GOOD GAME: Deepseek vs. tech manbabies, Blackrock vs. Tennessee, Dimon vs. the anti-DEI

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The AI Tech BroBubble

1. ‘Sputnik moment’: $1tn wiped off US stocks after Chinese firm unveils AI chatbot

Anger and Fighting Back

1. Walmart is facing backlash from investors after cutting DEI programs

2. A lawyer says he dropped Meta as a client after what he called a 'descent into toxic masculinity [and Neo-Nazi madness]' by Zuckerberg's company

3. BMW trolled after announcing it’s ‘no longer posting’ on X: ‘Becoming More Woke’

4. Nearly a third of Elon Musk’s EV-loving Dutch customers may sell their Teslas: ‘There’s been a debate in the Netherlands around Tesla shame’

5. I drive a Cybertruck, and I'm sick of people flipping me off. I wish they understood how helpful this car is for me.

6. Misogynistic taunts cost Philadelphia Eagles fan his job at DEI firm

7. Biden warns that an oligarchy is forming that threatens US democracy

1. Is the warning good?

Old-fashioned ESG

1. Record Number of Funds Drop ESG Labels Ahead of New EU Rules

2. SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies Committing to Science-Based Climate Targets

3. Billionaire Michael Bloomberg To Fund UN Climate Change Body After US Withdrawal

4. Majority of companies leading on emissions reductions have tied executive pay to ESG aims

5. Boeing should treat workers better to recover from its 'mess,' Emirates boss tells BI

Fines and Lawsuits and Settlements and Regulations

1. Vanguard will pay $106 million over 'misleading statements' about retirement funds

2. Tennessee drops BlackRock ESG suit after asset manager agrees concessions

3. DOJ sues Walgreens, alleging it 'knowingly' filled millions of prescriptions that lacked legitimate medical purposes

4. GM can't sell your location data for the next five years

5. California Bans Insurance Policy Cancellations In Boost To Property Owners. The Insurance Industry Prepares For Record-Breaking Losses

6. California considers letting wildfire victims sue oil companies for damages

The DEI/Union Speed Round

1. Whole Foods workers in Philadelphia vote to form Amazon-owned grocery store's first union

2. Jamie Dimon is doubling down on JPMorgan's DEI work as a conservative group targets Wall Street: 'Bring them on'

3. Costco union representing 18,000 workers authorizes nationwide strike

4. Delta Doubles Down on DEI, ESG Policies