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Jeff Bezos enables Trump’s threat to democracy, Washington Post columnist Rubin says as she quits
Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos “and his cronies” are enabling “the most […]
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Ubisoft appoints advisors to explore strategic options after report on potential buyout
Artwork for Ubisoft’s upcoming “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” game. John Keeble | Getty Images French video game publisher Ubisoft said Thursday it’s appointing advisors to review and pursue strategic options after a report last year suggested that its majority backers were considering a buyout. Ubisoft said in a strategic update that “leading advisors” had been hired […]
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Disney says about 157 million global users are streaming content with ads
The atmosphere at the Disney Bundle Celebrating National Streaming Day at The Row in Los Angeles on May 19, 2022. Presley Ann | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Disney said Wednesday it has an estimated 157 million global monthly active users watching ad-supported content across its streaming platforms — Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. That […]
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Getty Images, Shutterstock gear up for AI challenge with $3.7 billion merger
Shutterstock chief technology officer James Chou (C) rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on February 14, 2014 in New York City. D Dipasupil | Getty Images Getty Images said on Tuesday it would merge with rival Shutterstock to create a $3.7 billion stock image powerhouse geared for the artificial intelligence era, […]
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Eli Manning says ‘only one team’ he’d take an ownership stake in: The New York Giants
Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning would consider becoming a minority owner of his old team if the Mara family is willing to sell him a stake. “It’s definitely something of interest,” said Manning, who spoke in a CNBC Sport interview. “There’s probably only one team I’d be interested in pursuing, and it’s the […]
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Disney to combine its Hulu+ Live TV with streamer Fubo
The FuboTV app on a television arranged in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney’s Hulu+ Live TV will be combined with Fubo, merging together two internet TV bundles, the companies announced on Monday. Bloomberg reported earlier on Monday a deal was imminent. This is breaking […]
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Comcast to launch Universal Ads in bid to win smaller advertisers over from tech
Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Comcast plans to launch a new advertising platform that will make it easier for smaller businesses to buy ad time — and, the company hopes, to beckon some advertisers away from social media and digital outlets and over to traditional TV’s streaming businesses. On Monday, Comcast announced the […]
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How AI regulation could shake out in 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2024. Brandon Bell | Via Reuters The U.S. political landscape is set to undergo some shifts in 2025 — and those changes will have some major implications for the […]
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Amazon licenses Melania Trump documentary, as Jeff Bezos cozies up to president-elect
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump smile after speaking during an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on Nov. 6, 2024. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images Amazon Prime Video announced Sunday that it is […]
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Washington Post cartoonist quits after drawing of Bezos, other billionaires with Trump rejected
Editorial cartoonist Ann Telnaes Courtesy of Ann Telnaes A Washington Post cartoonist has quit her role at the paper, saying that her bosses blocked publication of a satirical cartoon that depicted billionaires, including one resembling Post owner Jeff Bezos, kneeling before President-elect Donald Trump. Ann Telnaes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, said in a blog post […]
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