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Investigating Semiconductor Pollution Cover-Ups by Silicon Valley Companies

Silicon Valley’s gleaming tech campuses mask a darker history: decades of hidden toxic pollution from chip manufacturing. Once celebrated as the heart of “clean” high-tech industry, the region’s factories dumped massive amounts of hazardous chemicals and often denied or concealed…

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Forced Labor in Chinese Rare Earth Mining for Electronics

China dominates the global supply of rare earth elements i.e critical minerals used in every smartphone, laptop, and electric vehicle…

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Scandalous Big Tech Tax Evasion in Ireland: Explosive Investigation Reveals Scheme

Ireland’s status as a corporate tax haven for multinational technology firms has come under intense scrutiny. Once a peripheral player,…

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Exposed: Exploitation of Background Dancers in Indian Film Industry

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