What The Lever Reported This Week:
• “The Battle For Global AI Dominance” — A battle is brewing in the U.S. Copyright Office over artificial intelligence’s use of copyrighted material — and Big Tech is spending millions to ensure they win.
• Airline Unions Aim To Preserve Sky-High Credit Card Fees — To safeguard airline reward programs, some industry unions are splitting with their labor colleagues and teaming up with big banks.
• LEFT WONDERING: How Do You Have Thanksgiving With Trumpy Relatives? — Plus, do electric vehicles burn dangerous rubber?
• YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Here Come The Solar Canals — Plus, New York Takes On PepsiCo, Florida’s anti-drag law is stopped, and Starbucks workers walk out.
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Stuff To Watch Or Listen To:
• LEVER TIME: How Shareholder Advocates Transform Corporations — The Lever speaks with the non-profit organization As You Sow about their work in shareholder advocacy.
• MOVIES VS. CAPITALISM: Network (w/ Josh Olson) — The MVC team discusses Sidney Lumet and Paddy Chayefsky’s biting satire about the television news industry.
