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[colabot8] kyiv, UKRAINE SOPA Images | light flare | Getty Images video game publisher ActivisionBlizzard failed to increase its representation of women in December, according to a diversity report released Thursday. Leaders pledged to make women more pervasive at the company after media reports of harassment of women sparked government investigations. Microsoft, a competitor and …

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[colabot8] Courtney Lee #5 and Chandler Parsons #25 of the Houston Rockets huddle together during their game at Staples Center on April 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Andrew D. Bernstein | National Basketball Association | Getty Images Ancient Morgan Stanley Advisor Darryl Cohen was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly defrauding current and former NBA …

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[colabot8] TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew reacts during a session to testify before a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing titled ‘TikTok: How Congress Can Protect US Data Privacy and protect children from harm online,” as lawmakers consider Chinese-owned video-sharing app, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 23, 2023. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters “Welcome …

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[colabot8] Binance is the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, handling $490 billion of spot trading volumes in March 2022. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Binance is the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume and assets, processing $9.5 trillion worth of trades in 2021 alone. But it’s not supposed to be allowed to operate in …

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[colabot8] Peter Coker Jr., left, receives search warrants from police at his villa on the resort island of Phuket, Thailand, January 11, 2023. Crime Suppression Division, Royal Thai Police | PA NEWARK, NJ — A former fugitive in the securities fraud case involving a New Jersey deli business once valued at $100 million renounced his …

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[colabot8] Moviegoers line up at the AMC Loews Lincoln Square box office on March 05, 2021 in New York City. Michel Loccisano | Getty Images Cinema stocks jumped on Thursday after a report said Apple plans to spend $1 billion a year on theatrical movie releases. The investment is part of the technology company’s efforts …

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[colabot8] A logo on the Sanofi exhibition space during the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France on June 15, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Shares of Sanofi And Regenerate both jumped more than 6% on Thursday after pharmaceutical companies released promising data showing …

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[colabot8] The crypto market has been battered this year, with over $2 trillion wiped from its value since its peak in November 2021. Cryptocurrencies have been under pressure after the collapse of major exchange FTX. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency prices surged on Thursday as investors digested the prospects of the Federal …

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[colabot8] U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) speaks to members of the media outside a briefing on the latest developments in the COVID-19 outbreak to members of the Senate at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on March 12, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Alex Wang | Getty Images WASHINGTON — The bipartisan leaders of …

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[colabot8] (The stream is scheduled to start at 10:00 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you don’t see a video above at that time.) TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday morning as his company fights to avoid a possible ban in the United States. …

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