The U.S. Department of Justice has charged two Volkswagen engineers with securities fraud over an alleged insider trading scheme related to the German automaker’s joint venture with Rivian. The indictment, unsealed Friday by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleges that Michael Stamp and Marcus Plank earned more than $300,000 using
Members of the International Criminal Court (ICC) voted to remove Karim Khan as chief prosecutor over alleged sexual misconduct. Elected the ICC’s third prosecutor in 2021, Khan was suspended last month. The decision to dismiss him was adopted with 82 votes in favor. The court’s oversight body found in June that he had committed a
Netflix almost pulled the streamer’s recent documentary “Michael Jackson: The Verdict” a week before its release for fear of retaliation. Variety has learned. The three-part documentary series re-examines Jackson’s 2005 criminal trial, in which the pop superstar was acquitted of all charges, including child abuse. It finally worked as planned and was released on June
Samsung’s latest generation of foldable devices is here, including a revised Galaxy Fold 8 and an all-new Galaxy Fold 8 Ultra. Both devices bring the brand’s signature XL displays to grip-friendly, pocket-friendly designs, now with slimmer profiles and more capabilities than ever. Read on to find out how to pre-order the Galaxy Fold 8 and
Poke, the AI assistant you text like a friend, is taking its next big step. The company behind the assistant, The Interaction Company of California, has been acquired by AI coding startup Cognition in a deal that values the startup in the “low nine figures.” The deal will bring Poke’s interaction model and personality to
The chess world has been thrown into turmoil after the president of the International Chess Federation (Fide), Arkady Dvorkovich, announced his resignation because he was included in the latest European Union sanctions list. Dvorkovich, 54, Russia’s former deputy prime minister and Kremlin adviser, now faces an EU travel ban and an asset freeze. The EU
