PRESS DIGEST- New York Times business news - Jan 31
Jan 31 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories on the New York Times business pages. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
- CBS parent company Paramount PARA.O is weighing a settlement in President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris, as executives fear the legal battle could risk regulatory hurdles for their planned multibillion-dollar merger.
- OpenAI is in talks with SoftBank 9984.T for an investment of up to $25 billion, with some funds potentially supporting its $100 billion Stargate data center project, though separate from SoftBank's existing stake.
- Staffing at Reagan National Airport's air traffic control tower was below normal levels during Wednesday's midair collision, with a single controller handling both helicopters and runway traffic, an internal Federal Aviation Administration safety report found.
- The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Doug Burgum to lead the Interior Department in a 79-18 vote, putting the oil and gas advocate in charge of federal drilling, mining, and public land policies.
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