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UK Government gender pay gap data for 2024-25 shows Softcat has a 23% median gender pay gap (32% mean). Women make up only 18% of the highest paid quarter but 35% of the lowest paid quarter. Women's bonus pay was 52% lower than men's. This contrasts with the company's multiple workplace awards for women.

In April 2024, Hitachi issued a revised Global DEI Policy adding coverage for LGBTQIA+ and disability/neurodiversity with focus on allyship and psychological safety. Hitachi was the only Japanese company included in the World Economic Forum's DEI Lighthouses 2024 Insight Report. The company set targets of 30% women and 30% non-Japanese in executive positions by 2030.

In 2024, Apple announced a new process enabling customers and independent repair providers to use used genuine Apple parts in iPhone repairs. The company said the process maintains privacy, security, and safety while offering more repair options, increasing product longevity, and minimizing environmental impact. This represented a significant shift from Apple's previous stance requiring only new OEM parts.

SpaceX facilities have injury rates significantly above industry averages. Starbase (Texas) had a Total Recordable Incident Rate of 4.27 per 100 workers in 2024 vs. industry average of 1.6. A Reuters investigation found ~600 previously unreported workplace injuries since 2014, including 100+ cuts/lacerations, 29 broken bones, 17 crushed hands/fingers, and 9 head injuries. Employees alleged Musk pressured workers to skip safety procedures to meet deadlines. In November 2025, a worker was crushed by metal support from a crane.

In 2023, CEO Nikesh Arora's total compensation was $151.4 million, up 1,355% from the previous year, representing a CEO-to-median worker pay ratio of 735-to-1, making him the fourth highest paid CEO in the U.S. that year. For 2024, his total compensation was $58 million.

NLRB regional director found Tesla 'promulgated and maintained' workplace technology policies in 2023 meant to discourage employees from forming or joining a union. Tesla faces the longest strike in Sweden since 1938 (ongoing since Oct 2023) over refusal to sign collective bargaining agreements. The NLRB had 24 open investigations into Musk's companies as of January 2025.

Two Chairs built a hybrid mental health provider model employing 500+ licensed therapists as W2 employees (not gig workers) across 22 states covering 75% of US population. Their research-backed matching process achieves 98% first-match success rate. The company expanded from 3 to 22 states while maintaining quality through measurement-based care.

ARM's 2024-25 UK Gender Pay Gap Report revealed women earned 83p for every £1 that men earned (17.4% median pay gap). Women made up only 11.2% of employees in the highest paid quarter, while comprising 28.6% of the lowest paid quarter. Women's bonus pay was 30.2% lower than men's. ARM acknowledged it will take time to address the gap but is committed to offering fair, equal and unbiased recruitment, promotion, and reward systems.

In 2024, Framework Computer conducted a community investment round using Regulation CF crowdfunding, raising $18 million from individual investors. This allowed the company's user community to become financial stakeholders, aligning consumer and investor interests around the right-to-repair mission.

In 2024, Proton AG transferred its ownership to the Proton Foundation, a Swiss nonprofit entity. This restructuring was designed to ensure that Proton's privacy-first mission could not be compromised by future investors or acquirers, similar to how Mozilla Foundation governs Mozilla Corporation.

On April 1, 2024, Spotify implemented a policy requiring tracks to have at least 1,000 streams in the prior 12 months from a minimum number of unique listeners to generate royalties. An estimated 87% of all tracks on Spotify (out of 202 million+) fall below this threshold. Disc Makers CEO Tony van Veen estimated indie musicians lost $46.9 million in royalties in 2024. Spotify argued the policy would deter artificial streaming and redirect ~$1 billion to emerging and professional artists.

In 2023-2024, Mandiant's 500+ threat intelligence analysts across 22 countries uncovered tactics of sophisticated state-sponsored groups: Russia's APT29, North Korea's 3CX supply chain attack, and Russia's Sandworm group breaching water infrastructure. Mandiant also exposed a critical vulnerability in Microsoft's Azure Kubernetes Service. Named a Leader in Forrester Wave for External Threat Intelligence, receiving the highest possible score in 15 of 29 criteria. The M-Trends 2024 report showed global median intrusion dwell time dropped to 10 days in 2023 from 16 days in 2022, indicating improved defensive capabilities.

Rockstar North has claimed over £433 million in UK Video Games Tax Relief since the scheme began, despite paying £0 in corporation tax between 2009-2019 according to TaxWatch UK. In 2024, the company claimed £73m in tax relief while simultaneously paying £132m in dividends to Take-Two Interactive in the US. TaxWatch director George Turner called it 'a drive-by assault on the British taxpayer,' noting the relief was designed for small studios with cultural content, not billion-dollar franchises like GTA.

Intel's Chandler, Arizona manufacturing operations use 9 million gallons (34 million liters) of water daily in an area experiencing high or extremely high water stress. The Verde and Salt rivers supplying Intel's Arizona operations recorded record-low water levels, raising questions about expanding semiconductor facilities in areas where water access is likely to be a permanent problem.

On March 23, 2024, Emad Mostaque resigned as CEO of Stability AI following months of pressure from investors including Lightspeed and Coatue. Investor Lightspeed said Mostaque's mismanagement had 'severely undermined' confidence. The company was spending $8 million monthly with no path to profitability, faced unpaid bills nearing $100 million, and key researchers who developed Stable Diffusion resigned in a 'mass exodus.' By October 2024, Mostaque gave up his controlling shares.

In March 2024, the DOJ filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit against Apple, alleging the company maintained an illegal monopoly over performance smartphones (70% market share) by restricting third-party developers and limiting interoperability. Cook had previously testified to Congress that Apple treated all developers equally, claims that congressional investigators disputed as arbitrary and self-serving.

