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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHow Sony Playstation became the world's best-selling game consoleSony's PlayStation has won over the loyalty of millions of gamers worldwide, and industry experts cite its video game content library as one of the primary reasons why. Sony Interactive Entertainment is just one player in the $280+ billion gaming industry, but its PlayStation 2 hold's the industry's title for best-selling console ever. Watch the video to see how Sony built its gaming empire.

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☆ Trump DA Fani Willis' credibility has been shot over messy testimony — but perjury charges are very unlikely: legal experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

DA Fani Willis' credibility has been damaged following a misconduct hearing, legal experts said. Willis' 'credibility is shot'Legal experts have long said that the hearing, and the relationship between Willis and Wade, doesn't look good for Willis. Rahmani said the distraction of it all is enough that Willis should recuse herself from the Trump case. On trips they took together, Willis and Wade testified that Willis paid Wade back for her portion in cash. Ms. Yeager heard District Attorney Willis tell Mr. Bradley: 'They are coming after us.

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☆ For Many Ukrainians, It’s Been a 10-Year War, Not a 2-Year One
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

They were a ragtag army, fighting with baseball bats, Molotov cocktails and plywood shields. But for Ukrainians, the protesters who faced off with riot police on Kyiv’s main square a decade ago were the first soldiers in a war still raging today. Their portraits now adorn a wall of honor at St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv. They are displayed first, ahead of portraits of soldiers killed in the simmering, eight-year conflict in Ukraine’s east that served as a prelude to Russia’s full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. And a museum dedicated to the street uprising identifies those who died on the square as the first soldiers killed in the war with Russia.

Persons: Molotov, Viktor F, Yanukovych, Michael’s Organizations: St Locations: Europe, Ukraine, Moscow, Kyiv, Ukraine’s, Russia

☆ Aleksei Navalny, Putin Critic, Dies in Prison, Russian Authorities Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | Valerie Hopkins | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist who for more than a decade led the political opposition in President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia, died Friday in a prison inside the Arctic Circle, according to Russian authorities. His death was announced by Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service, which said that Mr. Navalny, 47, lost consciousness on Friday after taking a walk in the prison where he was moved late last year. He was last seen on Thursday, when he had appeared in a court hearing via video link, smiling behind the bars of a cell and making jokes.

Persons: Aleksei A, Vladimir V, Navalny Organizations: Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service Locations: Russia

☆ Aleksei Navalny, Russian Opposition Leader, Dies in Prison at 47
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Valerie Hopkins | Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Aleksei A. Navalny, an anticorruption activist who for more than a decade led the political opposition in President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia while enduring arrests, assaults and a near-fatal poisoning, died Friday in a Russian prison, according to Russia’s Federal Penitentiary Service. The prison authorities said that Mr. Navalny lost consciousness on Friday after taking a walk in the Arctic penal colony where he was moved late last year. He was last seen on Thursday, when he had appeared in a court hearing via video link, smiling behind the bars of a cell and making jokes. Kira Yarmysh, Navalny’s press secretary, said in a live broadcast Friday that Navalny’s advisers were not yet able to issue an official confirmation of his death but believed that he had perished. Despite increasingly harsh conditions, including repeated stints in solitary confinement, he maintained a presence on social media, while members of his team continued to publish investigations into Russia’s corrupt elite from exile.

Persons: Aleksei A, Vladimir V, Navalny, Kira Yarmysh, Biden, “, Putin, ” Mr Organizations: Russia’s Federal, Service, White House Locations: Russia, Russia’s, United States

Glenn Youngkin’s policies on the treatment of transgender students and rule that school districts are not required to follow them. But opponents argue that the policies violate the law by codifying discrimination against transgender students. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of two transgender students: one, a high school student in York County, the other, a middle school student in Hanover County. Ralph Northam’s administration were praised by advocates for transgender students, but many school boards did not adopt them. Some school boards with conservative majorities have adopted the policies, while some liberal-leaning school boards, especially in northern Virginia, have resisted.

Persons: Glenn Youngkin’s, Youngkin, ” Andrew Ewalt, Ralph Northam’s, Jason Miyares, Macaulay Porter, Katherine Goff, Chris Whitley Organizations: —, of Education, Republican Gov, Democratic, York, Virginia Department of, Democratic Gov, Department of Education, Republican, York County School Division, Legislative Affairs, Hanover County Public Schools Locations: RICHMOND, Va, Virginia, York County, Hanover County, Hanover

