At The Walt Disney Company's annual shareholders meeting on March 20, a proposal to discontinue participation in the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index was overwhelmingly rejected.
Google and its parent company, Alphabet, announced an agreement to acquire Wiz, a top cloud security platform based in New York. The acquisition is worth $32 billion.
Toronto has ceased offering financial incentives for Tesla vehicles used as taxis or ride-sharing services, citing ongoing trade disputes with the United States.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a recall of multiple over-the-counter acne treatments due to the presence of benzene, a chemical linked to cancer. Retailers have been instructed to remove the affected products from shelves and online marketplaces.
In February, the U.S. federal budget deficit reached $307 billion, marking a 4% increase from the same month in the previous year, according to the Treasury Department.
President Trump said he would double the tariffs on steel and aluminum in Canada in response to Ontario's move to impose a 25% surcharge on electricity exports.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that a coalition of 38 attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed a final set of remedies to break up Google’s monopoly over internet search engines. The proposal, which follows a landmark antitrust ruling, could force Google to divest its Chrome browser and, if necessary, additional assets such as Android.
Ruth Marcus, a longtime editor of The Washington Post’s editorial page, resigned after accusing CEO Will Lewis of blocking her editorial criticizing the paper’s new direction. Marcus, who worked at the paper for over 40 years, claimed in an email obtained by Semafor’s Maxwell Tani that her attempt to publish a dissenting op-ed was rejected.
Texas is investing nearly $700 million in taxpayer-funded grants to expand semiconductor manufacturing under the Texas CHIPS Act. The initiative aims to strengthen the state's position as a leader in the U.S. semiconductor industry.
