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Fwd: Meta’s AI ad tool developments, ad growth concerns, and the startup powering its AI search: Key Meta updates
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: The Information <hello(a)theinformation.com> Date: Thu, Feb 13, 2025, 1:31 PM Subject: Meta’s AI ad tool developments, ad growth concerns, and the startup powering its AI search: Key Meta updates To: <g(a)xny.io> Explore Meta’s latest AI developments, product decisions, and market moves. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ February 13, 2025 Meta News <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…> Exclusive insights into the world of Meta Key highlights: - Ad executives say *Meta’s AI won’t necessarily drive long-term ad growth <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>* as much as investors expect, undercutting a core belief lifting the stock. - Meta Platforms is sending its engineers to *work with ad agencies on developing AI tools <https://e.customeriomail.com/e/c/eyJlbWFpbF9pZCI6ImRnU2kwUVlEQU8yWGxBSHNsNV…>* as it tries to make money from new AI technology. - 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More CFPB Employees Axed As Union Presses For Injunction
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

More CFPB Employees Axed As Union Presses For Injunction <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2298129?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> By Jon Hill and Hailey Konnath The Trump administration moved late Thursday to slash more of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's workforce, initiating another round of layoffs shortly after lawyers for the agency's union petitioned a D.C. federal court for an emergency injunction to prevent it. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2298129?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/banking/articles/2298129?nl_pk=e602c558-f520-472e-90…>

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2 Men Cop To Crypto Mining Fraud Conspiracy, Forfeit $400M
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

2 Men Cop To Crypto Mining Fraud Conspiracy, Forfeit $400M <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> By Emilie Ruscoe A pair of Estonians have pled guilty to wire fraud conspiracy and agreed to forfeit assets worth $400 million in connection with Washington state federal prosecutors' claims that they ran a $577 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme, the government said Thursday. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/2297472?nl_pk=35f19b02-1b5d-…>

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NASCAR Asks 4th Circ. To Quash Injunctions In Antitrust Row
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

NASCAR Asks 4th Circ. To Quash Injunctions In Antitrust Row <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> By Elaine Briseño NASCAR urged the Fourth Circuit in an opening brief to reverse injunctions that forced the organization to offer charter contracts to two teams suing the organization for alleged antitrust violations, arguing that any of the lower court's "many errors warrants reversal" and could have broader implications. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2297705?nl_pk=6e763a2a-9f82-44c…>

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Kash Patel's FBI Director Nomination Goes To Full Senate
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Kash Patel's FBI Director Nomination Goes To Full Senate <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297291?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Courtney Bublé The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10, along party lines, Thursday to send Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director to the full Senate. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297291?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> |

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Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Goldstein Freed As Judge Doubts Feds' Crypto Claims <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Ali Sullivan A Maryland federal magistrate judge on Thursday ordered Tom Goldstein released from jail after expressing skepticism toward federal prosecutors' claims that the SCOTUSblog publisher and U.S. Supreme Court advocate secretly made millions of dollars' worth of cryptocurrency transactions in recent days. Memorandum attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2297769?nl_pk=34b724c6-…>

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SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo'
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

SDNY US Atty Resigns, Alleging Trump-Adams 'Quid Pro Quo' <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> By Frank G. Runyeon Danielle R. Sassoon, the interim U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, resigned Thursday after she refused an order by U.S. Department of Justice officials to drop the federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and expressed concern the move was part of an improper quid pro quo with President Donald Trump. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/mergersacquisitions/articles/2298034?nl_pk=34b724c6-…>

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Essity Faces Investors' Claim Over Chinese Tissue Biz Sale
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Essity Faces Investors' Claim Over Chinese Tissue Biz Sale <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By William Janes A group of investment companies has sued Essity at a London court, alleging that the manufacturer of hygiene and health products defaulted on bond notes when it sold its controlling stake in a Chinese tissue company. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2283136?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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President Trump to reporter: "You're not very talented" if you agree with where tax dollars are currently being spent.
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

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Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond
by Gunnar Larson 14 Feb '25

14 Feb '25

Qatari Royal Loses Fight Over 70-Carat 'Idol's Eye' Diamond <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> By Eddie Beaver A Qatari sheikh can't force a fellow royal to sell him a £10 million ($12.5 million) 70-carat diamond, after a London court ruled Thursday that there was no desire to sell and therefore no promise to sell that was broken. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2297637?nl_pk=9aaa8…>

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