☆ Short on Soldiers, Ukraine Debates How to Find the Next Wave of Troops
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-11 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Soldiers fight in freezing, muddy trenches bombarded by artillery, or in warrens of burned and blown-up houses in urban combat. Casualty rates are high and dangerous missions, such as storming enemy-held tree lines, abound. In a tumultuous week for Ukraine’s war effort, President Volodymyr Zelensky removed his commanding general, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, on Thursday, while aid from the country’s largest source of weapons and ammunition, the United States, hung in doubt in Congress. While Ukraine relies on allies for weaponry, replenishing the ranks is a domestic challenge. Small protests have broken out in opposition to a Parliament proposal to expand the draft to include younger men, though so far, Parliament has slow-walked the measure.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Valery Zaluzhny Locations: United States, Ukraine

"If you're the most valuable content on those platforms, you're going to be the bulk of their investment. And that's what we are," said Brian Rolapp, chief media and business officer for the NFL. The pinnacle of the NFL's popularity is the Super Bowl, the biggest television event of the year. Discovery are launching a streaming service tailored to sports fans, it's clear that streaming is poised to be the NFL's next frontier, despite some backlash from fans. Watch the documentary to learn more about how streaming is transforming the NFL.

Persons: it's, Brian Rolapp, Robert Kraft, NBCUniversal's Peacock, Rolapp Organizations: NFL, Bowl, Nielsen, ESPN, New England Patriots, Disney, Fox, Warner Bros, CNBC, Peacock Locations: U.S

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailInside the NFL's streaming transformationWith the highest-rated programming, the priciest ad time and rights deals worth billions, the NFL is the most valuable content in media. And now its moves onto streaming platforms like Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and Peacock are having ripple effects across the media and tech landscape. CNBC's Julia Boorstin speaks with the NFL's Chief Media and Business Officer, Brian Rolapp, the VP and Global Head of Sports for Amazon Prime Video, the President of Peacock and other experts to learn how streaming is changing the business of the NFL.

Persons: Peacock, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Brian Rolapp Organizations: NFL, Amazon, YouTube, NFL's Chief Media, Business, VP, Sports, Amazon Prime

☆ A New General Takes Over as Ukraine Struggles on the Battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | Maria Varenikova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was a strung-out, vicious spell of urban combat in the eastern city of Bakhmut last winter, and even as Ukraine was clearly losing ground in the fight, General Syrsky, then commander of the ground forces, had argued that the decision to defend was sound since Russia was losing more soldiers than Ukraine. Ukraine maintained what military parlance calls a favorable attrition ratio in the Bakhmut street fighting, but it did little to win backers for the general’s strategy among rank-and-file soldiers. Bakhmut ultimately fell, after Ukraine had lost thousands of troops in the grinding fight. The nickname “the Butcher” for General Syrsky is now widespread in Ukraine’s Army. In the two earlier successful battles — in the defense of the capital, Kyiv, and in the northern Kharkiv region — General Syrsky’s soldiers had turned to small-unit tactics and rapid maneuvers to defeat the larger, better armed Russian forces.

Persons: Oleksandr Syrsky, General Syrsky, Bakhmut, Syrsky, — Organizations: Russia, Ukraine’s Army, —, Ukrainian Army Locations: Bakhmut, Ukraine, Russia, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Russian, United States

☆ Zelensky Removes His Top General, in Major Shake-Up of Ukraine Military
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Thursday he had removed his top general in the most significant leadership shake-up since Russia invaded Ukraine almost two years ago. While praising Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the commander who has led the nation’s war effort for two years, Mr. Zelensky said “urgent changes” were needed to ensure victory. “Starting today, a new management team will take over the leadership of the Armed Forces of Ukraine,” Mr. Zelensky said in an evening address to the nation, adding the he had met with General Zaluzhny and thanked him for his service. General Zaluzhny will be replaced by Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky, the head of Ukraine’s ground forces, the president said.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Gen, Valery Zaluzhny, Zelensky, ” Mr, General Zaluzhny, Oleksandr Syrsky Organizations: Armed Forces of Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Armed Forces of Ukraine

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailLas Vegas has invested billions to become a sports and entertainment hubLas Vegas has slowly transformed into more than just a gambling stopover. With a massive investment into professional sports and an entertainment scene, Sin City has become a global destination hub. Its latest offerings include a new entertainment arena, the Sphere; Allegiant Stadium, which hosts the NFL's Las Vegas Raiders; F1; and other major professional sports teams. Now it's hosting Super Bowl 58.

