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The Engadget Podcast Ep 36: Bad and Boujee
On this episode of the Engadget Podcast senior editor Cherlynn Low and executive editor Dana Wollman join host Terrence O'Brien to talk about some recent examples of bad corporate behavior. First the trio look the most recent developments at Uber, where days without controversy are increasingly rare. After that, they turn their attention to another perennial punching bag (and soon to be newest member of the Verizon family) Yahoo. The company's troubles aren't new. In fact the panel will be discussing just the latest fallout from a scandal surrounding political prisoners in China that dates back to 2007. Finally, on the Wind Down, Cherlynn reveals that gratuitous nudity isn't what makes an HBO show and Terrence wholeheartedly endorses the chaotic and experimental "pop." Then Dana offers her review of 1986's Little Shop of Horrors.
Yahoo misused millions meant for humanitarian aid, lawsuit claims
Yahoo executives allowed the head of the company's Human Rights Trust to use $13 million -- the bulk of the organization's funding -- for personal gain, according to a federal lawsuit filed today in DC. These allegations aren't new and the trust itself was dissolved in 2015 after years of suspicious activity, but today's lawsuit puts Yahoo on the hook for $17.3 million, at least.
