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Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Up Next At High Court: Gov't Jawboning & Retaliatory Arrests <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810541?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Katie Buehler The U.S. Supreme Court has a packed oral arguments calendar this week that includes disputes over the Biden administration's work with social media companies to combat misinformation, the appropriate evidence standard for bringing retaliatory arrest claims and whether the federal government can object to a consent decree entered into by three states. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810541?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1810541?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Trump's NY Trial Delayed After Late Document Dump
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Trump's NY Trial Delayed After Late Document Dump <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Frank G. Runyeon and Elliot Weld A New York judge on Friday postponed for at least several weeks the Manhattan district attorney's hush money trial against Donald Trump, citing a last-minute deluge of discovery from federal prosecutors. 3 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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FTC Probing Reddit's AI Licensing Ahead Of IPO
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

FTC Probing Reddit's AI Licensing Ahead Of IPO <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814448?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Lauren Berg Reddit Inc., which earlier this week announced plans for an estimated $715 million initial public offering, revealed in a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday that the Federal Trade Commission is looking into the company's sale of user-generated content to train artificial intelligence. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814448?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814448?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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NYC Taxi Drivers Convince Judge To Reconsider RICO Claims
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

NYC Taxi Drivers Convince Judge To Reconsider RICO Claims <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814324?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Hailey Konnath A New York federal judge has agreed to rethink her decision throwing out New York City cab drivers' racketeering suit claiming the city artificially inflated the values of once highly coveted taxi licenses, admitting that she "committed clear error" in finding that certain claims were filed too late. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814324?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814324?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Apple Wants 'Convoluted' IPhone App Antitrust Suit Tossed
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Apple Wants 'Convoluted' IPhone App Antitrust Suit Tossed <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814320?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Dorothy Atkins Apple Inc. asked a California federal judge Thursday to toss a proposed antitrust class action alleging that Apple Inc. illegally controls which apps are viewed on iPhone web browsers to boost iPhone prices, arguing that the consumers don't have standing to bring their "highly convoluted and speculative" claims. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814320?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814320?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Ariz. Rep. Urges FTC Investigation Of RealPage Software
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Ariz. Rep. Urges FTC Investigation Of RealPage Software <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814134?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Grace Dixon Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate alleged anti-competitive practices by RealPage Inc., whose rent-pricing algorithm is the subject of multidistrict antitrust litigation. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814134?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814134?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Meta Can't Block FTC Plans To Stop Kids' Data Monetization
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Meta Can't Block FTC Plans To Stop Kids' Data Monetization <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814164?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Bryan Koenig Meta filed its second appeal Friday after suffering another D.C. federal court loss against proposed Federal Trade Commission tweaks to a $5 billion data privacy settlement meant to block its monetization of children's data. Order attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814164?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1814164?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Peter Thiel on Leadership
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

Peter Thiel on Leadership: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C3viOnJusv0/?igsh=bjAxdGcxdmpmaWt5

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Fwd: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096848-021778 (2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance)
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 12:06 PM Subject: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096848-021778 To: <G(a)xny.io> Good afternoon: Attached, please find correspondence from the New York State Department of Financial Services pertaining to your FOIL request. Thank you. Tracking Number:FOIL-2023-096848-021778 SENT VIA EMAIL G(a)xny.io March 13, 2024 Mr. Gunnar D Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 406 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 Re: Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) Tracking No. 2023-096848 Dear Mr. Gunnar D Larson: I write in response to the FOIL request that you submitted to The New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), which has been assigned tracking number 2023-096848. The Department requires additional time to respond to your FOIL request because we are still working on your request. The Department intends to provide its determination of your request by April 16, 2024. Thank you. 2024-096848: 3/13/24: While surveying 2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, xNY.io - Bank.org noticed an overall negative return for the five systems referenced here: https://comptroller.nyc.gov/services/financial-matters/pension/asset-perfor…. xNY.io - Bank.org seeks access to any and all records explaing 2022 New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance as a loss for all five funds. Comprehensively, the mechanisms for garnering public equity are easily understood and easy to execute. An advantage for public equity is its liquidity as most publicly traded stocks are available and easily traded daily through public market exchanges. Related to New York City Pension/Investment Management Asset Performance, public equity investments do not include individual stocks under "asset type" and "asset name." xNY.io - Bank.org would like to receive record if the five systems owned PayPal (PYPL) as an individual investment as part of fund investment across the systems between FY 2020 and 2022. Additionally, xNY.io - Bank.org seeks trading history ststements of PYPL across the five systems between FY 2020 and 2022.

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Fwd: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096828-021777 (LendingClub.com September 11 Board of Directors Resignation)
by Gunnar Larson 18 Mar '24

18 Mar '24

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: <Carmen.Garrett(a)dfs.ny.gov> Date: Wed, Mar 13, 2024, 11:59 AM Subject: Your Freedom of Information Law Request FOIL-2023-096828-021777 To: <G(a)xny.io> Good morning: Attached, please find correspondence from the New York State Department of Financial Services pertaining to your FOIL request. Thank you. Tracking Number:FOIL-2023-096828-021777 SENT VIA EMAIL G(a)xny.io March 13, 2024 Mr. Gunnar D Larson xNY.io - Bank.org 406 West 25th Street New York, NY 10001 Re: Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) Tracking No. 2023-096828 Dear Mr. Gunnar D Larson: I write in response to the FOIL request that you submitted to The New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), which has been assigned tracking number 2023-096828. The Department requires additional time to respond to your FOIL request because we are still working on your request. The Department intends to provide its determination of your request by April 16, 2024. Thank you. 2024-096828: 3/13/24: Please submit any and all records related to the LendingClub.com September 11 Board of Directors resignation below. The date of the resignation is in question. You may understand the sensitive nature of the date of the resignation Gunnar Larson Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 5:06 PM to Anuj, Investor, Press Hello there: Thank you very much for the reply. Gunnar On Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 11:36 AM Anuj Nayar wrote: Hi Gunnar On September 11, 2021, in connection with her nomination to serve as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, Adrienne Harris notified us of her resignation, effective September 12, 2021, from the Company’s Board. Details can be found in the 8k filed on 9/15/21 (below) https://d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.net/CIK- 0001409970/bbc437e4-2920-4d5d-8e0d-86bca622f0ca.pdf From: Gunnar Larson Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021 at 9:37 AM To: Investor Relations , Press Cc: Gunnar Larson Subject: [EXT] LendingClub: Current Board of Directors CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Dear Madam or Sir: Good day to you. Surveying market research, I was wondering if you can kindly confirm, from LendingClub's July 15, 2021 press release: Is Ms. Adrienne Harris currently a member of LendingClub's board of directors? https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lendingclub-appoints-adrienne-harr… board-of-directors-301335198.html#financial-modal [prnewswire.com] Reviewing your website, Ms. Harris is not referenced: https://www.lendingclub.com/company/leadership Bloomberg and other sources do not reference Ms. Harris as a LendingClub board member: https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/LC:US [bloomberg.com] Sending you the very best regards. Thank you, Gunnar -- Gunnar Larson - xNY.io [xny.io] | Bank.org [bank.org] MSc [unic.ac.cy] - Digital Currency MBA [unic.ac.cy] - Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ip) G(a)xNY.io +1-646-454- 9107 New York, New York 10001

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