Reid Hoffman co-founded Inflection AI in 2022 while simultaneously serving as a Microsoft board director. When Microsoft hired most of Inflection's staff and paid approximately $650 million in licensing fees in March 2024, Hoffman's dual role raised significant conflict of interest concerns. The FTC investigated the deal as a potentially illegal acqui-hire. Hoffman promised all Inflection investors would have a 'good outcome.' He left the Microsoft board in March 2023 but remained a co-founder of Inflection.

Sam Altman co-founded Worldcoin (rebranded to 'World' in 2024), a cryptocurrency project that scans people's irises in exchange for crypto tokens. The project faced massive global regulatory backlash: banned in Spain, Portugal, Hong Kong, Brazil, Thailand, Indonesia; fined in South Korea ($830K) and Argentina ($200K); ordered to delete millions of biometric records in Germany, Kenya, and Thailand. Violations included: scanning minors' irises, failing to obtain informed consent, targeting vulnerable low-income populations with cash incentives, storing biometric data improperly, and deceptive marketing practices. A 2022 MIT Technology Review investigation found the company used deceptive practices and 'collected more personal data than it acknowledged.'

In March 2024, xAI released Grok-1 model weights under the Apache 2.0 license, and in August 2025 open-sourced Grok 2.5, with a promise to open-source Grok 3 within six months. Musk positioned this as fulfilling his commitment to open AI development, consistent with his earlier criticism of OpenAI for becoming closed-source. However, AI experts including Bruce Perens (creator of the Open Source Definition) noted that xAI released only model weights, not the training data or training process, making the 'open source' label disputed.

The Federal Trade Commission launched a non-public inquiry into Reddit's sale, licensing, and sharing of user-generated content with third parties to train AI models. The inquiry was disclosed on March 14, 2024, just days before Reddit's planned IPO. Reddit stated it was 'not surprised' by the FTC's interest given the novel nature of these agreements.

In a March 2024 WSJ interview, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati gave evasive responses about whether Sora was trained on YouTube or Instagram data, saying she was 'not sure' about publicly available data sources. She later confirmed off-camera that Shutterstock data was used. The incident raised concerns about OpenAI's transparency regarding intellectual property and training data provenance.

In March 2024, Palihapitiya fired Social Capital partners Jay Zaveri and Ravi Tanuku in a dispute over a Groq AI investment SPV. The firings appeared to center on whether Zaveri had properly sought approval to raise outside capital for a follow-on investment. Former employees alleged the dispute was a pretext to deny carried interest. Subsequently, the firm's CFO and general counsel resigned, and almost all staff departed. Reporting by Newcomer revealed Palihapitiya boasted about having no HR department at companies where he has majority control, instead directing employees to third-party law firms.

In March 2024, Airbnb announced a global ban on all indoor security cameras in listings, effective April 30, 2024. The policy change came after years of guest complaints, lawsuits, and investigative reports about hidden cameras in rental properties. Previously, hosts were allowed indoor cameras if disclosed to guests. The simplified policy prohibits all indoor cameras regardless of location, purpose, or prior disclosure. Outdoor cameras are still permitted but hosts must disclose their presence and general location before booking. The ban was a significant privacy protection measure though enforcement challenges remain.

In early March 2024, Midjourney alleged that Stability AI employees infiltrated their database using paid accounts in a 'botnet activity' that caused a 24-hour outage. Midjourney claimed employees stole all prompt and image pairs. CEO Emad Mostaque denied involvement on X, but Midjourney banned all Stability AI employees 'indefinitely.' This incident occurred just before Mostaque's resignation.

In March 2024, the European Commission fined Apple €1.84 billion ($2 billion) for abusing its dominant position in the market for music streaming app distribution via the App Store. The fine stemmed from Apple's anti-steering rules that prevented Spotify and other music streaming developers from informing iOS users about alternative, cheaper subscription options available outside the app. This was the first antitrust fine the EU imposed on Apple.

In March 2024, Kainos announced 190 redundancies affecting approximately 7% of its 3,000 global workforce. The bulk of job losses were expected in Belfast, the company's headquarters. Restructuring costs totaled £8.4 million. The company cited the 'current market environment' and weak public sector spending following the UK General Election.

Paytm laid off over 3,500 sales employees between December 2023 and March 2024 after RBI restricted its payments bank subsidiary from onboarding new customers. Despite founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma's January 2024 promise of no layoffs, headcount dropped from 40,000+ to 36,500. In 2024, Paytm accounted for 49% of total Indian startup layoffs. Employees alleged HR pushed 'voluntary' resignations to avoid severance.

Y Combinator has funded over 4,000 startups since 2005 through its accelerator model, providing standardized $500K funding deals, mentorship, and Demo Day access. The Winter 2024 cohort selected 260 companies from over 27,000 applications (0.9% acceptance rate), with the cohort raising over $100M in aggregate post-Demo Day. The program significantly lowered barriers to entry for first-time founders, enabling small teams and solo founders to build venture-scale companies, particularly with new AI tools reducing team size requirements.

In March 2024, workers at Toyota's engine plant in Troy, Missouri launched a UAW organizing campaign with 30% of the 1,000 workers signed up. Workers described unsafe conditions including being ordered to clean confined spaces with only KN-95 masks instead of proper hazmat equipment. Workers reported injuries including torn rotator cuffs and fractured skulls, with one worker ordered to return to work the Monday after Friday surgery.

Gamers Nexus published a detailed investigation exposing ASUS's warranty and RMA practices, documenting cases where ASUS charged customers for repairs on products still under warranty, returned products with new damage, and provided poor communication throughout the RMA process. The investigation went viral, prompting ASUS to publicly apologize and pledge to overhaul its RMA processes.