Salesforce, one of the world’s biggest enterprise software firms, is quietly pulling back from its aggressive use of large language models after facing repeated reliability issues. Senior executives now admit that confidence in generative AI has fallen sharply over the past year, even as the company laid off around 4,000 support staff following the rollout of AI agents, according to reports by The Information. The shift marks a sharp change in tone for a company that was among the loudest champions of AI-led transformation across corporate software.

Colorado-based shoemaker Crocs, Inc. slapped the Trump administration with a $54 million lawsuit, claiming the president overstepped his authority with emergency tariffs that have cost the company hundreds of millions over the last two consecutive quarters.

The footwear giant filed the suit Friday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York City, naming U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Treasury, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Denver Business Journal reported. Trump administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, were also named in the action seeking $54 million in tariff refunds

It's been a rocky few days for Arm

The aerospace manufacturer, which has already consolidated its datacenter estate and uses services like Google Workspace, now wants to move key on-premises applications including ERP, manufacturing execution systems, CRM, and product lifecycle management (aircraft designs) to the cloud.

"I need a sovereign cloud because part of the information is extremely sensitive from a national and European perspective," Catherine Jestin, Airbus's executive vice president of digital, told The Register. "We want to ensure this information remains under European control."

The official account for Paramount Pictures on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, was seemingly compromised Tuesday — with someone rewriting the description in the account’s bio to read: “Proud arm of the fascist regime.”

President Donald Trump is known to be friendly with David Ellison and his mega-wealthy father, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. “They’re big supporters of mine,” Trump told reporters in October aboard Air Force One. Prior to Skydance Media’s takeover of Paramount Global, a deal that closed Aug. 7, the president publicly praised David Ellison, saying “he’ll do a great job” as CEO of the merged Skydance Media-Paramount.

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Campbell’s (NASDAQ: CPB) stock crashed more than 3% on Monday, November 24, after a former employee alleged in a lawsuit that the vice president and chief information security officer, Martin Bally, was mocking “poor people,” ridiculing the company’s products, and making racist comments about colleagues.

The accusations center on an audio recording that allegedly contains proof not only of a hostile work environment but also the firing of the whistleblower who reported the incident. Moreover, the executive’s comments on “bioengineered meat that came from a 3-D printer” have also sparked a lot of controversy among environmentally conscious investors.

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) is allegedly low on cash for new investments, after a multi-year spending spree on the games and esports sectors.

As well as the megaton purchase of EA, the games industry has significant exposure to Saudi Arabia; the Public Investment Fund owns Savvy Games Group, which in turn is the parent of Monopoly Go maker Scopely and Niantic of Pokémon Go fame. That's on top of the PIF's stakes in a number of developers and publishers. This includes Capcom, Nexon, Embracer Group, Nintendo and Take-Two, in addition to significant investments in esports.

IWGB Union boss accuses company of "trying to govern by fear"

[A new report claims the firing of 34 developers by Rockstar Games for alleged "gross misconduct" followed a Discord discussion which cited emails about changes to the company's internal Slack policies. Rockstar have been accused of union busting by the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain over the firings, with the union having filed legal claims against the company.

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Embattled electric bike maker Rad Power Bikes is facing another challenge as the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a warning to consumers Monday to stop using some of the Seattle-based company’s bikes because of danger posed by their lithium-ion batteries.

The product safety warning urges consumers to immediately remove and dispose of hazardous batteries that “can unexpectedly ignite and explode, posing a fire hazard to consumers, especially when the battery or the harness has been exposed to water and debris.”

The CPSC said Rad “has refused to agree to an acceptable recall” for the batteries, which are manufactured in China.

The batteries were sold as replacements and with a variety of Rad bikes via Rad’s website, Best Buy stores and independent bike shops. The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery and bike models included: RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.

The complaint, Garza v. Campbell Soup Company, case number 25-018465-CD, was filed on November 20, 2025, by the Runyan Law Group on behalf of plaintiff Robert Garza. The defendants are Campbell Soup Company and supervisor J.D. Aupperle.

The claims—centered on a secretly recorded tirade in which a senior vice president allegedly mocked the company’s products, its customers, and Indian employees—challenge the credibility of Campbell’s public values and highlight broader concerns about how corporations handle discrimination complaints.

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The retail giant is rolling out the “10-4 program,” requiring employees to smile when within 10 feet of a customer, make eye contact, wave or greet them, Bloomberg reported. Under the new guidelines, once an employee is within four feet of a shopper, they should go a step further by asking about the customer’s day or if they need assistance.

Many major companies have structured greeting rules, such as Walmart’s “10-Foot Rule” and Disney’s “10-and-5 Rule” that guide employees to smile, make eye contact and offer help at set distances.

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