Omnicom and AssuredPartners mergers highlight need for ‘scale’ as dealmakers get busy

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  We Need to Get Back to Being Humans, Not Screens

  The state of the movie theater industry today tells you a lot about what we’re missing: shared experiences, both in work and in life.
  
  Inc. - 1d

• Economists need to get their story straight on immigration

  Focusing on the impact on the wages or employment levels of native workers is too narrow
  
  Financial Times - 1d
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  Omnicom and Interpublic in merger talks to become largest advertising group

  A $30bn-plus deal would come as most of the money in the industry is being siphoned off by big tech companies
  
  Financial Times - 3d
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  Advertising Firms Omnicom and Interpublic Nearing Merger That Would Reshape Industry

  A deal would create the world’s largest advertising company, with net revenue of more than $20 billion, topping WPP’s $15.1 billion.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 3d

• The Secret Weapon Helping Businesses Get Results From AI: Humans

  It turns out the latest machines need us as much as we need them.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 4d
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  We need the best of business innovation in government

  Growth that does not make working people better off is pointless
  
  Financial Times - 5d
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  Vodafone-Three Merger Gets Conditional U.K. Clearance

  The Competition and Markets Authority said the deal will likely boost competition in the U.K. mobile sector, but would only proceed if both companies implement certain conditions.
  
  The Wall Street Journal - 6d
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  Biden’s corruption highlights the need to fix the pardon power — here's how to do it

  President Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden for tax evasion and lying to the government to buy a gun, but the pardon covers any federal crime he may have committed over the last 11 years, ...
  
  The Hill - Dec. 4
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  Is OpenAI Getting Into the Advertising Business? The Company Is Sending Mixed Messages

  The AI giant’s CFO says it’s looking into ads, but adds that it has no active plans as yet.
  
  Inc. - Dec. 2

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