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· Bryan Ke
Law Firm Claims Attorney Who Posted Racist LinkedIn Comment About ‘Wuhan Lab’ Was ‘Hacked’
A Texas-based personal injury attorney is under fire after allegedly commenting a racist message on an Asian man’s LinkedIn post. What happened: Charlie Liu, a software engineer from Orange, Calif., shared on LinkedIn last month that he is now unemployed after leaving his old…
· Carl Samson
Tech Company Says Job Ad for ‘Non-Asians’ on LinkedIn Had No ‘Discriminatory Intent’
A multinational tech company has apologized for a recent job advertisement that blatantly discriminated against potential Asian applicants. Aptude, which is based in Illinois, went viral last week over its now-removed LinkedIn ad that sought after a data analyst for the tech…
· Laura Dang
LinkedIn May Owe You Up To $1500 — Here’s How to Get the Cash
Individuals who used the professional networking site LinkedIn between 2011 to 2014 may be able to file a claim against the company worth up to $1,500. The payout comes as part of a settlement the company agreed to in resolving the $13 million class-action lawsuit filed against…
· Editorial Staff
That Awkward Moment a Startup Bro Asks LinkedIn’s Founder Why His Product Sucks
It’s tough to be one of the most respected entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley when startup bros try to call you out for having a confusing product. Reid Hoffman, venture capitalist and billionaire co-founder of LinkedIn, had an awkward interaction last week at Fortune’s Brainstorm…
· Michelle De Pacina
Woman shares how changing her Asian name to English has improved her life
A TikTok user has gone viral for explaining how she has been treated significantly better after changing her ethnic Chinese name to an English name. In the video uploaded on May 18, the woman explains that she changed her birth name, “Xinyuan,” to “Sage” about four months ago…
· Carl Samson
Meet 26-year-old Ryosuke Takashima, the youngest mayor in Japanese history
On April 23, voters in the coastal city of Ashiya, Japan, elected the country’s youngest mayor in history. Ryosuke Takashima, 26, ran on a broad platform that vowed to improve all residents’ quality of life. Under the slogan “An Ashiya where you can live actively at any age,”…
· Ryan General
Woman reapplies for her own job after higher salary offered for the job in new listing
A woman in New York recently claimed on social media that she applied for a job listing for her current position after her company posted the same position at a significantly higher salary. Kimberly Nguyen, a 25-year-old user experience (UX) writer, shared in her now-viral…
· Editorial Staff
‘Just stare back’: Woman applies full face of makeup while on moving train in viral TikTok
A Singaporean woman has gone viral for applying a full face of makeup while on a moving train. On Sunday, TikTok user @unbiden posted the video taken during her commute to Jurong in western Singapore.
· Ana Yoo
‘Bad game of Russian roulette’: ‘Blindsided’ ex-Google employee documents her layoff in viral video
A video posted by a former Google employee documenting her unexpected layoff has quickly gone viral. The video comes shortly after Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc. announced a plan to cut 12,000 jobs, roughly 6% of its global workforce, last Friday amidst growing tech…
· Ryan General
College student develops new app that detects AI-written essays
A university student has developed an app that can detect if a written work was authored by the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer). ChatGPT, which was launched by AI research lab OpenAI in November, immediately gained global…
· Ines Shin
Sim Wong Hoo, co-founder and CEO of Singapore’s Creative Technology, dies at 67
Creative Technology co-founder, chairman and CEO Sim Wong Hoo died on Wednesday at the age of 67. The board of directors of the Singaporean multinational technology company released a statement on Jan. 4 announcing that Sim “passed away peacefully.” Interim CEO Song Siow Hui…
· Khier Casino
American English teacher fired over ‘inappropriate’ messages to former student in Cambodia
An English lecturer at a reputable international school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has been fired from his position after screenshots of “inappropriate” messages he sent to a former student emerged online. Michael Strahan, an American citizen also known by his moniker “Teacher…
· Carl Samson
VP of Boston bank arrested in connection with series of stabbings, sexual assaults dating back to 2003
Ivan Cheung, 42, of Quincy, Massachusetts, is facing multiple charges related to a series of sexual assaults involving two young girls and two women in Boston between 2003 and 2006. The victims include a 13-year-old girl, a 14-year-old girl, a 23-year-old woman and an…
· Ryan General
Why the 1,022 fake SpaceX employees from China could be part of an elaborate scam
A rumor that Elon Musk’s SpaceX employs over 1,000 Tsinghua University graduates became a trending topic on Chinese social media in July. The figure used in the story came from search results on the professional networking platform LinkedIn, which showed that 1,022 of SpaceX’s…
· Bryan Ke
Shopee revokes Chinese engineer’s job offer right after he relocates for almost $10,000
A 28-year-old Chinese engineer found himself stuck in Singapore with his wife and their dog after e-commerce company Shopee rescinded his job offer after they arrived at Changi Airport on Aug. 25. The man, only identified by the pseudonym Lingo, was supposed to start working for…
· Daniel Anderson
K-pop fans outraged after TikToker posts video of himself asking out NMIXX member Sullyoon
Tiktok user @jermbarrett sparked controversy online with K-pop fans for his video where he attempts to ask out NMIXX member Sullyoon. In the video, Barrett introduces himself in Korean and says to Sullyoon, “Yeah, if you’re in L.A. for a long time, I’d like to take you out to…
· Carl Samson
Asian American attorney says she was passed up for promotions because of her race in federal lawsuit
An Asian American attorney based in Darien, Connecticut, has launched a federal lawsuit against her former employer for allegedly discriminating against her due to her race and sex. Michelle Lee, who worked at Darien-based Portfolio Advisors for about 15 years, claims she…
· Jane Nam
Stanford professors don’t remember alum Rishi Sunak, who could become UK’s next PM: report
Former U.K. chancellor and current conservative candidate Rishi Sunak, 42, could very well be Britain’s first person of color to be elected prime minister. Sunak has cited his MBA experience at Stanford business school as life-changing in several speeches; however, very few…
· Daniel Anderson
Warner Music Korea launches ‘Under House’ YouTube series featuring Korean musicians
Warner Music Korea launched a new YouTube series Thursday called “Under House,” which will showcase artist performances, DJs and songs under their label. In its inaugural episode, DJ Minky plays various songs from artists like Mamamoo’s Wheein, soloist Seori and Charlie Puth’s…
· Ryan General
Elon Musk denies affair with Google founder’s wife, shares photo of himself partying with Sergey Brin
Elon Musk has taken to Twitter to deny the reported affair he had with Nicole Shanahan, the ex-wife of his longtime friend and American business magnate Sergey Brin. The Tesla founder reacted to a report from the Wall Street Journal on Sunday that alleged he had a brief…