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US Contractor Pays €30.9M in Milan Migrant-Labor Case

US contractor Caddell Construction paid around €30.9 million to settle Milan's probe into migrant-labor conditions on the US consulate project. The no-fault deal regularised status for about 500 workers and extended pension benefits to 60 terminated staff, while the criminal inquiry stays open.

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Screenshot of Raven and Stormtrooper-inspired Star Wars: Zero Company game art on a monitor inside a darkened studio.

Bit Reactor Furloughed 80% Before Its Game Sold 1M Copies

Maryland studio Bit Reactor furloughed ~80% of its staff weeks before Star Wars: Zero Company shipped, after running out of money. The game then hit #3 on Steam's best-sellers list and sold about a million units in its first month, bringing over half the team back by early October. The launch…

Wizards of the Coast employees organize with the UWOTC-CWA union

D&D and Magic staff push Wizards to recognize union by Oct. 13

Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering staff are pressing Wizards of the Coast to recognize their entry into the UWOTC-CWA union by October 13, warning that a miss would send the matter to an NLRB proceeding. As of October 8, the company had not formally acknowledged the demand.

Bitcoin.de trading platform interface showing a suspended trading status screen.

BaFin Rejects Bitcoin Group MiCA Application

Germany's BaFin rejected Bitcoin Group SE's MiCA application on October 7, cutting the firm off from direct EU crypto access. Bitcoin.de has been halted since June 2026, and the group's restart hinge on a partner-based model while its Q1 revenue fell roughly 58% year-on-year.