Kroger faces FMLA, PUMP Act lawsuit after allegedly transferring employee returning from parental leave

Kroger faces FMLA, PUMP Act lawsuit after allegedly transferring employee returning from parental leave Summary A former assistant store manager has sued Kroger in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, alleging violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the PUMP Act. The […]

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First Elon Musk, now Larry Ellison: The world’s richest men are buying huge media companies — because they can

First Elon Musk, now Larry Ellison: The world’s richest men are buying huge media companies — because they can Summary Larry Ellison is backing his son David in bids for major Hollywood assets — notably Paramount (already bought) and now a move on Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). The piece draws a clear parallel with Elon […]

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Taylor Swift’s new album resurrects iTunes and old-school commerce

Taylor Swift’s new album resurrects iTunes and old-school commerce Summary Taylor Swift is offering an iTunes-exclusive preorder for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl — a surprising resurrection of the largely defunct iTunes storefront. The exclusive digital version, priced at $11.99, includes the standard 12-track album plus a short video, “A Look Behind […]

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Larry Ellison, the tech world’s great survivor

Larry Ellison, the tech world’s great survivor Summary This FT profile examines Larry Ellison’s unusually long run at the top of the technology industry. It sketches how he built and steered Oracle from a database start-up into a cloud and enterprise-software powerhouse, surviving multiple waves of disruption, regulatory scrutiny and shifting market tides. The piece […]

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What Mandelson’s Firing Reveals About Power and Accountability

What Mandelson’s Firing Reveals About Power and Accountability Summary The rapid dismissal of Peter Mandelson as UK Ambassador to the US followed the release of emails and documents showing a far closer relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein than was publicly disclosed. Newly revealed messages — including a 2008 exchange where Mandelson urged Epstein […]

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How AI can support healthcare supply chains with predictive tools

How AI can support healthcare supply chains with predictive tools Summary Archie Mayani, chief product officer at GHX, explains how AI and machine learning are being used to make healthcare supply chains more resilient and patient-focused. GHX builds predictive models to anticipate backorders, recommend clinically appropriate substitutions and surface the disruptions that matter most to […]

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