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Jets, Lies, and Netflix Cries: Scandals Rock Headlines

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Pinterest Fires Engineers for Tracking Layoffs

Pinterest fired two engineers for improperly accessing confidential company information to track which employees were affected by recent job cuts, according to multiple reports. The company, which recently announced layoffs impacting approximately 15% of its workforce, or about 700 roles, made the decision after discovering the engineers had written custom scripts to identify the locations and names of dismissed employees.

The layoffs followed an announcement from Pinterest CEO Bill Ready that the company was "doubling down on an AI-forward approach," according to an employee who posted portions of Ready's memo on LinkedIn. Pinterest had not publicly specified which teams or workers were affected by the cuts.

In other news, Melinda French Gates addressed the inclusion of her ex-husband, Bill Gates, in recently released files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Speaking on an NPR podcast, French Gates said the news dredged up "painful times in my marriage" and expressed "unbelievable sadness." She added that "whatever questions remain" needed to be answered by those named in the records, including her ex-husband, and stated, "I am so happy to be away from all the muck."

The Epstein files also contained allegations against Prince Andrew. A legal letter claimed that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Jeffrey Epstein asked an exotic dancer to "engage in various sex acts" at Epstein's Florida home in 2006. The letter, released as part of the latest tranche of Epstein files, stated that the woman was offered $10,000 to dance but was then asked for a threesome after she performed. Lawyers for the woman said she was not paid the promised amount and would keep the alleged encounter, in which she was "treated like a prostitute," confidential in exchange for a payment of $250,000. BBC News contacted Mountbatten-Windsor for comment.

Meanwhile, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery faced scrutiny from the US Senate antitrust subcommittee regarding Netflix's proposed $82 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. During a hearing on Tuesday, members of the subcommittee, including both Democrats and Republicans, raised concerns about reduced competition, potential price rises, and the future of cinemas if the merger goes ahead. The deal is currently under review by the Department of Justice (DoJ).

In other news, a review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings revealed that Senator Bernie Sanders spent over $550,000 in 2023 on private jet travel using campaign funds. According to Fox News Digital, the majority of the spending occurred in the first two quarters of the year, coinciding with Sanders' "Fighting Oligarchy" tour with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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