FTC warns healthcare companies about restrictive noncompete contracts Summary The Federal Trade Commission, led by Chair Andrew Ferguson, has sent letters to a number of large healthcare employers and staffing firms asking them to review employment agreements for restrictive noncompete clauses. The letters urge companies to discontinue any noncompetes that are unfair or anticompetitive and […]
LinkedIn, OpenAI muscle their way into the AI recruiting fray Summary LinkedIn is expanding its Hiring Assistant — an “agentic” AI recruiter that asks clarification questions, makes recommendations and adapts to context — to global availability in English by the end of September. The tool can prescreen candidates via InMail, scan LinkedIn profiles, resumes and […]
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 […]
Raiders mailbag: Why hasn’t team paid its top receiver yet? Summary Vincent Bonsignore answers reader questions about the Raiders entering their Week 2 home opener, focusing on why wide receiver Jakobi Meyers remains without a new contract. Meyers previously requested a trade amid stalled talks; his strong Week 1 showing (eight catches for 98 yards) […]
Paid parking is back for guests of this Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino Summary Resorts World Las Vegas has ended its summer-long free-parking promotion and reinstated paid parking for hotel guests. The property will charge a flat $21 fee for guest parking. Vehicles with Nevada licence plates and high-tier Genting Rewards members (Elite, Honors, Prime, Monarch […]
US and UK near tech, nuclear and whisky deals ahead of Donald Trump’s trip Summary The Financial Times reports that the US and the UK are close to finalising several agreements across technology, nuclear energy and the whisky trade timed to coincide with Donald Trump’s forthcoming visit to the UK. The moves appear aimed at […]
Crypto group Tether to launch new stablecoin with eye on US markets Summary Tether has announced plans to launch a new stablecoin targeting the US market. The move comes as the stablecoin sector and broader crypto industry face sustained regulatory attention in the United States. The announcement signals a strategic push by one of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
