A former xAI engineer, Devin Kim, has filed a lawsuit against xAI and SpaceX, alleging wrongful termination after raising concerns about safety risks, bias, and misinformation in xAI's Grok chatbot. The suit claims retaliation for advocating AI safety.
Chris Gray, who sold his Shark Tank-backed scholarship search startup Scholly to Sallie Mae in 2023, is suing the student loan giant for wrongful termination. Gray alleges Sallie Mae laid off his co-founders, fired him after he raised concerns about data privacy, and is selling user data—including personal info on minors—through a subsidiary called SLM Education Services (Sallie.com). Gray claims he believed Sallie Mae, as a federally regulated bank, would be prohibited from selling user data. Sallie Mae called the allegations 'without merit.'
Lorrayne Mavromatis, former COO of Verticals at Beast Industries, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sexual harassment, gender bias, and wrongful termination. She claims CEO James Warren made inappropriate comments and required meetings at his home. After complaining to HR, she was demoted and fired less than three weeks after returning from pregnancy leave. The company denies the allegations.
