Can Sweden’s Visionary Wood City Outrun Its Real Estate Crisis?
This article is part of the Bloomberg Green series Timber Town, which looks at the global rise of
2023-08-15 17:25
Solar Giant Jinko Falls as Plant Spending Outweighs Profit Surge
Jinko Solar Co., one of the world’s largest panel producers, fell as much as 12% after outlining plans
2023-08-15 11:52
Texas woman awarded $1.2bn after ex-boyfriend posted revenge porn online
A Texas woman has been awarded more than one billion dollars after explicit images of her body were shared on porn websites by her former partner. Attorneys for the woman, who is only identified in court documents as Jane Doe, told ABC News that the $1.2bn award was more than what they were expecting. The woman filed her civil lawsuit in Harris County Civil Court in April 2022, alleging that her ex-boyfriend Marques Jamal Jackson had shared her nudes on fake Twitter, Facebook and YouTube profiles. The defence also alleged that Mr Jackson, who did not attend the one-day-long civil trial, then forwarded the profiles to the woman’s friends, family, and colleagues. Deliberations before the jury reached an agreement regarding the award sum — the largest civil verdict in the Lone Star State so far this year — only took 30 minutes. Speaking out following the trial, the woman said having pictures of her naked body shared without her permission had left her traumatised. “This type of experience is devastating,” the woman told ABC. “It’s extremely painful. It’s hurtful. It’s embarrassing and you fear that either something will trigger and it will start again or that the previous effort inspired someone new and then they might start.” According to court documents obtained by KHOU 11, the woman and Mr Jackson met in 2016 and went on to have a four-year relationship. When they broke up in 2021, Mr Jackson allegedly shared her nudes on Facebook, Twitter, Dropbox, and Pornhub. The woman’s attorney Jacob Schiffer said that Mr Jackson had access to a camera system installed on her mother’s property as well as her login information for several social media and email accounts. Mr Schiffer said Mr Jackson would even hack into the woman’s Zoom meetings to show her nudes. “Every day was me, wake up, I’m checking, I’m trying to prevent it, I’m trying to constrain it,” the woman recounted to ABC. At one point, her attorney told ABC, Mr Jackson reportedly emailed her: “...won’t change the fact that you will spend the rest of your life trying and failing to wipe yourself off the internet. Everyone you ever meet will hear the story and go looking.” The Independent could not find legal representation listed for Mr Jackson. The victim said that she unsuccessfully asked police for help and after a year of living in fear that more of her pictures would be shared online, she hired legal counsel. Mr Schiffer said that while he doesn’t expect Mr Jackson to pay the money, he hopes the hefty sum sends a message. “For the future, anyone thinking of wanting to do this to somebody else that is going to weigh on them like a ball and chain until the date that they’re buried,” Mr Shiffer said. Sharing intimate material without a person’s consent is considered a felony. It is unclear whether the victim plans to file criminal charges. The Independent has reached out to the woman’s attorneys. Read More Four in 10 women have experienced or witnessed sexual harassment on social media, research has found Thirteen-year-old girl is forced to give birth under Mississippi abortion ban How a law associated with mobsters could be central in possible charges against Trump
2023-08-15 07:16
Clorox Takes Down Some IT Systems After ‘Unauthorized Activity’
Clorox Co. has taken some of its information technology systems offline after identifying “unauthorized activity” in its computer
2023-08-15 06:45
Alberta Will Never Comply with Federal Clean Power Grid Plan, Premier Vows
Alberta will never comply with a federal plan to phase out carbon emissions from power generation by 2035
2023-08-15 05:57
Amazon Hardware Chief Dave Limp to Retire, WSJ Says
Amazon.com Inc.’s devices chief Dave Limp plans to retire from the company in the coming months, the Wall
2023-08-15 04:46
What Time Does Madden 24 Early Access Start?
Madden 24 Early Access begins at 8 p.m. ET on Aug. 14. All players with Early Access will be able to explore the game come Aug. 15.
2023-08-15 04:22
Montana Youth Climate Activists Get Historic Win in State Case
(Bloomberg Law) -- A state judge ruled Monday that Montana’s oil and gas policies are infringing on young people’s constitutional
2023-08-15 01:55
Ford CEO Predicts 1,000% Growth for In-Car Software Services
Ford Motor Co. sees revenue from in-car software services, like its hands-free driving feature, surging by 1,000% over
2023-08-15 00:56
Barclays Hires Moelis’s Lee Counselman for Tech Investment Banking
Barclays Plc has hired Lee Counselman as a managing director in its technology investment banking group focused on
2023-08-14 20:17
Sasol Slumps as It Flags Profit Hit From S. Africa Snarl-Ups
Sasol Ltd. shares dropped the most in five months after the fuels and chemicals producer said the poor
2023-08-14 19:24
Heat Builds in Germany This Week as Iberia Finally Gets Cooler
Large parts of Germany will be hotter than normal through this week, driving up energy demand for cooling
2023-08-14 16:15