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December 03, 2025
Oak View CEO Pardoned 5 Months After Bid-Rigging Charge
President Donald Trump has pardoned former Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke just five months after the U.S. Department of Justice charged him with allegedly rigging a bid to build and operate the Moody Center arena on the University of Texas at Austin campus.
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December 03, 2025
State AI Law Ban Cut From Defense Bill As Fight Continues
The renewed push to block states from enacting laws to regulate emerging artificial intelligence technologies is unlikely to make it into a defense funding bill expected to pass by the end of the year, the House's second highest-ranking Republican has confirmed, although he stressed that the proposal was still active and could resurface elsewhere.
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December 03, 2025
OpenAI Can't Scrap Injunction In TM Suit Over 'IO' Name
OpenAI can't undo an injunction won by IYO Inc. that temporarily blocked it from using the "IO" trademark in certain circumstances involving acquired competitor IO Products, after the Ninth Circuit concluded on Wednesday that the parties' marks only differ by one letter and sell similar AI-related products.
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December 03, 2025
Calif. Privacy Agency Hits Marketer For Broker Registry Lapse
A Nevada-based marketing firm that builds custom audience lists for fitness and wellness brands has become the latest target of the California Privacy Protection Agency's efforts to police data brokers, with state officials announcing Wednesday the company had agreed to pay a $56,600 penalty for failing to register as a data broker.
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December 03, 2025
FCC OKs $1B UScellular Deal After AT&T Drops DEI Policies
AT&T got the Federal Communications Commission's approval for its $1 billion UScellular deal Wednesday, following in the wake of rivals Verizon and T-Mobile and becoming the latest of the big three mobile carriers to agree to do away with its diversity, equity and inclusion policies.
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