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US Justice Department opens inquiry into First Brands collapse, source says – Reuters

US Justice Department opens inquiry into First Brands collapse, source says  Reuters Bankrupt Auto Supplier First Brands Faces Criminal Investigation  The Wall Street Journal First Brands’ Go-To Bank Jefferies Opens Books as Fallout Builds  Bloomberg.com First Brands Collapse Blindsides Wall Street, Exposing Cracks in a Hot Corner of Finance  Yahoo Finance First Brands’ creditor says $2.3 billion ‘simply vanished’, seeks probe  Reuters Source link

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Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie on leave amid inquiry

Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie on leave amid inquiry

Tarleton State coach Billy Gillispie has been placed on temporary administrative leave as the university investigates an anonymous complaint, the school announced Friday. No details of the nature of the complaint were immediately available, and there is no timeline on how long the investigation may take. Associate head coach Glynn Cyprien has taken over as acting head coach. The school …

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Trump Raises Possibility of Inquiry Into Wray, Another Former F.B.I. Director – The New York Times

Trump Raises Possibility of Inquiry Into Wray, Another Former F.B.I. Director  The New York Times Trump says he ‘would think’ DOJ is investigating former FBI Director Christopher Wray  NBC News FBI’s Patel clarifies role of hundreds of agents on Jan 6, says Wray lied to Congress  Fox News Trump says he “would think” the DOJ is investigating ex-FBI chief Wray  Axios Sen. Amy Klobuchar …

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US Deputy Attorney General halts inquiry into retired FBI agent linked to Sandy Hook lawsuit

US Deputy Attorney General halts inquiry into retired FBI agent linked to Sandy Hook lawsuit

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche has ordered a senior U.S. Justice Department official to drop an inquiry into a retired FBI agent’s involvement in a defamation lawsuit involving Alex Jones’ conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Ed Martin Jr., who leads the Justice Department’s “weaponization working group,” sent a …

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White House Denies Homan Took Bag of Cash in F.B.I. Inquiry – The New York Times

White House Denies Homan Took Bag of Cash in F.B.I. Inquiry  The New York Times Trump Justice Dept. Closed Investigation Into Tom Homan for Accepting Bag of Cash  The New York Times Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump’s DOJ shut it down.  MSNBC News White House denies border tsar Tom Homan accepted $50,000 bribe  BBC Trump aide Homan …

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Texas Instruments, Analog Devices Stocks Fall. China Inquiry Targets U.S. Chip Makers. – Barron's

Texas Instruments, Analog Devices Stocks Fall. China Inquiry Targets U.S. Chip Makers.  Barron’s China launches discrimination and dumping probes into US chips ahead of trade talks  Reuters Chinese Chip Stocks Jump After Probe Targeting US Semiconductors  Bloomberg.com Why China launched probe into US chips – and what it means for domestic firms  South China Morning Post China initiates comprehensive anti-discrimination investigation into US actions …

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FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

FTC launces inquiry into AI chatbots acting as companions and their effects on children

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into several social media and artificial intelligence companies about the potential harms to children and teenagers who use their AI chatbots as companions. The FTC said Thursday it has sent letters to Google parent Alphabet, Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms, Snap, Character Technologies, ChatGPT maker OpenAI and xAI. The FTC said …

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FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others – Reuters

FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbots of Alphabet, Meta and others  Reuters Alphabet, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Snap face FTC probe over AI chatbot safety for kids  CNBC Feds point to Californian’s suicide in new probe of Bay Area tech companies  SFGATE F.T.C. Starts Inquiry Into A.I. Chatbots and Child Safety  The New York Times FTC investigating AI ‘companion’ chatbots amid growing concern about …

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Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids

Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids

The Federal Trade Commission ordered Alphabet Inc.’s Google, OpenAI Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and four other makers of artificial intelligence chatbots to turn over information about the impacts of their technologies on kids. The antitrust and consumer protection agency said Thursday that it sent the orders to gather information to study how firms measure, test and monitor their chatbots and …

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FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbot companions from Meta, OpenAI, and others

FTC launches inquiry into AI chatbot companions from Meta, OpenAI, and others

The Federal Trade Commission announced on Thursday that it is launching an inquiry into seven tech companies that make AI chatbot companion products for minors: Alphabet, CharacterAI, Instagram, Meta, OpenAI, Snap, and xAI. The federal regulator seeks to learn how these companies are evaluating the safety and monetization of chatbot companions, how they try to limit negative impacts on children …

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