Activision, Microsoft Ask Court to Find $69 Billion Merger Valid
Dropbox Faces Lawsuit Over Breach of Digital Signing Product
Filing-sharing company Dropbox Inc. is the target of a proposed class action for alleged negligence and violating California consumers’ privacy after an April data breach exposed sensitive information.
Microsoft Ties Pay for Top Bosses to Meeting Security Goals
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Uniti Agrees to Buy Elliott-Backed Telecom Firm Windstream
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Google and Microsoft Don’t Care About Fed’s 2% Goal: Conor Sen
An AI investment boom that eventually leads to a surge in productivity and economic growth might be hugely beneficial for the US, but the timing couldn’t be worse for the Fed with inflation still above its 2% target.
New China Panel Chair Eyes Foreign Influence, Wants TikTok Probe
Lobbyists see small style changes afoot after Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) took the gavel of the House Select Committee on Competition With China, a panel known for sending out bipartisan missives to the likes of Ford Motor Co. and Apple CEO Tim Cook, and taking on TikTok.
SNAP, Climate Emerge as Battlegrounds for Next Farm Bill Renewal
House and Senate Agriculture committee leaders are one step closer to renewing the long-delayed farm bill after unveiling legislative frameworks on May 1, but hurdles remain ahead of the Sept. 30 deadline.
Uber, Lyft Driver Status Fight Set for Two Massachusetts Courts
The business models for Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. face dueling tests in Massachusetts state courts, one case challenging drivers’ treatment as independent contractors and another determining whether a ballot measure to affirm that contractor status goes before voters in November.
NY Bill on Teen Social Media Feeds Picks Up Legislative Support
A New York measure that would restrict social media feeds for minors has gained more support in the state legislature with a month before lawmakers leave Albany for the year.
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