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☆ Russian Strikes Hit Ukrainian Cities at a Tense Time for Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Marc Santora | Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Missiles streaked into Kyiv early Wednesday in a Russian attack that killed at least five people, according to local officials, jolted residents awake with air alarms and explosions, and ignited a fire that sent plumes of smoke billowing over the Ukrainian capital. The barrage, which directed missiles and drones at cities across the country, coincided with a moment of heightened uncertainty for Ukraine. Mr. Zelensky is considering replacing Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, the country’s top military commander, but has not announced any decision on the matter. General Zaluzhny remains in his job and said on Wednesday morning that Ukrainian air defense teams had destroyed 44 of the 64 cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and drones that Russia had fired in the assault. Since the end of last year, Russia has stepped up its large-scale aerial bombardments in a bid to exploit dwindling supplies of critical Western air defense munitions and inflict maximum damage.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, Valery Zaluzhny, Zaluzhny Locations: Ukraine, Russia

☆ Ukraine Worries About Losing Its Biggest Weapon: U.S. Military Aid
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But there was always the prospect of more American aid on the horizon. That support was critical, analysts and leaders in Kyiv say. The United States has provided about half of the foreign military assistance to Ukraine’s arsenal, roughly $47 billion. But this week leaders in Kyiv have waited anxiously to see if that lifeline will come to an end, as a stalemate between lawmakers in the United States Congress threatens to end, for now, American support for the war against Russia. A measure that would allow American arms to flow to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and fund border security was defeated in a Senate vote on Wednesday amid growing Republican opposition and deep division on Capitol Hill.

Persons: Molotov Organizations: United, United States, Russia, Capitol Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Kyiv, United States, Israel, Taiwan

☆ Grateful for E.U. Aid, Ukraine Now Waits for the United States
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-01 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Ukrainian officials were quick to thank the European Union Thursday for approving an assistance package of about $54 billion, funds that will help alleviate a potentially severe financial crisis. The money will cover pensions, payments to people displaced by war and routine outlays such as salaries for teachers and doctors. But in thanking his European neighbors, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, also alluded to uncertainty over future American support, which Ukraine also needs. A $60 billion aid package for Ukraine is currently languishing in the United States Congress. Europe’s commitment, Mr. Zelensky said, would “send a signal across the Atlantic.”“Europe sets the tone for global affairs,” he told the E.U.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ” Organizations: United States Congress Locations: Ukraine, Europe

☆ With Aid Stalled, Ukraine Scrambles to Make Ends Meet
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Strapped for cash as well as personnel and equipment for its war against Russia, Ukraine’s government says it has cobbled together financing to last several months without long-stalled aid from the United States and Europe. But further delays would trigger an all-but-certain economic crisis, officials and analysts say. Museums and theaters — as well as government research institutes and universities — could be forced to shut their doors. Restaurants, department stores and a host of other businesses currently remain open in Ukrainian cities away from the front line. But without enough financial aid, the ripple effects would quickly be felt across the economy, as the government runs out of cash to support a wide range of people and institutions.

Persons: Ukraine’s Locations: Russia, United States, Europe

☆ With Fate of Ukraine’s Top General in Question, All Eyes Turn to Zelensky
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

But the fate of Ukraine’s top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, now appears to be hanging by a thread — not over his standing in the army, where he is well regarded, but over tensions with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky. The president’s frustrations have mounted since it became clear in the fall that Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive, a push that started with high hopes for Ukraine and its backers, had failed. The fighting has since bogged down in bloody, static trench warfare. Should Mr. Zelensky dismiss the general, it could create a host of problems for him both in the war and at home. Although Mr. Zelensky embodies his country’s resistance to Russian aggression to many of his supporters abroad, the general is widely hailed as a hero in Ukraine.

Persons: Ukraine’s, Valery Zaluzhny, Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky Locations: Ukraine

☆ Ukraine’s Latest Challenge: Festering Tension Among Top Leaders
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

As Ukraine fights against a fierce Russian offensive and its leaders wait to see whether the West will approve more than $100 million in much-needed assistance, the government in Kyiv is dealing with a festering distraction: tumult in its top ranks centered on the fate of the top military commander. Speculation raged on Monday in political and military circles, the news media and online that President Volodymyr Zelensky had fired the commander, Gen. Valeriy Zaluzhny, with rumors becoming so widespread that the president’s office was forced to issue a public denial. “There was no dismissal,” the president’s spokesman, Serhiy Nikiforov, told the Ukrainian media. “I cannot say anything else,” he said. When asked whether the president intended to dismiss the general, Mr. Nikiforov replied: “I repeat to you once again — there is no subject of conversation.”The curt response only fueled further speculation that the president’s office had planned to fire General Zaluzhny but backed down after a furious backlash, and on Tuesday the capital was still consumed with whether the general would be staying or going.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Valeriy, Serhiy Nikiforov, ”, Nikiforov, “, curt, Zaluzhny Organizations: Ukraine Locations: Russian, Kyiv, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine Searches for Answers on Russian Plane Crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Andrew E. Kramer | More About Andrew E. Kramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukrainian officials searched for answers on Thursday to the circumstances of a deadly plane crash over the border in Russia, asking for patience from citizens while they investigated Moscow’s claims that Ukraine had shot down a Russian military aircraft carrying Ukrainian prisoners of war. The plane went down in the Belgorod region near the border with Ukraine, killing all onboard, the Russian Ministry of Defense and the regional governor said on Wednesday. The ministry said that the plane had been carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war who were to be released in a prisoner exchange. The cause of the crash remains unknown, though Ukrainian officials have not denied shooting down the aircraft. They say they cannot confirm that Ukrainian soldiers on their way to a prisoner exchange were aboard the plane.

