Apple and Goldman Sachs join forces, Starbucks unlocks the bathroom, and more trending news

The news professionals are talking about now, curated by LinkedIn’s editors. Join the conversation by clicking the hashtags below.

Apple and Goldman Sachs are joining forces on a new credit card to be launched next year, reports The Wall Street Journal. Goldman’s first credit card offering, which will carry the Apple Pay brand, could help speed adoption of Apple’s payments system as tech giants boost efforts in banking and finance. The deal also gives Goldman a new way into consumer banking amid a slowdown in its securities trading business. ? Share your thoughts: #AppleGoldman

Starbucks is opening bathrooms to everyone as it continues to make amends for the arrest of two black men last month who asked to use the facilities while waiting for a friend. "We don't want to become a public bathroom, but we're going to make the right decision 100% of the time and give people the key," said Starbucks Executive Chairman Howard Schultz. The company, who has reached an undisclosed settlement with them, is also conducting anti-bias training for employees. ? Share your thoughts: #StarbucksSettlement

President Trump unveiled a plan that aims to lower prescription drug prices, in part by giving Medicare Part D plans “significantly more power” when negotiating with drugmakers. The proposal also calls for a slew of reforms, including offering free generic drugs to seniors. It also bans contracts that prevent pharmacists from telling patients the price of a medicine may be cheaper if they pay out-of-pocket instead of using their health insurances. ? Share your thoughts: #TrumpDrugPrices

AT&T and Novartis apologized for hiring President Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen as a consultant after the 2016 election. The telecoms giant said its senior vice president for external and legal affairs would retire after his office paid $600,000 to Cohen’s company, Essential Consultants LLC. The drugmaker said it paid Cohen $1.2 million under a contract for consulting work he “proved unable to do,” per CNBC.

The White House is creating an AI task force. The Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence — introduced at a Washington, D.C. summit attended by leaders from 38 major companies — will evaluate “U.S. priorities and investments” in AI. The news comes as nations race to secure dominance in the field; China wants to be the global leader by 2030 and the U.K. plans to spend more than $1.3 billion in AI development. The burgeoning technology is poised to create 2.3 million jobs by 2020, according to Gartner, while eliminating another 1.8 million. ? Share your thoughts: #WhiteHouseAISummit

Idea of the Day: University of California President Janet Napolitano has one key piece of advice for people starting their careers: “Be open to the unknown.” Focusing on just one path can keep you from spotting other options.

“Opportunities will come your way; be ready to recognize and seize them, no matter how daunting they may seem.”

What's your take? Join the conversations on today's stories in the comments.

— Katie Carroll & Jessica Hartogs / Share this using #DailyRundown

From earlier: #ZTEBan