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Photo: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images Across many years of covering our increasingly fractured media landscape, there’s really just one thing that’s given us some true hope for the triumph of the human spirit over the rampant rise of cold corporate logic: The continued existence of the petty-ass “Just LOOK what your father is making me do!” energy that pervades any big conflict between content studios and the service providers who carry their work to the masses. Once upon a time, you… Source link

We’re only a few days into Aaron Rodgers‘ saga with the Green Bay Packers moving into the light, and all options are already on the table for the quarterback. The reigning league MVP remains adamant that he won’t return to the team under the current stewardship of general manager Brian Gutekunst, a source in Rodgers’ camp said, and that he’s willing to weigh hardline options at his disposal — from refusing to show up for offseason activities to holding out of training camp and… Source link

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has pledged support in India’s battle against second wave of Covid-19, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi had referred to as a ‘toofan’ (storm) while addressing his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday. Taking to Twitter, Sundar Pichai said,” Devastated to see the worsening crisis in India. Google and Googlers are providing Rs135 crore funding to Unicef and non-profit Give India for medical supplies, supporting… Source link

This may shock you, but negotiations between Jon Jones and the UFC do not appear to be going well. The former UFC light heavyweight champion took to Twitter on Friday to respond to UFC president Dana White’s claim that he had demanded $30 million to fight heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou: White threw out that claim during an appearance on “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” saying that he is ready to give Derrick Lewis the next shot at the heavyweight crown: From MMA Fighting: “In his deal, he’s… Source link

LAS VEGAS — After Marvin Vettori took apart Kevin Holland on April 10, there was a lot of speculation that the Italian deserved the next crack at the UFC’s middleweight title. But a week later in the same cage, Robert Whittaker seemed to, at least for the moment, end Vettori’s dreams. Whittaker outclassed Kelvin Gastelum and scored a unanimous decision, winning by a count of 50-45 on all three cards Saturday at Apex. UFC president Dana White, who did not attend Saturday’s show, told… Source link

Jake Paul was cleared to fight Ben Askren on Friday by a doctor for the Georgia Athletic Commission, despite his comments Thursday at a news conference to promote Saturday’s fight at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta that he has early signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Matt Woodruff, the executive director of the George Commission, told Yahoo Sports by telephone that the commission’s doctor had examined Paul and cleared him to fight. Paul, a social media influencer with a reach in… Source link

(Bloomberg) — After China imposed a record antitrust fine on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the e-commerce giant did an unusual thing: It thanked regulators. “Alibaba would not have achieved our growth without sound government regulation and service, and the critical oversight, tolerance and support from all of our constituencies have been crucial to our development,” the company said in an open letter. “For this, we are full of gratitude and respect.” It’s a sign of how odd China’s… Source link

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is not being impeached — yet. Instead, with mounting sexual misconduct accusations and an alleged cover-up of nursing home deaths, Cuomo is facing an investigation from his fellow Democrats in the state Assembly’s Judiciary Committee that could, conceivably, result in his removal from office. However, multiple members of the Albany Legislature are concerned the investigation is merely “buying time” for the governor, whose term ends next year. Gov. Andrew… Source link

An antitrust pile-on: Tuesday’s expanded complaint adds to Google’s antitrust struggles. The search giant faces three major antitrust suits from the Justice Department and state attorneys general targeting its core search and advertising businesses, as well as efforts in Congress to amend the antitrust law to better address online platforms and questions about an earlier antitrust probe during the Obama administration. C is for Cookies: Google said early last year that it would phase… Source link

Lobbyists for Facebook and Google threw their weight against new U.S. legislation that seeks to aid struggling news publishers by allowing them to negotiate collectively against the tech companies over revenue sharing and other deals. U.S. lawmakers introduced the plan in Congress on Wednesday to address a perceived power imbalance between news outlets and the tech giants. Critics accuse the companies of using content to drive traffic and ad revenue to their platforms without fairly… Source link