These youth activists are fighting to lower the federal voting age – and they just might win

From the top left, Andrew Brennen, Lorelei Vaisse, Meritt Jones, Jaden Deal, Eli Frankel, David Adams, Emmanuelle Sippy, Melina Fike. . In the days following the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida in February, 18-year-old student Sofie Whitney suddenly found herself thrust into a turbulent gun control debate.

Oracle Acquires Grapeshot to Help Advertisers With Brand Safety Issues

Oracle has acquired British marketing technology firm Grapeshot, which touts the ability to help brands contextualize ad placements before making automated bids, keeping them away from unsafe content. Oracle, which announced the acquisition today without disclosing a price, said that Grapeshot already works with more than 5,000 marketers, processing 38 billion programmatic ad impressions each month.

Blackstone and Carlyle to Jointly Host Third Annual Veterans Initiative Summit

The private equity industry collectively represents hundreds of companies and millions of employees across the country, providing a platform for significant impact on U.S. veteran hiring. We are proud of this continued partnership, and believe it can be a model for other industries as we collectively strive to improve the veteran employment picture, " said Stephen A. Schwarzman, Blackstone's Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder.

Turkey spends $2.6 Million to Hire Two New Lobbying and PR Firms

Last week, I wrote about a dozen public relations and lobbying companies the Turkish government had already hired. In recent weeks, the Republic of Turkey added two new such firms: Ballard Partners and Burson-Marsteller.

Today in the press

AIB SETTLED CITIGROUP DISPUTE OVER RUSNAK AT FRACTION OF $872m CLAIM - AIB received only a fraction of the $872 million it had sought from Citigroup when it agreed last year to settle a 12 -year case against the US bank in relation to the John Rusnak trading scandal. The Irish Times has established that the amount received by AIB under a settlement struck in January 2016 came to less than 5% of its original claim.

Willis Tower in Chicago prepares for a $500M face-lift

Willis Tower in Chicago is preparing for a $500 million face-lift under an ambitious plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel supports. The renovations call for six levels of entertainment, restaurant and retail space, which could become an attraction for thousands of building employees and 1.7 million yearly visitors drawn to the observation deck on the 103rd floor.

CMO Today: AT&T Chief Meets With Donald Trump, But Doesn’t Discuss Merger

DEAL MAKER : As Donald Trump prepares to take office, one of the big questions hanging over the media industry is whether AT&T's proposed purchase of Time Warner Inc. will receive approval. As The Wall Street Journal reports, AT&T Chief Executive Randall Stephenson headed to Trump Tower on Thursday morning to meet with the president-elect , who vowed before the election to block the $85 billion deal.

Canada-U.S. trade not broken so no need for Trump to fix it: Freeland

But Canada's trade minister says the world-leading trade relationship between Canada and the United States need not be on the president-elect's to-do list. "I think the reality is the trading relationship with Canada is the farthest possible thing from being broken.

Triangle’s tech links to President-elect Trump: Blackstone, IBM

The Research Triangle will have the ear of President-elect Donald Trump through two major connections: The Blackstone Group and IBM. Trump, who will be back in North Carolina on Tuesday for a "thank you" event in Fayetteville, is going to seek advice from two major tech leaders with RTP links through an advisory group he announced on Friday.

European Executives See Glimmer of Profit in Trump’s Growth Plan

Executives at WPP Plc, Altice NV and Cap Gemini SA, gathered in Spain for an investor conference this week, voiced confidence that their businesses in the U.S. would profit under President-elect Donald Trump. Clients are more optimistic than they were right after the Nov. 8 election, said Paul Hermelin, chief executive officer of Cap Gemini, the French computer-services firm whose U.S. customers include General Electric Co.

Anbang’s bid to buy landmark US hotel near naval base called off due to security concerns

A deal by China's Anbang Insurance Group Co to purchase a landmark Southern California hotel near a major naval base from Blackstone Group LP was called off following opposition from US national security officials, according to people with knowledge of the decision. Blackstone ended the sale of the Hotel del Coronado near San Diego, worth an estimated US$1 billion, after concerns were raised by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States , according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the sale process was private.

(VIDEO) Ad Industry Joins Forces With Federal Agencies To Combat Digital Crime

For the first time, the digital advertising industry--via the Trustworthy Accountability Group--has a formal partnership with federal law enforcement agencies to combat criminal activity, TAG President and CEO Mike Zaneis says in an interview with Beet.TV. Since its founding, TAG members have been sharing intelligence about bad actors in the digital advertising space so that the group can set anti-fraud standards.