Kenvue settles proxy fight with activist Starboard, adding three directors to its board

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  WPP, the world’s largest advertising company, saw its shares plunge on Wednesday after it forecast that sales may drop this year.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d
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  Sandsoft folds three more games into its hybrid-casual mobile roster

  Sandsoft has partnered with three more developers and brought Wizario, Potions & Spells and Iza's Supermarket to its stable of games.
  
  VentureBeat - 1d

• AppLovin shares tumble as short sellers question its centerpiece AXON ad software

  Short seller Fuzzy Panda alleged that the AXON model was "the nexus of a House of Cards" built on fraudulent advertising tactics.
  
  CNBC - Feb. 26
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  Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years

  The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for thousands of residents.
  
  The New York Times - 3d

• ‘You know what? They quit!’ Resigning by proxy and the crisis of corporate Japan

  Agencies that help dissatisfied employees make a clean break are putting pressure on companies and exposing a demographic problem
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 22
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  The rise of browser-use agents: Why Convergence’s Proxy is beating OpenAI’s Operator

  A new wave of AI-powered browser-use agents is emerging, promising to transform how enterprises interact with the web. These agents, including OpenAI's Operator and Convergence's Proxy, can ...
  
  VentureBeat - Feb. 22

• Congresswoman votes for bill with newborn in arms after proxy vote ban

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  CBS News - Feb. 26
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  BP shows activists are often pushing at an open door

  Clever boards can pre-empt attacks by behaving more like activists themselves
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 26

• Dantonio added to CFP selection committee

  Former Michigan State coach Mark Dantonio is one of five new College Football Playoff selection committee members.
  
  ESPN - 1d

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• Amazon's cloud unit forms agentic AI group

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• Japanese 10-year bond yields surge to near 16-year highs on rate-hike expectations, global sell-off

  The 30-year bond also crossed the 2.5% mark for the first time since 2008.
  
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• Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove ethics watchdog Dellinger — for now

  The Supreme Court is likely to determine whether President Donald Trump can fire Hampton Dellinger as head of the Office of Special Counsel.
  
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  The 30-year bond also crossed the 2.5% mark for the first time since 2008.
  
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  Trump hands carmakers 1-month reprieve from tariffs

  Carve-out applies to companies operating through US-Mexico-Canada trade pact
  
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