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Above the Law
1 week ago
Law

3 Steps For Completing An ESG Gap Assessment

Corporations face increasing pressure to provide transparent ESG disclosures to avoid negative consequences. [ more ]
www.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago
UK news

Paula Vennells knew of remote access before denial to parliament, tapes reveal

Paula Vennells may have been aware of covert operations team's ability to remotely access Post Office system.
Allegations suggest Vennells knew about remote access capability two years before addressing parliament. [ more ]
ComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago
Privacy professionals

Shareholders win when businesses do better at cyber | Computer Weekly

Organizations with advanced cybersecurity practices have a significantly higher shareholder return. Boards engaged in cybersecurity issues are critical for success. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
New York City

Ira M. Millstein, Corporate Lawyer With Public Impact, Dies at 97

Ira M. Millstein had a significant impact on corporate governance and public authorities, advocating for more independence and oversight by directors.
He played a pivotal role in steering Ruth Bader Ginsburg onto the federal bench, while also assisting New York City in avoiding bankruptcy in the 1970s. [ more ]
MarketWatch
2 months ago
US politics

Meet the former organized-crime prosecutor now overseeing the Trump Organization

New financial oversight at Trump Organization
Barbara Jones overseeing Trump Organization financial decisions [ more ]
Artificial intelligence
thebftonline.com
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Role of Artificial Intelligence in ESG reporting

AI is being used as a tool to facilitate ESG reporting practices and address challenges faced by companies.
ESG reporting is a framework that assesses how a company manages risks associated with environmental, social, and corporate governance issues. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
3 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | Can Elon Musk Really Do That?

Elon Musk's recent statement about potentially developing technologies outside of Tesla if he doesn't have 25% of the voting shares has sparked discussions about corporate governance and fiduciary duty.
Musk's threat brings attention to the power dynamics between corporations, their boards, and their executives, highlighting the need for clarity in roles and responsibilities. [ more ]
Abc
5 months ago
Artificial intelligence

OpenAI's non-profit board took a stand. But this is Silicon Valley, and the billionaires won

A battle has unfolded at OpenAI over the future of AI, pitting the profitable side of the business against safety-conscious board members.
The drama exposes a friction between business and public interests in Silicon Valley and raises questions about corporate governance and ethical regulation in the AI race. [ more ]
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Chicago Tribune
2 months ago
Chicago

Elon Musk cannot keep Tesla compensation package worth more than $55 billion, judge rules

Elon Musk must give up a compensation package potentially worth over $55 billion.
The ruling comes after a shareholder lawsuit accusing Musk and Tesla directors of breaching their duties and unjust enrichment. [ more ]
Social Media Today
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok Argues That a US Ban Would Hurt Local Businesses in Pre-Prepared Testimony

"More than 150 million people in the United States use TikTok on a monthly basis, with the average user today being an adult well past college age.Their videos provide a lens through which the rest of the world can experience American culture.Examples include TikTok's role in bringing exposure to American musicians, artists, chefs, and many more.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

GOP 2024 hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy says US experiencing a national identity crisis'

Republican presidential candidate and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy said Sunday he is running distinctively on my vision for this country and not his biography or business credentials when asked why he believes he can win the party's nomination as a political outsider and relatively unknown figure to most Americans.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Crypto industry scores a big win under long anticipated Senate bill

A highly anticipated Senate proposal to bring the freewheeling cryptocurrency industry under federal oversight would deliver a win for the sector by empowering its preferred regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), over the Securities and Exchange Commission.
HousingWire
1 year ago
Real estate

Fannie Mae appoints Michael Seelig to its board of directors

Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday that it has appointed Michael Seelig to its board of directors, where he will serve on the audit committee.Seelig's mandate is to "help Fannie Mae fulfill its mission to facilitate equitable and sustainable access to homeownership and quality affordable rental housing across America," according to a statement from the government-sponsored enterprise (GSE).
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | What Adani Short Seller Hindenburg Can Learn From Elliott

It was a sensational headline even for a short seller.Calling Adani Group the "largest con in corporate history," New York-based Hindenburg Research, a trading outfit that first got Wall Street's attention for raising serious questions about electric-vehicle makers Nikola Corp and Lordstown Motors Corp, took a stab at Gautam Adani, Asia's richest man.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Tech industry

Elon Musk's lawyers subpoena the Twitter whistle-blower.

Mr. Musk and Mr. Zatko have both accused Twitter of fraud, but their allegations are not the same, the DealBook newsletter reports.
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Mr. Musk adopting Mr. Zatko's claims could represent a turning point in the litigation over the Twitter deal.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Analysis | China's Property Demons Stalk Vietnam

One may earn a high salary, but only real estate can build up wealth - for decades, that's been the Chinese mentality.
Cointelegraph
1 year ago
Cryptocurrency

A brief history of Bitcoin crashes and bear markets: 2009-2022

Bitcoin ( BTC) experienced one of its most brutal crashes ever in 2022, with the BTC price plummeting below $20,000 in June after peaking at $68,000 in 2021.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill quits with immediate effect

The boss of JD Sports has stepped down with immediate effect just months after the retailer was fined more than £4m for breaching the competition regulator's rules with clandestine meetings with a takeover target.
AdExchanger
1 year ago
Marketing tech

Germany Hits Google For Commingling Data; Is Green The New Gold? | AdExchanger

The German Cartel Office, Germany's antitrust regulator, says Google's data processing policies violate the country's digital competition law.Germany's antitrust regulations go further than the EU's Digital Markets Act to prohibit data from being shared internally by large companies with multiple consumer brands or services.
the Guardian
1 year ago
UK politics

Minister says Queen's speech will tackle 'hooligan' protesters amid concerns 'non-Tory' bills left out - UK politics live

Minister says Queen's speech will tackle 'hooligan' protesters amid concerns 'non-Tory' bills left out
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Politics NY
1 year ago
Brooklyn

At Witt's End: Lander's risky China investments

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is risking billions of dollars of New Yorker's pensions in mainland Chinese companies while seemingly going against his own environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in investing city money, according to recent filings .
Harvard Business Review
1 year ago
Business

Your Family Business Needs a Board

Governing a family business is like sailing a ship.Indeed, the term governing itself comes from the Greek word for "guiding or steering."
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Crypto industry would get its preferred regulator under new bill

As Washington policymakers wrangle over how to oversee cryptocurrency, a new bipartisan proposal would give the rapidly-expanding sector a victory by handing authority to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, seen by the industry as a more benevolent regulator.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Amazon shareholders reject 15 motions on worker rights and environment

Amazon shareholders have rejected 15 resolutions brought forward by investors in a push to influence the company's environmental impact and treatment of workers.
Truthout
1 year ago
Left-wing politics

Median CEO Pay Leaps to Record $14.7 Million as Workers Strike for Better Wages

As workers across the U.S. attempt to unionize and walk off the job over brutal conditions and starvation wages, an analysis released Sunday found that the median pay package of top U.S. CEOs jumped to $14.7 million in 2021 - the sixth consecutive record-breaking year for executive compensation.
the Guardian
1 year ago
World news

Next and Wagamama face investor backlash over CEO bonuses

The fashion retailer Next and the restaurant group behind Wagamama are facing a potential backlash over executive bonuses after both their chief executives received the highest pay since 2015 while benefiting from government support.
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