“(The giant media conglomerate) said it is restructuring into two operating divisions, one focused on the legacy cable TV business and the other on streaming and studios, a move that could set the company up for dealmaking down the road.” – The Wall Street Journal (MSN) Source link
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“While we did not secure all the improvements we had hoped for, the union was able to secure a number of wage and benefit improvements that went far beyond what SAM leadership initially offered,” the SAM VSO Union said. – Seattle Times Source link
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Last month we reported on a depressing story, even by the already grim standards of artificial intelligence news: Book publisher HarperCollins was apparently approaching its authors about allowing their works to be bundled up and sold to tech companies as training data for AI, which isn’t really what we want to hear from a company ostensibly
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To add sense memory to the penultimate scene, the prop crew cooks two pounds of bacon during every performance, using a box fan to blow the aroma onto the stage and into the audience. And every Wednesday there’s a BLT party to use it all up. – The New York Times Source link
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It’s official! Selena Gomez got engaged last night to producer and songwriter Benny Blanco, who the star has been dating since December 2023. “Forever begins now,” the singer and actress captioned a series of Instagram photos capturing the special night. Everything looked perfect—from the intimate picnic to the Taco Bell (so iconic) to, of course,
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Exactly 10 years ago today, I published a commentary defending the decision to publish the contents of the Sony hack in Variety, the publication where I then served as co-editor-in-chief. Listen to the podcast here: And so in this episode of “Strictly Business” podcast, with a decade’s worth of perspective, I’m going to revisit a
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YouTube just released some new stats that show how the service is being consumed on televisions, and the numbers are enormous. Watch time on TV for sports content was up 30 percent year over year; viewers watched more than 400 million hours of podcasts on their TVs every month. This is YouTube we’re talking about,
When it’s time to invest my hard-earned dollars—in fashion, of course—I have one go-to destination: Net-a-Porter. It offers the best selection of elegant pieces that elevate my wardrobe. While I appreciate its offerings in handbags and denim, my favorite category is footwear. Every December, I browse the site for the best winter boots, and I’m
“If the Marbles return to the Acropolis, the hole they will leave in the British Museum may be filled by perfect replicas. The Oxford-based Institute for Digital Archaeology uses robot sculptors following detailed computer scans to carve copies that are accurate to within fractions of a millimetre.” – The Telegraph (UK) (MSN) Source link
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If you’re looking for an easy way to elevate your day-to-day style, then I have good news for you: you probably have exactly the item up to the job sitting in your wardrobe. While sleek and sexy pointed-toe shoes have been trending hard for the past few seasons, recently, I’ve noticed the quiet but commanding
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