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Paramount-WBD Merger Is Competition Killer, State Attorneys General Allege In Proposed Blockbuster Antitrust Action
From Sacramento to Albany and several state capitals in between, regional attorneys general are steeled to stop Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion merger with Warner Bros Discovery in an antitrust lawsuit that could hit the courts Monday. Coming as barbed threats circulate that the David Ellison-owned PSKY could exit the Golden State in retaliation, the long…
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The New York nurses replaced by AI: ‘It should concern every patient who cares about quality of care’
Twelve utilisation review nurses at Montefiore hospital in the Bronx were laid off after the hospital introduced AI-powered software, according to their union, which says the move effectively replaced experienced staff with automation. The nurses and their union argue this matters beyond one workplace dispute because it raises wider concerns about patient care, transparency and…
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‘Customer demand will remain higher than our supply capacity even beyond 2030’: SK hynix CEO predicts memory supply crisis may run even longer than we feared
SK hynix’s chief executive has warned that demand for memory chips is likely to outstrip the company’s ability to supply them not just in the near term, but even beyond 2030. The claim matters because memory is a critical component in everything from data centres and AI systems to consumer electronics, so a prolonged shortage…
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Femtanyl cool things down on exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
The ‘Femta-nil’ playlist features tracks by James K, Grouper, Sigur Ros, Nourished By Time and more The post Femtanyl cool things down on exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover appeared first on NME.
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Union barons branded ‘champagne socialists’ as it emerges more than a third are on six-figure pay packages – including bosses threatening more shutdowns of hospitals, schools and the rail network
The article reports that several senior British trade union leaders have been criticised as “champagne socialists” after figures showed that more than a third receive total annual pay packages above £100,000. It presents this as politically significant because some of the same union figures are involved in disputes that could lead to further disruption across…
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Disney’s Live-Action Moana Disappoints at Box Office, Intensifying Questions Over Remake Strategy
Disney’s live-action remake of Moana opened to $95 million worldwide and is projected to lose $100–125 million, marking another underperformance in the studio’s efforts to adapt animated classics into live-action films.
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Uber’s Autonomous Vehicle Strategy: Slow Their Adoption
In at least two places, Uber has pushed a policy that could give it an advantage over developers of self-driving cars. The company says it’s fighting monopolies.
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‘Moana’ Capsizes With $95M WW Opening; Dwayne Johnson Pic Poised To Lose $100M-$125M: Here’s Why
Disney, have you learned your lesson yet? Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid CEO Bob Chapek’s era, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits, quality over quantity. But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu and now the live action remake of…
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Apple’s failed self-driving car program left a legacy of powerful AI chips
Apple’s self-driving car program never really got off the ground, but it may have been what made the company’s chips the powerful AI performers they are. Early in the development of the self-driving platform, Apple realized that it would need powerful on-device AI processing. While the car processor was never finished, as Mark Gurman details…