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Workday provides technology to help companies with hiring

Lawsuit claims discrimination by Workday’s hiring tech prevented people over 40 from getting hired

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Tech firm Workday is facing a collective action lawsuit alleging that its job applicant screening technology is discriminatory, following an order by a California district judge on Friday. The outcome could set a precedent for whether and how companies can use algorithms and artificial intelligence to make

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President Trump attempted to privatize mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during his first administration

Trump ‘giving very serious consideration’ to spinning off mortgage giants Fannie and Freddie

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he soon planned to decide whether to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored entities that help provide stability and affordability to America’s home mortgage market. “I am giving very serious consideration to bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public,” Trump posted

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Customers enter and exit a Target store in November 2024 in Austin

Target’s problems are escalating

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target was already facing a very public revolt from some of its most loyal customers. Now it’s warning about tariffs. The company said Wednesday that sales fell last quarter, driven in part by customer backlash to Target’s reversal on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. Target also

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A sign notifies passengers at a security checkpoint about Real ID requirements for travel at O'Hare International Airport on May 7.

Airlines brace for the summer of hell

CNN, FAA ORDER, NLIA By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Summer’s usually a boom time for airlines. This year could change that. Airlines began 2025 projecting strong growth. But since then, one issue after another has cut into passenger demand. Air traffic control problems are causing flight delays and cancellations, feeding into traveler worries over

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A sign notifies passengers at a security checkpoint about Real ID requirements for travel at O'Hare International Airport on May 7.

Airlines brace for the summer of hell

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Summer’s usually a boom time for airlines. This year could change that. Airlines began 2025 projecting strong growth. But since then, one issue after another has cut into passenger demand. Air traffic control problems are causing flight delays and cancellations, feeding into traveler worries over safety that began in

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