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☆ Showtime to combine with Paramount+, rebrand with new name
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this photo illustration, Paramount+ (Paramount Plus) logo is seen on a smartphone against its website in the background. Paramount Global is further joining its streaming and cable TV business by combining its Showtime TV network and streaming service, Paramount+. The company said Monday it plans to integrate Showtime's streaming service fully into Paramount+, its marquee standalone streaming platform and response to the streaming wars. As part of this integration, the premium cable TV network, known for shows like "Yellowjackets," "Billions," and "Dexter," will be rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime. Paramount+ starts at $4.99 a month, and Showtime's streaming service is $10.99 a month.

The difference with TikTok is that the app has kept out of the crosshairs of commercial interests in Europe. "The user base of TikTok is a lot bigger than a lot of people in Europe think," he said. More than half of people aged 16 to 24 in France and Germany use TikTok, according to data.ai. He is worried the platform poses "several unacceptable risks for European users," including "data access by Chinese authorities, censorship, [and] tracking of journalists." Why Europe's tone is changingLast month, ByteDance admitted to using two journalists' TikTok data to locate their physical movements, according to a widely-reported internal memo.

☆ ‘Sonic Logos’ Struggle to Get Heard at U.S. Checkouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Katie Deighton | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

A spokeswoman for American Express said the company’s sonic logo plays on marketing channels such as brand videos, but not at any credit-card terminals. PREVIEWPayments firms say sonic logos at cash registers can also communicate to customers that they are transacting with a trusted merchant, making the sounds akin to the stickers of credit-card logos that often appear in store windows. Visa’s spokeswoman said the company doesn’t share figures on how many businesses play its sonic logo due to the complexity of tracking rollouts. To that suggestion, Mastercard said the value of sonic logos for merchants “comes in through consumer trust and reassurance.” Visa declined to comment. But some retailers want no part of sonic logos.

☆ Carbon Disclosure Project: Progress slow on deforestation, water security
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCarbon Disclosure Project: Progress slow on deforestation, water securityDexter Galvin from the Carbon Disclosure Project discusses the need for companies to disclose their carbon emissions and what it will take for a company to step up its environmental leadership.

☆ Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to let retail investors borrow money to trade crypto derivatives: CFTC head
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He also wanted to offer the contracts directly to users, without having to go through a futures commission merchant. Prior to its bankruptcy filing last week, FTX had a registered derivatives platform with the CFTC called FTX US Derivatives. FTX US Derivatives is one of the few FTX-related properties that's not a part of its bankruptcy proceedings and remains operational today. And Zach Dexter, who was CEO of FTX US Derivatives, says on his LinkedIn profile that he's CEO at LedgerX. Since then, LedgerX has reportedly withdrawn its application for leveraged derivatives trading.

☆ The trade issues at stake for US and China economies at Indonesia meeting
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Frustrated by China’s huge trade surplus and accusing it of stealing US intellectual property, former President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on $50 billion of Chinese goods in June 2018. China, with its nearly $18 trillion economy, has in recent years been the main driver of global growth. China responded by slapping tariffs of its own on iconic American products like Harley-Davidson and Jack Daniel’s. Tech curbsBekink said she did not expect any dramatic shifts in trade flows to emerge as a result of the Biden-Xi meeting. US imports of semiconductors from China are 26% lower than before the imposition of 25% tariffs, according to Peterson.

☆ Altice USA stock sinks after tough third quarter earnings
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Altice USA 's shares dropped more than 20% and trading in the stock was briefly halted Thursday, after the company posted a weak earnings report. Altice's net income for the third quarter fell to $85 million from about $267 million compared to the same period last year. Cable providers saw big gains in broadband subscribers during the early days of the pandemic, when lockdowns forced many to work and take classes from home. Altice said it lost 43,000 broadband customers during the quarter, as well as 82,000 cable-TV subscribers. On top of this, Altice has been spending heftily to deploy a fiber network for its broadband customers.

