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Brendan Carr plans to let broadcast giants dominate the airwaves
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next month on whether a single company can own broadcast stations that reach more than 39 percent of US TV households. In a Breitbart op-ed on Wednesday, Republican Chair Brendan Carr announced an August 6th vote to end the national ownership cap rule, which was intended to prevent one…
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Here’s the Truth About Whether Meta’s NameTag Face Recognition Tech ‘Exists’
Since WIRED reported on Meta’s NameTag face recognition system, company executives have made confusing and conflicting remarks about its very existence.
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Tesla driver in fatal Texas crash pressed accelerator 100%, NTSB confirms
The safety board confirmed Tesla’s account of the crash, which the company shared days after it happened last month.
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SpaceX shares slide below IPO price for first time as surge fizzles
Shares fall below $135 price after firm completed biggest ever IPO and made Elon Musk world’s first trillionaire SpaceX shares dropped below their initial public offering price for the first time on Wednesday, just over a month after the rockets-to-AI firm completed the biggest IPO ever and made Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. The…
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Daniel Ek’s body-scanning startup Neko Health raises another $700M
Neko Health has developed proprietary body-scanning technology, which it couples with bloodwork, to assess a person’s health.
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Netflix Heads Into Q2 Earnings With Something To Prove: Does Wall Street See Another Revival?
Netflix is in regrouping mode heading into its second-quarter earnings reveal – a very familiar place for the company. The streaming giant, which will report financials Thursday afternoon after the close of trading, has already signaled that the quarter is unlikely to be a barnburner. That was the takeaway of many Wall Streeters in April…
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Covid fraud gang steal hundreds of thousands of pounds for luxury cars and home improvements after lying they were PPE suppliers
Jogesh Bhandari launched a company in 2020 to buy and sell millions of boxes of gloves to businesses in desperate need – so he could fund ‘significant home improvements’ and his lavish lifestyle.
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Karol G Feels It Was ‘Incorrect’ That She Was the First Latina to Headline Coachella
The Colombian superstar said as much to the CEO of Goldenvoice, Coachella’s promoter
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Chris Meledandri, George Lucas, Jodie Foster and Sigourney Weaver Receive France’s Prestigious Legion of Honor
French President Emmanuel Macron honored five major figures in international cinema at a ceremony held at the Élysée Palace in Paris on July 15: Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri, the producer behind the “Despicable Me” and “Minions” movies — the highest-grossing animated franchise of all time, with more than $5.7 billion at the global…
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Paramount Seeks Recusal Of Judge Assigned To State AGs’ Antitrust Challenge To Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
Paramount is seeking to have the judge assigned to the state attorneys general challenge to its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery recused from the case, arguing that he has an “appearance of bias” because of his prior legal work for the Writers Guild of America. In a motion filed in federal court on Wednesday, Paramount’s…