Persons: Moscow’s, Volodymyr Zelensky Organizations: Russian Ministry of Defense Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russian, Belgorod

It was the middle of the night in early January when a Russian missile streaked in and exploded in the center of Kharkiv, blasting down walls and shattering windows. The next day, people went shopping and to work, ate out in restaurants and clogged the streets with traffic jams, almost as if nothing had happened. But behind the business-as-usual veneer, residents of Kharkiv have been seething. Over the past month, Ukraine’s second-largest city has taken the brunt of Russia’s missile campaign, which has killed and wounded dozens of people, blown up buildings and unnerved everyone. To vent, Kharkiv’s residents have a dedicated outlet: Radio Boiling Over, a new FM station.

Persons: Ukraine’s, It’s Locations: Russian, Kharkiv

With fighting still raging in Ukraine, and a front line that has barely shifted in more than a year, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, headed on Tuesday to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, amid a swirl of diplomatic discussions about possible peace talks. In his speech, he promoted a Ukrainian peace plan and called for stiffer sanctions on Russia. But in a contrast with his comments to the forum last year, Mr. Zelensky made no direct appeals for weaponry for new offensives on the battlefield. “We need you in Ukraine to build, to reconstruct, to restore our lives,” he told the audience of investors. “Each of you can be even more successful with Ukraine.”

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Zelensky, ” Organizations: Economic Locations: Ukraine, Davos, Switzerland, Ukrainian, Russia

Nguyen, 29, is a celebrity nail artist and the owner of JennPaintt Nail Lounge in Los Angeles, where she offers a range of services, from manicures to eyelash extensions. Some of Nguyen's most famous clients include Paris Hilton and Hailey Bieber, but her salon is open to non-celebrities, too. She first moved to Los Angeles in 2019, seeking a respite from New York's harsh winters. At the time, Nguyen was a substitute teacher for a public school district and had planned to continue her teaching career in Los Angeles. "But I wasn't making enough money teaching," Nguyen recalls.

Persons: Jenny, Nguyen, Hailey Bieber, Jenny Nguyen, Andrew Evers Organizations: Paris Hilton, Apple, Converse, CNBC, New, Hofstra University Locations: Los Angeles, manicures, Chanel, New York, Los

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The agency's board members recommended that authorities increase the safety margin between ships anchored on their way to and from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and undersea pipelines in the area. Political Cartoons View All 1283 ImagesThey also urged vessel traffic services across the country to provide audible and visual alarms to those tasked with keeping watch when anchored vessels near pipelines. The recommendations as well as several others followed a nearly four-hour hearing on the spill, one of the largest in Southern California in recent years. A message was also left for the Port of Long Beach.

Persons: Andrew Ehlers, “, ” Organizations: —, National Transportation Safety, MSC Danit, NTSB, Port, Marine Exchange, U.S . Coast Guard, Surf Locations: HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif, Southern California, Houston, Huntington Beach, Beijing, Los Angeles, Long, Port of Los Angeles, Port of Long Beach, Danit

☆ Inside Apple’s chip lab, home to the most ‘profound change’ at the company in decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Katie Tarasov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +13 min

Its most advanced silicon is primarily manufactured by one vendor, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. "We built what we call the unified memory architecture that is scalable across products," Srouji said. Apple's silicon team has grown to thousands of engineers working across labs all over the world, including in Israel, Germany, Austria, the U.K. and Japan. The primary type of chip Apple is developing is known as a system on a chip, or SoC. Apple's senior director of hardware validation Godfrey D'Souza shows off an M3 SoC in an Apple chip lab in Cupertino, California, on November 14, 2023.

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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhy Apple doubled down on the expensive custom chip business, edging out Intel and starting a trendApple has designed its own custom chips for iPhones since 2010, kicking off a trend followed by other non-chip giants like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Tesla. In November, CNBC became the first journalists to film inside an Apple chip lab, where it tests its latest M3 chips that replaced Intel processors in all new Macs. We also got a rare chance to talk with Apple's head of silicon, Johny Srouji, about geopolitical risks in Taiwan, slowdowns, and what's next in AI.

Persons: what's Organizations: Intel, Apple, Google, Microsoft, CNBC Locations: Taiwan

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