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Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.

Consumer watchdog ends investigation into buy now, pay later company linked to Donald Trump Jr.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dropped an investigation into a buy now, pay later company with close ties to President Donald Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr., saying the investigation was conducted in a biased manner and based off politics. The CFPB on Tuesday notified Credova Financial, a subsidiary of Public Square Holdings, where Trump Jr. is …

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Workday Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Paradox, the AI Company Redefining the Frontline Candidate Experience

Workday Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Paradox, the AI Company Redefining the Frontline Candidate Experience

Paradox’s Candidate Experience Agent Delivers Superior Candidate Care, Accelerated Candidate Conversion and Time-to-Hire The Addition of Paradox Will Give Workday an AI-Powered Talent Acquisition Suite for Every Worker and Every Type of Work PLEASANTON, Calif., Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Workday, Inc. (NASDAQ: WDAY), the AI platform for managing people, money, and agents, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Paradox, a …

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Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel’s military

Microsoft employee protests lead to 18 arrests as company reviews its work with Israel’s military

Police officers arrested 18 people at worker-led protests at Microsoft headquarters Wednesday as the tech company promises an “urgent” review of the Israeli military’s use of its technology during the ongoing war in Gaza. Two consecutive days of protest at the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington called for the tech giant to immediately cut its business ties with Israel. But …

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Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott | Business

Target CEO steps down as company faces weak sales and customer boycott | Business

The CEO of Target is stepping down, as the embattled retail giant seeks to turn around its fortunes amid an ongoing customer boycott over its scaling back of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Brian Cornell will be replaced next year by , Target’s chief operating officer, the company said on Wednesday. Cornell helped re-energize the company when he became …

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Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2 billion bet on company

Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s  billion bet on company

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10% stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers and punctuate a dramatic about-face from the president’s recent push to oust the company’s CEO. READ MORE: …

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Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s $2 billion bet on company

Trump administration vying to own a big stake in Intel after SoftBank’s  billion bet on company

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10% stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers and punctuate a dramatic about-face from the president’s recent push to oust the company’s CEO. The ambitions …

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Dr. Phil’s media company sued by distribution partner

Dr. Phil’s media company sued by distribution partner

Last month, it was reported that Phil McGraw’s media company, Merit Street Media, had filed for bankruptcy and also filed a lawsuit against its partner Trinity Broadcasting. Now, Trinity Broadcasting has hit back with a countersuit against MSM regarding alleged false promises McGraw made to lock the companies into a 10-year, $500 million dollar deal. Chief among those promises was …

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Dr. Phil’s Bankrupt Media Company Sued Over $500 Million TV Deal

Dr. Phil’s Bankrupt Media Company Sued Over 0 Million TV Deal

The bankruptcy of Dr. Phil‘s Merit Street Media has taken another turn, with its distribution partner suing the company for fraud and breach of contract. In a lawsuit filed in Texas federal court on Tuesday, Trinity Broadcasting accuses Dr. Phil, whose surname is McGraw, of swindling the Christian TV network under a $500 million, ten-year deal in which he allegedly …

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Michael Franti Splits With Management Company Amid Sexual Abuse Claims

Michael Franti Splits With Management Company Amid Sexual Abuse Claims

Singer-songwriter Michael Franti has parted ways with longtime management company Activist Artist Management, multiple sources have confirmed to Billboard. Franti, who had been a client of Activist for nearly a decade, separated from the firm following allegations of sexual abuse against Franti by Spanish-American singer Victoria Canal. Related Franti has denied the allegations, but did admit to engaging in a …

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