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Ann Arbor School District Files Police Report After Principal Files Discrimination Lawsuit

ANN ARBOR, MI — Ann Arbor Public Schools filed a police report Wednesday, July 24, possibly related to theft involving an elementary school employee or contractor. Ann Arbor Public Schools spokesman Andrew Cluley wouldn’t comment, and has neither confirmed nor denied any investigation into theft at Lawton Elementary School. The Ann Arbor News/MLive filed an appeal with the Ann Arbor School …


Nintendo Sued Over Switch Joy-Cons ‘Drifting’

Some current Switch owners, however, aren’t happy with the system’s controller, leading to a lawsuit. Some Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons apparently don’t return to center properly thus creating a constant input of a particular direction, or drifting. On the official Nintendo support forums, there are dozens of threads from owners experiencing drifting on their Joy-Cons. The firm has a signup page …


Infamous Landlord Steve Croman Illegally De-Stabilized Harlem Apartments: Lawsuit

Infamous landlord Steve Croman, who spent eight months in Rikers Island for grand larceny, among other charges, is the center of a lawsuit that was just granted class action status, the New York Daily News first reported. The complaint, filed by law firm Newman Ferrara and the Housing Rights Initiative (HRI), alleges that Croman illegally leased rent-stabilized apartments in a Harlem building …


Aramark Bonus Fiasco Draws a Second Lawsuit

Michael Mercer, of Parrish, Fla., and Leo Ford, of Dayton, Ohio, alleged in their lawsuit, filed Friday, that they were contractually entitled to receive bonuses and restricted stock units from Philadelphia food-, building-, and uniform-services giant, but did not receive them.


French Lawsuit Accuses Google of Violating EU Privacy Rules

Associated PressPARIS – A leading French consumer group filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Google of violating the European Union’s landmark 2018 privacy rules. In its filing in a Paris administrative court, the consumer group UFC Que Choisir is seeking $1,135 in damages for each of the 200 Google users involved so far. The consumer group says Google’s confidentiality rules are …


What’s Next for the Youth Climate Lawsuit

I spoke with Rodgers about the lawsuit, the youth movements erupting around the world in response to governments’ inaction on climate change, and about preparing her own children for a future marked by the climate disaster. But they’re also confident that they’re going to get their stories told and that justice will be done. Rodgers: A court order recognizing that these youth have …


Three Firms Develop Zinc Hybrid Battery Technology for UK

Three energy companies are collaborating on a pioneering zinc hybrid battery technology that they are ultimately targeting at the UK’s industrial and commercial market. The battery system is also being developed to integrate with electric vehicle charging and demand side management solutions. The trio of firms – UK-headquartered Bryt Energy and Connected Energy, and US-based Eos Energy Storage …


New Nokia Tech Could Double Your Phone’s Battery Life

According to telecommunications company Nokia, those days could soon be over. Nokia Bell Labs, a subsidiary of Finnish manufacturer Nokia, has now announced a new smartphone battery design reportedly packing “2.5 times the battery life than anything currently on the market”. Nokia Bell Labs developed the technology with AMBER, a research centre in Ireland that connect material science …


The Tiny Dutch Startup Solving the IoT Industry’s Battery Problem

Dutch startup Nowi is today launching a small energy-harvesting chip that could solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in the internet of things industry: the need to change batteries. The tiny device, which is being showcased as part of Huawei’s latest narrowband IoT chip, can turn light — even from relatively dim indoor bulbs — into enough energy to power a small IoT device indefinitely. …


Alyssa Milano Settles $10 Million Lawsuit With Ex-Manager Over Alleged Fraud & Forgery

The Charmed star and her husband, David Bugliari, have settled the $10 million lawsuit they filed in 2017 for alleged fraud and forgery, PEOPLE confirms. “Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari have successfully settled their lawsuit against their business managers,” her attorney, William J. Briggs, Venable LLP, said in a statement on Monday. RELATED: Alyssa Milano Explains Her Controversial ‘Sex …