☆ U.S. tech giants face pressure from Europe's telcos to pay for building the internet
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-28 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Michael Bocchieri | Getty ImagesIn Europe, the battle between U.S. Big Tech companies and telecommunications firms has reached fever pitch. In May 2022, EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said she would look into requiring Big Tech firms to pay for network costs. In South Korea, companies have similarly lobbied politicians to force "over-the-top" players like YouTube and Netflix to pay for network access. Tech companies, naturally, don't think they should pay for the privilege of sending their traffic to consumers. There's also the matter of why internet users pay their providers in the first place.

☆ DeSantis' reputation as a social misfit who doesn't like people is a 'total fabrication,' his senior campaign advisor says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ron DeSantis of Florida has for the last year received in-depth profile treatment from the media amid speculation that he'll seek the White House in 2024. That portrait, says Phil Cox, senior advisor to the DeSantis gubernatorial campaign, is "bullshit" and "a total fabrication." Cox said DeSantis "has a good sense of humor and cares about people." "Ron's strength as a politician is that he doesn't give a fuck," the New Yorker article said. "Republican voters love him because he says what he's going to do and he goes and does it," Cox said.

☆ Cartoon Network reports it is NOT shutting down amid rumors: 'Y'all we're not dead, we're just turning 30'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-16 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Cartoon Network said it is not shutting down, despite rumors circulating on social media this week. Concerns arose after parent company Warner Bros. "Y'all we're not dead, we're just turning 30," Cartoon Network wrote in a tweet. The cable television channel took to Twitter on Friday to dispel concerns that it was shutting down, following reports on Tuesday that parent company Warner Bros. "Y'all we're not dead, we're just turning 30," Cartoon Network wrote in a tweet.

☆ 'Yellowstone' cast members to saddle up for special Ride to the Polls
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Two “Yellowstone” cast members are teaming up with other celebrities for a good cause on horseback. “I launched Ride to the Polls in 2020, hoping to reach young people in my community who weren’t motivated to vote for good reason,” she told CNN. I think BIPOC communities, disenfranchised communities, across the country feel like they’re not sure what to trust anymore. Young and Harness’s drive to do more Ride to the Polls events was done with that in mind. A Skate to the Polls event was held back in August.

☆ Showtime chief’s departure signals Paramount is moving forward on its plan to merge streaming services
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Alex Sherman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Paramount Global executive David Nevins, who joined Showtime in 2010 and has run the premium network since 2016, is leaving the company at the end of the year. Paramount Global announced Thursday that it's moving Showtime's network business under the leadership of Chris McCarthy, who runs other linear cable networks such as MTV and Comedy Central, and the streaming service under Tom Ryan, who runs Paramount Streaming. The moves come as the company is considering the idea of merging Showtime into Paramount+ and using the network's hit programming to fuel Paramount+ subscriptions, according to people familiar with the matter. The company's goal is to have Paramount+ be one of the five largest global streaming services, along with Warner Bros. "We are always exploring options to maximize the value of our content investment by giving consumers access to great Paramount content — including the iconic, groundbreaking and premium content offerings of Showtime -- across an array of services and platforms," a Paramount Global spokesperson said.

☆ Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ rapper, dead at 59
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Sandra Gonzalez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Coolio, the ’90s rapper who lit up the music charts with hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” and “Fantastic Voyage,” has died, his friend and manager Jarez Posey, told CNN. When they arrived, they found an unresponsive male and performed “resuscitation efforts for approximately 45 minutes.”The patient “was determined dead just before 5:00 p.m.,” Scott said. Coolio was a friend and one of the warmest, funniest people I’ve ever met. Arguably his biggest song, “Gangsta’s Paradise,” from the soundtrack to the film “Dangerous Minds,” grew his star power to gigantic proportions. “I didn’t use any trendy words…I think it made it timeless.”Over his career, Coolio sold more than 17 million records, according to his website.

