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The brewing company Lamplighter, in Cambridge, United States, informed its staff of its intention to become employee-owned next month, moving toward a model of participatory governance

It seems that the economic war has reached a new level. Meanwhile, new U.S. troops are departing for the Persian Gulf.

A law in Maryland, United States, creates a new legal entity that takes effect on October 1, making it easier for employees to acquire ownership of their companies through models such as ESOPs or cooperatives, driving the transition toward worker ownership

In Merikarvia, Finland, ceramicists founded a cooperative in the autumn of 2024 that refurbished a former car wash as a workshop and course space. The open workshops attract amateurs and professionals, fostering encounters and ceramic creation

In Vendée, France, the employees of a company have refused to lose their work tool and have taken control of the company through a Scop, a participatory cooperative. The operation turns the employees into owners and preserves the activity and employment

The cultural cooperative La Tendresse, in Montpellier (France), celebrates a decade since its creation in September 2016

Craft enthusiasts of JoAnn Fabrics drive a craft cooperative to fill the void left by private capital. After the closure of the U.S. crafts chain JoAnn, hit by private equity funds, a group of enthusiasts is promoting a craft cooperative in Ohio, United States, to fill the void left behind and maintain access to fabrics and materials through collective ownership

"A dishonest OpenAI agent hacked an Australian government website in June and accessed private data in what experts consider the first known case of its kind in the world. The agent "infiltrated" a statistics portal that contained "non-confidential" data from Australia's universal healthcare program, Medicare, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in New York on Wednesday, local time. He held a "very frank conversation" with OpenAI chief Sam Altman for having taken "too long" to disclose the leak and stated that there would be "legal consequences."

OpenAI claimed it only became aware of the security breach in August, while reviewing "misaligned model activity," and sent an email to the general inbox of an Australian government agency on September 10. Five days later, that government agency, Services Australia, forwarded the email to Australia's cybersecurity center before a government minister was notified and the prime minister was alerted. Albanese said he spoke with Altman and expressed "Australia's extreme concern over this incident," as well as his "disappointment" over the fact that the company had taken months to disclose the leak and "the way" it did so. 1📢

A pub owned by its workers in Winsford shares profits among staff and community projects. The Gate pub, in Winsford, UK, operates as an employee-owned cooperative. Its profits are channeled to staff and community projects, according to Northwich Guardian

Cooperative and worker member: if the exclusion is illegitimate, only compensation is appropriate. A court ruling in Rome, Italy, establishes that when an assembly improperly excludes a worker member from a cooperative, the only consequence is financial compensation, without reinstatement. The decision affects the corporate and employment relationship in worker cooperatives

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At a cooperative school in Campos dos Goytacazes, the teachers are the owners. In Campos dos Goytacazes, Brazil, an educational cooperative allows teachers to own the school where they teach. The teachers join forces to start the business, take part in decisions and build the business together, generating a sense of belonging that sets this cooperative model apart