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Metaverse vs. employment law: The reality of the virtual workplace

Enlarge (credit: Meta) In December, 43-year-old doctoral researcher Nina Jane Patel put on a headset and entered Meta’s virtual world to see what was happening that day. “Within seconds of being there, there were three avatars near me, ” she says. “Suddenly they were taking selfies… I couldn’t see at first that they were groping […]

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Pilot sues Delta for $1 billion, alleging it stole his messaging app

Enlarge (credit: Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket ) A pilot for Delta Airlines is suing his own company for $1 billion, alleging that it stole an app he created. Captain Craig Alexander, an 11-year veteran who flies 757s, developed a messaging app called QrewLive that facilitated flight crew communications. He says he pitched the app to Delta […]