☆ The U.S. retirement system gets a ‘C+’ grade, experts say — even though it’s worth $39 trillion. Here's why
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Greg Iacurci | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

The U.S. has a voluntary retirement savings system. But most IRA funds aren't contributed directly — they were first saved in a workplace retirement plan and then rolled into an IRA. 1 issue," Will Hansen, chief government affairs officer at the American Retirement Association, a trade group, said of workplace retirement savings. "[However], the retirement system is actually a good system for those who have access," Hansen said. In such cases, it may not be fair to place primary blame on the structure of the U.S. retirement system, Hansen said.

☆ Dexter în viața reală. Povestea criminalului în serie care a ucis 100 de infractori și acum se bucură de libertate
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Nu este tehnician criminalist, dar a ucis mulți infractori. Era atunci lângă São Paulo, unde, din răzbunare, a ucis un număr mare de oameni. Filho i-a tăiat inima tatălui său, a mâncat o bucată din ea și apoi a aruncat-o. Filho a fost în cele din urmă arestat în 1973 și trimis la închisoare, însă crimele au continuat. Astfel, Filho a fost eliberat din închisoare în 2018.

Persons: Pedro Rodrigues Filho, Pedro Rodrigues, Pedro, Apoi, Maria, Olympia, Killer Petey, Filho, . Filho, Pedrinho Matador Locations: Killer, São Paulo

☆ 111-летний мужчина раскрыл секрет долголетия
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Старейший из ныне живущих австралийцев раскрыл секрет долголетия. Декстер Крюгер (Dexter Kruger), проживающий в доме престарелых в городе Рома, штат Квинсленд, отметил 111-й день рождения 13 января. Из-за ограничений, введенных в связи с пандемией COVID-19, долгожитель не смог позвать много гостей, однако это не сильно его расстроило, передает lenta.ru. Секрет долголетия, по словам Крюгера, очень прост: «Не переставай дышать, ешь три раза в день, и время само пройдет». Он уверен, что человечество справится с пандемией COVID-19.

Persons: Dexter Kruger, Декстер Крюгер ( ), Крюгер Locations: Рома, Квинсленд, НьюБроктон, Алабама

The Lord of the RingsUnul din cele mai așteptate seriale ale anului. Acțiunea filmului e setată cu mult timp înainte de acțiunea din Hobbit sau Lord of the Rings (triologia). [1]Serialul a fost întâmpinat în mod pozitiv de critici, care au lăudat caracterizarea personajelor, a distribuției și a atmosferei care aduce omagiu filmelor științifico-fantastice din anii 1980. The Wheel of TimeThe Wheel of Time este plasat într-un univers extins, unde magia există, dar numai femeile o pot folosi. The Witcher (Season 2)Bazat pe best-sellerul fantasy cu același nume, The Witcher este o poveste despre destin și familie.

Persons: Margaret Atwood, Crăciun, Peaky, fictiv Hawkins, Hawkins, Wanda Vision, Loki, Dexter, Nicolas Cage, Shadow, . Wednesday, Isaac Asimov, Nicole Kidman, Kiano, Emilio Sakraya, Henriette, David Ali Rashed, Fogg, Jules Verne . Leonardo, Leonardo Da Vinci Organizations: Infinity War, SF, Monetăria Regală, Banca Națională a Locations: Noua Republică, URSS, SUA, Blinders, britanic, Birmingham, Anglia, fictiv, Indiana, Moiraine, Witcher, Rivia, Americii, Monetăria, Spaniei, Banca Națională a Spaniei

☆ One of the most popular courses among Stanford MBA students is informally named 'Touchy Feely' — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2020-09-23 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

The popular course "Interpersonal Dynamics" was nicknamed "Touchy Feely" by professors and students. Stanford GSB shared with Business Insider that 95% of Stanford GSB students take this beloved course, even though it's not required. Courtesy of Ian CinnamonCinnamon added that now, whenever he's in any difficult situation, it's become "instinct" to think back to what he learned from the "Touchy Feely" course. "'Touchy Feely' has been influential in much of our work at Impact Experience," she said. "'Touchy Feely' and the courses in leadership that build from its approach … helped me develop the tools I now employ on a daily basis."

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