a federal court order to assist the FBI in unlocking the primary suspect’s iPhone 5c.
InsideClimate News, an online news startup that had been reported to have fewer people than a baseball team, claimed in September 2015 that oil titan ExxonMobil knew about man-made climate change for
In 1991, Apple mad a tax deal with the Irish government to pay very low tax rates, on the condition that the California-based company carry out its European operations in Ireland.
In April 2008, small particles of glass were discovered during a quality control check at Boston Beer Company’s Cincinnati brewery.