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Long-lost model of the USS Enterprise returned to Roddenberry family

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Yesterday - 21:05

Enlarge / This mysterious model appeared on eBay with little fanfare. (credit: eBay)

The first-ever model of Star Trek's USS Enterprise NCC-1701 has been returned to the Roddenberry family, according to an ABC News report.

The three-foot model was used to shoot the pilot and credits scene for Star Trek's original series in the 1960s and was used occasionally for shots throughout the series. (Typically, a larger, 11-foot model was used for shots after the pilot.) The model also sat on series creator Gene Roddenberry's desk for several years.

It went missing in the late 1970s; historians and collectors believe it belonged to Roddenberry himself, that he lent it to a production house working on Star Trek: The Motion Picture , and that it was never returned. Its whereabouts were unknown until last fall, when a listing for a mysterious model of the Enterprise appeared on eBay .

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It’s daylight e-robbery: how entrepreneurs feel powerless as their work is ripped off

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Monday, 25 March - 09:00

It’s no longer just familiar designer goods that are faked. Counterfeiters now spread their net much wider

After years of dealing with mental health issues, Kelly Robinson-Key found writing poetry helped her through the dark times. From there has emerged a cottage industry based around her inspirational “pocket poems”.

But now the Wales-based poet has found herself “mentally drained” from fighting waves of counterfeit products that have copied her work, and are frequently for sale on some of the biggest online marketplaces.

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eBay to pay $59M after DOJ ties pill press sales to fentanyl drug rings

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Thursday, 1 February - 16:42

eBay to pay $59M after DOJ ties pill press sales to fentanyl drug rings

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eBay has agreed to pay $59 million after the US Department of Justice accused the online marketplace of selling thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines, some of which were used by rings trafficking in illegal counterfeit pills.

It's the fourth largest settlement under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the first-ever settlement with an e-commerce company, a DOJ press release noted.

“Through its website, eBay made it easy for individuals across the country to obtain the type of dangerous machines that are often used to make counterfeit pills," Nikolas Kerest, US attorney for the District of Vermont, said. "Our investigation revealed that some of these machines were even sold to individuals who were later convicted of drug-related crimes."

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eBay lays off 1,000 employees, about 9 percent of full-time workforce

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Wednesday, 24 January - 21:27

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eBay is laying off approximately 1,000 employees in a move that reduces its full-time workforce by 9 percent, the company announced yesterday. eBay also plans "to scale back the number of contracts we have within our alternate workforce over the coming months," CEO Jamie Iannone wrote in a message to staff that was titled, "Ensuring eBay's Long-Term Success."

Iannone cited "the challenging macroeconomic environment" and said that eBay has too many employees. "While we are making progress against our strategy, our overall headcount and expenses have outpaced the growth of our business," he wrote.

eBay asked all US-based employees to work from home on Wednesday "to provide some space and privacy" for conversations in which laid-off employees were to be given the bad news. The 1,000 layoffs come nearly one year after eBay eliminated 500 employees .

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Le patron d’eBay regrette des embauches “trop rapides” et licencie 9% de ses équipes

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Wednesday, 24 January - 17:00

Coup dur pour eBay qui vient d'annoncer la tenue d'un plan de licenciement massif. Au total ce sont 1000 personnes qui devraient perdre leur travail.

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eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Friday, 12 January - 17:00

eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”

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eBay has agreed to pay $3 million—the maximum criminal penalty possible—after employees harassed, intimidated, and stalked a Massachusetts couple in retaliation for their critical reporting of the online marketplace in 2019.

“Today’s settlement holds eBay criminally and financially responsible for emotionally, psychologically, and physically terrorizing the publishers of an online newsletter out of fear that bad publicity would adversely impact their Fortune 500 company," Jodi Cohen, the special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Boston Division, said in a Justice Department press release Thursday.

eBay's harassment campaign against the couple, David and Ina Steiner, stretched for 18 days in August 2019 and was led by the company's former senior director of safety and security, Jim Baugh. It started when then-CEO Devin Wenig and then-chief communications officer Steven Wymer decided to "take down" the Steiners after growing frustrated with their coverage of eBay in a newsletter called EcommerceBytes.

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eBay à l’amende après une campagne d’intimidation digne de la mafia

news.movim.eu / JournalDuGeek · Friday, 12 January - 14:00

Masque Cochon

Plusieurs anciens responsables du géant de l'e-commerce avaient tenté de réduire les auteurs d'une newsletter au silence en usant de méthodes dignes de la pègre.

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Cafards, fœtus de cochon, eBay va verser 3 millions d’euros à un couple pour harcèlement

news.movim.eu / Numerama · Friday, 12 January - 10:55

Des employés d'eBay ont envoyé des insectes, des araignées pendant plusieurs mois à un couple qui critiquait publiquement la société. L'entreprise a été condamnée par la justice américaine.

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After decades lost, Star Trek’s original Enterprise model may have been found

news.movim.eu / ArsTechnica · Tuesday, 7 November - 12:25

This mysterious model appeared on eBay with little fanfare. [credit: eBay ]

The first model of the USS Enterprise ever used in shooting the original Star Trek series may have surfaced after going missing decades ago.

An eBay listing of a 3-foot model of the Enterprise appeared early last week and named a starting bid of $1,000. The listing was removed hours after it went up after enthusiasts on social media and forums discovered it and pieced together what it likely was. Some of those enthusiasts said in the private Facebook group "Star Trek Prop Makers & Collectors" that they had contacted the seller suggesting it be returned to its rightful owners, which many believe to be the estate of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry.

On Thursday evening, Rod Roddenberry, son of Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry and steward of the Roddenberry estate, shared a message on Facebook expressing a desire to get in touch with the seller to see about the model's return. That post has since become inaccessible, but a nearly identical one appeared on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Friday afternoon. He wrote :

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