Skydance CEO David Ellison has reportedly held talks with Bari Weiss to buy her online news site The Free Press — fueling growing speculation that he is wooing the right-of-center voice to join CBS News once his company’s long-stalled merger with Paramount is approved. The discussions are in the early stages, a source close to the situation told The Post on Friday.Ellison and Weiss — an opinion writer who started The Free Press in 2021 after a public falling out with the left-leaning New York Times — were b ...

MINNEAPOLIS, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jamf (NASDAQ: JAMF), the standard in managing and securing Apple at work, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Marc Botham, Vice President, Global Channel Sales, as an Inclusive Channel Leader for 2025. This CRN list spotlights vendor, distributor, and solution provider executives helping to create greater equity across the IT channel. Each of the honorees is dedicated to fostering equity and inclusion within their organizat ...

T-Mobile has rolled back policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion to appease the chairman of the FCC, who has made clear that merger deals won’t be approved without taking such steps https://t.co/p4QG5W9uZF ...

Verizon Communications on Friday said that it's ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs amid a probe by the Trump administration into those practices, as the telecom giant seeks federal approval for an acquisition. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr criticized Verizon in February for its promotion of DEI programs, saying it could factor into the review of Verizon's planned acquisition of Frontier Communications for $20 billion, including debt. Verizon said in a lett ...

Core Viewpoint - Verizon Communications is terminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs following scrutiny from the Trump administration and as it seeks approval for its $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications [1][7]. Group 1: Changes in DEI Programs - The company is removing its "Diversity and Inclusion" website and eliminating references to DEI from employee training [2][4]. - Verizon will no longer maintain any workforce diversity goals and will discontinue a component of its management compensation plan that aimed to increase the representation of women and minorities in its US workforce [4][5]. - The changes are effective immediately, as stated by Verizon's chief legal officer, who acknowledged that some DEI policies could be linked to discrimination [5]. Group 2: Regulatory Context - FCC Chair Brendan Carr expressed approval of Verizon's decision to end its DEI policies, framing it as a step that promotes equal opportunity and nondiscrimination [6]. - Carr had previously opened a probe into Verizon's promotion of DEI programs, indicating a broader regulatory scrutiny of such initiatives in the telecom sector [1][8].

ConocoPhillips (COP) FY 2025 Annual General Meeting May 13, 2025 10:00 AM ET Speaker0 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I'm Ryan Lance, Chairman and CEO of ConocoPhillips. It's my pleasure to welcome you to the ConocoPhillips' twenty twenty five Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Please remember that you may vote your shares online at any time during this meeting prior to the closing of the polls, and you could submit questions through the text box located on your screen. In addition to myself, all the membe ...

Goldman Sachs has scrubbed mentions of “Black” and other references to race from its official website touting a diversity initiative amid an industrywide rollback of so-called DEI programs and increasing scrutiny from the Trump administration, according to a report.In 2021, the Wall Street giant launched the “One Million Black Women” program in which it pledged $10 billion in investments and $100 million in philanthropy specifically aimed at supporting black women.Goldman in recent weeks has revised promoti ...