The major legal battle looming over Disney and major broadcasters depends entirely on Jimmy Kimmel

admin September 24, 2025 0 Comments

The long-term relationship between broadcasters Nexstar and Sinclair and Disney’s ABC television network depends a lot on how late-night host Jimmy Kimmel responds to the controversy surrounding his remarks about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Whether these two companies, which own 60 of the network’s affiliates across the country, believe the comedian shows some degree of contrition for […]

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Facing the Looming Threat of A.I., Publishers Turn to Decentralized Platforms

admin March 7, 2025 0 Comments

A tech industry veteran, Mike McCue sees an opening for a different kind of internet where algorithms don’t call the shots. Mr. McCue, the chief executive of the internet company Flipboard, is challenging social media’s automated grip on our attention, betting that humans, not machines, should curate online experiences. Three decades ago, as vice president […]

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Weighing the Fallout From Trump’s Looming Trade War

admin February 3, 2025 0 Comments

What a weekend of headlines, from tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico to Elon Musk getting inside the Treasury Department’s payment system. We have all of the details below — a cheat sheet of the whirlwind of changes that will probably affect the global economy and society. We also have lots of questions about what’s […]

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Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple

admin January 17, 2025 0 Comments

The looming TikTok ban presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple and Google – as well as other Big Tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon that count its Chinese parent company ByteDance as a business partner. The Biden administration effectively punted enforcement of the law, which is set to take effect on Sunday, […]

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