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2 Gurus Talk Compliance: The Slop Grenades Edition

What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart on 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode!

Stories This Week Include:

  • Former Vitol trader Javier Aguilar sentenced to 4 years.   (Bloomberg)
  • Russia seizes control of Nestle operations.  (WSJ)
  • The Class ceiling in America.   (NYT)
  • SEC rollback puts audit fees at risk. (FT)
  • Must AI companies disclose ‘dangerous events’? (Reuters)
  • OpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ A.I. Behavior. (NYT)
  • Shopify CEO says employees’ ‘slop grenades’ are making more work for everyone else. (Fortune)
  • Payments Scandal Rocks LA Clippers. (Radical Compliance)
  • Florida man dressed in full jester costume arrested for pulling 12-inch dagger on landscaper over loud mowing. (AOL)
  • The EU AI Act Is No Longer Theoretical. (Volkov Law)

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Kristy

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: February 2, 2026, The Only 8 Cups of Coffee Per Day Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest for the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • How much longer will Mandelson hang on? (FT)
  • Uber Eats ordered to pay $3.5 million in restitution to delivery drivers. (WSJ)
  • The Olympics, the Mafia, and corruption. (TheGuardian)
  • The new Nestlé chief gets by with only 8 cups of coffee per day. (NYT)
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10 For 10

10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending September 6, 2025

Welcome to 10 For 10, the podcast that brings you the week’s Top 10 compliance stories in one podcast each week. Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings to you, the compliance professional, the compliance stories you need to be aware of to end your busy week. Sit back, and in 10 minutes, hear about the stories every compliance professional should be aware of from the prior week. Every Saturday, 10 For 10 highlights the most important news, insights, and analysis for the compliance professional, all curated by the Voice of Compliance, Tom Fox. Get your weekly filling of compliance stories with 10 for 10, a podcast produced by the Compliance Podcast Network.

  • Whistleblower leads to Nestlé dismissal. (WSJ)
  • Is Intel’s stake in corruption? (Bloomberg)
  • Court holds hearing on Boeing NPA (Law360)
  • EU fines Google $553.9 Million over cookie abuse. (WSJ)
  • Nestle dismisses CEO for ‘inappropriate relationship’. (NYT)
  • How Indonesia can tackle corruption. (SCMP)
  • 70% of the Philippine flood money was lost to corruption. (Bloomberg)
  • Disney was illegally collecting children’s data. (Reuters)
  • War Hero and corrupt Congressman dies. (NYT)
  • Texas says Chinese can’t own land in Texas. (BBC)

You can check out the Daily Compliance News for four curated compliance and ethics-related stories each day, here.

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Daily Compliance News

Daily Compliance News: September 3, 2025, The Shame on Mickey Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider four stories from the business world, including compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest, relevant to the compliance professional.

Top stories include:

  • Nestle dismisses CEO for ‘inappropriate relationship’. (NYT)
  • How Indonesia can tackle corruption. (SCMP)
  • 70% of the Philippine flood money was lost to corruption. (Bloomberg)
  • Disney was wrongfully collecting children’s data. (Reuters)