The producers of this week's new Ghost in the Shell film must really believe nobody has seen its source material. That's the only way to enjoy this live-action reboot: oblivious to 1995's original anime film or its manga comic-book precursor.

Every bit of social commentary and science-fiction mystique that made the Japanese film and books so stunning has been wrung dry. Respect for the viewer goes into the garbage, replaced by an obnoxious, paint-by-numbers plot of good versus evil.

But this live-action reboot doesn't just miss the subtle interactions, buried beneath the basic-plot surface, that made the original such a remarkable film. It also nukes the entire plot structure.

While workers have traditionally looked to unions to address their grievances, a new generation is trusting in the power of petitions to force changes.

Employee petitions are now so popular there’s a website, coworker.org, devoted to hosting them.

Interns at one (unnamed) company described in a blog about being fired en masse after signing a petition asking for a more relaxed dress code.

Companies have become more sophisticated about shutting down unions, and only 6.4% of US private-sector workers are organized. Petitions only work if employers are willing to entertain them, but for many employees, they’re the only way to be heard.

The trailer appears to provide a quick glimpse of that threat, but more details about it will have to come later. Meanwhile, we see fight scenes with the members of the new superhero fighting team.

The new trailer comes after a series of teasers showcasing each of the heroes, leading into Saturday's full-blown reveal of the ensemble.

"Since January 19, the Google Chrome team has been investigating a series of failures by Symantec Corporation to properly validate certificates," Ryan Sleevi, staff software engineer at Google, wrote. "Over the course of this investigation, the explanations provided by Symantec have revealed a continually increasing scope of misissuance with each set of questions from members of the Google Chrome team."

Google is set to take several actions against Symantec, including reducing the validity period of newly issued certificates to only nine months or fewer, as well as removing recognition for Symantec's Extended Validation (EV) certificates.

At the end of last year, Vodafone was fined a record £4.6m for failing customers for mis-selling to customers, inaccurate billing and poor complaints handling.

Vodafone UK chief executive Nick Jeffery said: "These new, skilled roles will make a real difference to our customers and a real difference to the communities that are the focus of our customer services investment.

This morning, WikiLeaks posted the first of what the organization's spokesperson says is a multi-part series of documents and files from the Central Intelligence Agency. "The first full part of the series, 'Year Zero', comprises 8,761 documents and files from an isolated, high-security network situated inside the CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence in Langley, Virgina [sic]," WikiLeaks' spokesperson said in a press release.

When reached for comment, a CIA spokesperson told Ars Technica, "We do not comment on the authenticity or content of purported intelligence documents."

Uber has for years engaged in a worldwide program to deceive the authorities in markets where its low-cost ride-hailing service was being resisted by law enforcement or, in some instances, had been outright banned.

Greyball and the broader VTOS program were described to The New York Times by four current and former Uber employees, who also provided documents.

Outside experts said they were uncertain about the legality of the program. Greyball could be considered a violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, or possibly intentional obstruction of justice, depending on local laws and jurisdictions, said Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State University, who also writes for The New York Times.

Felix Kjellberg, better known by his YouTube identity, PewDiePie, came under fire for allegations of anti-Semitic messages in videos last week.

This time, the video -- titled "I KILL HITLER! *notclickbait*" -- shows him playing a WWII-style first-person-shooter, as he fields calls from "PR" about how killing Nazis in the game is helping to erase modern day Nazis.

Hang in there, because the BBC's Top Gear is almost back. Last season ended in some ignominy. Ratings were awful, and Chris Evans took responsibility and duly fell on his sword.

Lest we forget, the magic that was Clarkson, Hammond, and May firing on all cylinders also took some time to develop. Nor is that trio immune to making boring TV, either; there was plenty not to enjoy about The Grand Tour as its season wore on.

"I'm still here. I'm still making videos. Nice try, Wall Street Journal. Try again, motherfuckers," he said in the clip, before kissing his middle finger. "Old-school media does not like internet personalities because they're scared of us."

The Journal investigation resulted this week in Disney cutting its ties with Kjellberg and Google's YouTube canceling the second season of his reality show. Kjellberg's main channel, the most subscribed on YouTube by far, continues to host his videos and run ads.