Scandal articles

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  The no-hire paper trail Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt didn't want you to see

  By Jeff Blagdon on January 23, 2013 01:32 am + 349 comments

  Steve Jobs threatened patent litigation if Palm wouldn’t agree to stop hiring Apple employees, Continue reading…

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  Petraeus and Broadwell attempted to conceal affair using Gmail drafts

  By Kimber Streams on November 13, 2012 06:34 pm + 63 comments

  While many questions remain surrounding former CIA Director David Petraeus' extramarital affair with Continue reading…

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  Samsung's rocky legal past paints a picture of scandal and corruption

  By Nate Ralph on August 7, 2012 09:33 pm + 150 comments

  As industry juggernauts Apple and Samsung trade blows in court, The Kernel has taken a look at the Continue reading…

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  Olympus to cut 2,500 jobs, consolidate overseas plants, sell 10 percent stake to Sony or Panasonic

  By Aaron Souppouris on May 30, 2012 05:53 am + 1 comments

  Japanese newspapers are reporting that Olympus will cut around 2,500 jobs — over seven percent of Continue reading…

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  Mike Daisey issues first actual apology for his monologue, says he 'violated trust'

  By T.C. Sottek on March 26, 2012 08:42 pm + 55 comments

  In a new blog post, besmirched playwright Mike Daisey apologizes for the methods behind his c Continue reading…

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  Foxconn 'glad that Mike Daisey's lies were exposed,' but Daisey says his comments were 'taken out of context'

  By T.C. Sottek on March 19, 2012 01:32 pm + 137 comments

  The row over Mike Daisey's factually suspect monologue that was aired and then retracted in an Continue reading…

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  Tokyo prosecutors charge Olympus, three former executives, and three others with accounting fraud

  By Jeff Blagdon on March 7, 2012 11:08 am + 1 comments

  Olympus has been wracked with legal problems since former CEO Michael Woodford blew the whistle Continue reading…

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  Former Olympus chairman Kikukawa arrested over fraud

  By Sam Byford on February 16, 2012 02:01 am + 8 comments

  Following a raid on Olympus's headquarters by Japanese prosecutors, the company's former chairman Continue reading…

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  Alleging fraud, Olympus sues its president and 18 other executives

  By Jesse Hicks on January 9, 2012 10:28 pm + 1 comments

  In the newest twist in the Olympus saga, the company is now suing its president, Shuichi Takayama, Continue reading…

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  Olympus concealed $1.7 billion in losses, says damning report

  By Thomas Ricker on December 6, 2011 05:00 am + 7 comments

  The 185-page report prepared by an independent panel investigating the Olympus accounting scandal Continue reading…