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China’s Huawei Takes Aim at Apple With Latest Smartphone
Last year, a chip breakthrough put Huawei on top of the Chinese smartphone market. Now it is rolling out its newest phone, the Mate 70 series.
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Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach
Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”
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The Best Travel Deals for Black Friday and Travel Tuesday
Our Frugal Traveler columnist waded through the sales, and found some of the best bargains she’s seen in years.
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Trump Plans Tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico That Could Cripple Trade
The president-elect said that he would impose the across-the-board tariffs on Day 1 and that they would stay in place until Canada, Mexico and China halted the flow of drugs and migrants.
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Macy’s Discovers Employee Hid Millions in Delivery Expenses
The department store chain said it had found the erroneous accounting entries while preparing its results for the third quarter.
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End of Trump Cases Leaves Limits on Presidential Criminality Unclear
Donald J. Trump is set to regain office without clarity on the scope of presidential immunity and with a lingering cloud over whether outside special counsels can investigate high-level wrongdoing.
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Frozen Crypto
On November 1, 2024, the IRS released an Office of Chief Counsel memorandum (the “Memo”), which detailed when frozen digital asset rewards held on bankrupt digital asset platforms should be included in gross income….By: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
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Managing Technology Supply Chains: What the Advent of the UK’s Critical Third Party Regime Means for Financial Services Firms and Technology Providers
The FCA, PRA, and Bank of England have published their finalised critical third party (CTP) rules (and accompanying guidance) in PS24/16 Operational resilience: Critical third parties to the UK financial sector….By: BCLP
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Cultivating the E-Discovery Unicorn: Advanced Project Management for Litigation Leaders
As the demands of e-discovery continue to expand, litigation teams seek a special kind of project manager—an “e-discovery unicorn” who seamlessly combines technical expertise, leadership, and an ability to communicate complex processes in an accessible way. This evolving role was the discussion of a recent webinar for ACEDS, which you can listen to here. The…
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Weekly Blockchain Blog – November 2024 #4
Stablecoin Initiatives Announced by Fintech Companies, DeFi Protocols – Major U.S. payments firm recently announced plans to enable “disbursement partners” to use the PYUSD stablecoin to settle cross-border money transfers with the company’s Xoom service….By: BakerHostetler