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Inside Palantir’s AI Sales Secret Weapon: Software Boot Camp

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/pltr%20US%20Equities/DES","_id":"0000018f-0abd-d583-afbf-cafd0d7e0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Palantir Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://people/profile/17417797","_id":"0000018f-0abd-d583-afbf-cafd0d7e0001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Alex Karp once said that the <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbDocId":"PKXEJ26VDKHS","_id":"0000018f-0abd-d583-afbf-cafd0d7e0002","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">only way he’d hire salespeople was if he were “hit by a bus.” The company’s software, which organizes and analyzes troves of data for companies and governments, was so good it would sell itself, he reasoned.

By Lizette Chapman

‘Right to Disconnect’ Plan in California Hits Employer Backlash

A California “right to disconnect” proposal aims to protect workers from the growing expectation that they’re always available to their bosses, spurring opposition from business groups that say it would create a compliance mess especially for management of salaried employees.

Chambers’ Revenue Model Tests Law Firms’ Appetite for Exposure

Chambers & Partners faces the challenge of delivering revenue growth that justifies the lofty price its private-equity owner paid to acquire it in November. That largely revolves around selling advertising and research products to the same lawyers it reviews.

Crackdown on Corporate Insiders Collides With New Era of Control

Iconic founders engineering new forms of corporate control are complicating a crackdown on self-dealing by the leading US business court.

FTC to Issue Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms

The US <-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/13362Z%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Federal Trade Commission is poised to vote Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching jobs within an industry, a rule the<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/0392381D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-0a2f-d583-afbf-cafff7160001","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">Chamber of Commerce vowed to immediately challenge in court.

‘Tax Lottery’ Would Help Abate Remote Cashier Auditing Nightmare

Columnist Andrew Leahey says use of remote cashiers will make it hard for local tax authorities to audit businesses and would facilitate tax evasion, but motivating customers to scan their receipts would help.

Musk Loses Australia Court Hearing on Sydney Attack Posts

Elon Musk’s social network X has been hit with an interim injunction by an Australian court to remove footage of a stabbing attack, prompting a furious response from the owner who accused the government of censorship.

Tesla Layoffs Draw Suit Claiming Not Enough Warning for Workers

Tesla Inc. was sued by a former employee who claims the company’s decision to lay off about 10% of its workforce in a global retrenchment violated the law by failing to provide required advance notice.

Musk Defamation Case Lawyers Prompt Judge’s Warning on Behavior

The disdain between lawyers for Elon Musk and a man claiming Musk defamed him on X, formerly known as Twitter, were on full display during a hearing Monday, prompting a Texas judge to caution the lawyers to dial back their personal attacks against each other.

TikTok Ramps Up Lobbying as Congress Moves to Crack Down on App

TikTok’s parent ByteDance spent $2.7 million in the first quarter of this year compared to $1.6 million for the same period in 2023 and $1.4 million in the fourth quarter of last year, according to the latest congressional filings.