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Court blocks The Onion’s attempt to acquire Infowars
Bid for Alex Jones’s conspiracy news site rejected by Texas bankruptcy judge
The rise of the neurodivergent-friendly office—How a once-niche workplace idea is catching on in corporate America
Quiet spaces, different lighting and heat-controlled rooms are becoming more common requests for office designers. Read More
Southwest Airlines’ lawsuit could be a ‘new playbook’ for DEI litigation moving forward
“This lawsuit signals a new and more aggressive approach.” Read More
Judge rejects sale of Alex Jones’ Infowars to The Onion, calling bankruptcy auction process flawed
The decision by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez of Houston to not approve the sale means Jones can stay at ...
Google’s breakthrough Willow chip means we’ll get useful quantum computers sooner than some people feared
Experts caution that revolutionary quantum computing is still likely years away. Read More
Binance and Coinbase ally Circle form USDC alliance to take on Tether
The surprise move brings together longtime rivals and could shake up the stablecoin landscape. Read More
US stocks rally set to slow as investor ‘euphoria’ fades, say big banks
Wall Street strategists predict S&P will rise 8% by end of next year after big 2024 gains
Mafia milking €3.3 billion a year from tourism in Italy, with a 2026 Winter Olympics windfall forecast
Italy’s criminal syndicates are targeting events, including the Catholic Church’s Jubilee in Rome and the 2026 Winter Olympics, as vulnerable ...
Iceland has seen the sharpest rise in immigrants among OECD countries—now the nation is urging everyone to learn the local language
The OECD has criticized Iceland for providing minimal public funding for language training, and reserving fully subsidized courses for refugees ...
Amsterdam has long wanted to keep ‘nuisance’ tourists away. First, it banned new hotels and now, it plans to ban cruises
Amsterdam has seen visitor numbers soar in recent years—and it’s not a fan. But cracking down on the trend could ...
Rebel technocrats start to disentangle Syria’s corrupt state
Transitional authorities grapple with bureaucracy filled with phantom jobs, pervasive graft and culture of obedience
Tether is drawing heat from law enforcement. But it has a new friend in the White House
Howard Lutnick has defended the stablecoin company which has been used by gangs and US adversaries
Pay UK bosses like football stars, says Lord Spencer
Founder of ICAP claims boosting CEO salaries would help London’s competitiveness
Qatar’s $500bn wealth fund targets bigger deals as LNG windfall looms
New chief says QIA will deploy cash ‘more aggressively’ as it conducts investment review ahead of huge influx
BlackRock’s billionaire bonanza
The asset manager’s acquisition tear makes the leadership succession process more complex
U.S. Steel drops as Biden set to block Nippon Steel deal
President Joe Biden plans to formally block the $14.1 billion sale of U.S. Steel on national security grounds, people familiar ...
Apple’s next ultra smartwatch will be able to send texts via satellite
The technology would extend one of Apple’s biggest efforts under Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook: bolstering the health and safety ...
Norovirus causes up to 21 million illnesses in the U.S. every year. Here’s what to know about the contagious disease that hand sanitizer can’t kill
Norovirus is also nicknamed “the cruise ship virus,” as it easily spreads among people in close quarters. Read More
Adidas headquarters raided in years-long tax investigation
The probe is looking at a five-year period starting in October 2019 and pertains to customs and tax regulations. Read ...
Trump vows fast permits for those investing $1 billion in U.S.
“Any person or company investing ONE BILLION DOLLARS, OR MORE, in the United States of America, will receive fully expedited ...
Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success
Gates eventually realized that that “intensity was not always appropriate.” Read More
Micron gets $6.2 billion chips award to spur plant expansion
Signing a contract protects that money from changes that could come under President-elect Donald Trump. Read More
The debate over open versus closed AI models is ‘ridiculous,’ Meta executive says
Manohar Paluri, a leader in Meta’s generative AI group, spoke at Fortune’s Brainstorm AI conference in San Francisco. Read More
a16z’s Martin Casado says he doesn’t want to drive the AI regulation conversation anymore
Speaking at Brainstorm AI, the venture capitalist and a Berkeley professor argued that regulation should be evidence based. Read More
Elon Musk and Google’s CEO want to cover the desert with solar panels. Will Donald Trump agree?
Multiple asset managers told Fortune they remain optimistic about the solar industry’s prospects under Trump. Read More
UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder leads search firm exec to describe ‘newfound fear’ among health workers
Executives are wondering, “Could it happen to me?” Read More
‘Most powerful woman on Wall Street’ Sallie Krawcheck steps down as Ellevest CEO following a recent diagnosis
Krawcheck will transition into a board role to focus on her health, she posted. Read More
Top JP Morgan exec Marianne Lake warns new credit and debit card fee rules will hurt consumers
Lake’s primary concerns lie with proposed rules for credit and debit card fees. Read More
General Motors to stop funding its Cruise robotaxi business
The automaker said it would combine Cruise’s and GM’s technical teams. Read More
