FTC nominee Melissa Holyoak traded chummy emails with Google-backed firm that ‘advocates abolishing antitrust rules’

Emails obtained by The Post reveal Federal Trade Commission nominee Melissa Holyoak’s chummy rapport with ex-colleagues at a Google-funded think tank – including one who wrote of the FTC that “burning it to the ground is too good for it.” Holyoak, the Republican solicitor general of Utah, previously spent five years as an attorney for … Read more

Nigel Lythgoe to ‘step back’ as So You Think You Can Dance judge amid sexual assault allegations

TV producer Nigel Lythgoe said Friday that he is stepping aside as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance after lawsuits accusing him of sexual assault, including one from Paula Abdul. Lythgoe is also co-creator and executive producer of the Fox dance competition series, which is set to launch its 18th season in March. … Read more

Elon Musk’s SpaceX sues NLRB after it was accused of illegally firing workers

Rocket and satellite maker SpaceX on Thursday sued a US labor board to block its case accusing the company of illegally firing employees who sent a letter to company executives calling CEO Elon Musk “a distraction and embarrassment.” SpaceX in the lawsuit filed in Brownsville, Texas federal court claims the structure of the National Labor Relations Board, which issued … Read more

Florida woman sues Hershey for $5M over ‘misleading’ Reese’s packaging

She was tricked by this treat. A Florida woman is taking on The Hershey Company, claiming it has “tricked” customers through “misleading” packaging on Reese’s seasonal-shaped chocolates. Cynthia Kelly, of Tampa, is suing the chocolate giant for $5 million because she claims the packaging and the actual contents don’t match. For example, the pumpkin-shaped chocolate … Read more

Activision execs weigh counter suit after sex harass allegations dropped

Executives at Activision Blizzard are weighing a possible countersuit against a California state agency that had claimed the gaming giant had a toxic “‘frat boy’ workplace” — only to drop its litigation last week, On The Money has learned. The California Civil Rights Department, which had been investigating the company behind “Call of Duty” and … Read more

Colorado Supreme Court ruling in Donald Trump ballot challenge

Donald Trump cannot appear on the state’s primary ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a legal challenge that has gained national notice as the former president seeks the 2024 Republican nomination. The Supreme Court, in a 4-3 opinion, found that Trump is barred under a provision of the 14th Amendment that prohibits people … Read more

Bryan Johnson says $2M anti-aging regimen includes ‘scheduled sex’

Bryan Johnson takes playing hard to get to a whole new level, even forewarning his potential lovers that dating the 46-year-old tech tycoon means “scheduled sex, no small talk” and that lovers shouldn’t expect to be the “#1 priority.” Johnson’s routine includes a 5 a.m. wakeup time, one-hour exercise regimen, four to five hours of … Read more

Online retailer Temu files fresh lawsuit against rival Shein in U.S.

Global online shopping platform Temu is already climbing the ranks in the U.S. Apple Store. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chinese low-cost online retailer Temu has launched a new lawsuit against its rival Shein over copyright concerns and “mafia-style intimidation of suppliers,” a filing on Wednesday showed. In the filing, Boston-headquartered firm WhaleCo, which … Read more

Elon Musk reactivates Alex Jones’ X account

C.E.O. of Tesla, Chief Engineer of SpaceX and C.T.O. of X Elon Musk takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit on November 29, 2023 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Elon Musk on Sunday reinstated the account of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X, formerly Twitter, reneging … Read more

Meathead Movers sued by feds for age discrimination

A California-based moving company that boasts about its young, buff employees is being sued by the federal government for age discrimination. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Meathead Movers for violating age-discrimination law by not hiring enough older workers, the Wall Street Journal reported. Since launching in 1997, the Fresno-based company’s mission … Read more