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The NFL’s Sunday Ticket deal with DirecTV is up after this year, and the league has already made it clear that it will put the package on a streaming service instead of re-upping the current deal. After a long process, it appears that the NFL has narrowed the choices down to two services. According to Puck‘s Dylan Byers, Amazon and Google are the final two choices remaining for the NFL. The former would add Sunday Ticket to Prime Video, while the latter would likely put… Source link

Apple tends not to be a first mover when it comes to new technologies, which often leads to the popular phenomenon of pundits declaring that the company “needs” to make such-and-such a product. But the real issue when it comes to Apple’s devices is that it often seems like the company dips its toe in the waters of a product category…then quickly pulls back as it feels the icy waters. Perhaps the best example in recent years is the HomePod. Smart speakers were a category that… Source link

Elon Musk is going to war with Apple (AAPL). The Tesla (TSLA) CEO and new head of Twitter took to his social media platform on Monday to call out the iPhone maker for pulling back on advertising on the site and called out Apple for its 30% App Store fees. In a series of tweets, Musk accused Apple of suppressing speech by requiring apps in its store to abide by certain content standards and questioned whether or not the company hates free speech in America. In one tweet, Musk specifically… Source link

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a tsunami of M&A deals as Russia’s private companies scramble to restructure their businesses to account for tectonic changes in the business landscape. It has cost everyone a lot of money as owners have been forced to sell off businesses exposed to sanctions or in many cases the leading lights of Russian industry has been forced… Source link

Cars driving through Kyiv on Wednesday after Russian missile strikes on energy facilities across Ukraine.Credit…Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times KYIV, Ukraine — Utility crews worked through the dark night in snow and freezing rain to stabilize Ukraine’s battered energy grid on Thursday after another destructive wave of Russian missile strikes, restoring essential services like running water and heat in many parts of the country even as millions remained without power. Ukrainians… Source link

“You open the Yandex main page and you start [searching for the] Kremenchuk [attack] to receive some alternative picture from other sources, and all you get is that ‘yeah ok, you’re right, it’s fake’ – and that’s it,” he told the BBC. “It’s like a double punch.” Source link

“You open the Yandex main page and you start [searching for the] Kremenchuk [attack] to receive some alternative picture from other sources, and all you get is that ‘yeah ok, you’re right, it’s fake’ – and that’s it,” he told the BBC. “It’s like a double punch.” Source link

“You open the Yandex main page and you start [searching for the] Kremenchuk [attack] to receive some alternative picture from other sources, and all you get is that ‘yeah ok, you’re right, it’s fake’ – and that’s it,” he told the BBC. “It’s like a double punch.” Source link

Former President Trump launched a “trade war” with China in 2018 that mostly produced a series of economic skirmishes and logistical workarounds. Trade between the two nations continued, with some collateral damage where Trump lobbed a tariff, or China lobbed back retaliatory measures. With far less fanfare, the Biden administration has launched a new broadside against China that could do far more damage to its economy than anything Trump contemplated, and trigger unprecedented… Source link

Russia’s military performance in Ukraine has become a global embarrassment. President Vladimir Putin’s new plan to ship thousands of barely-trained Russian civilians to the front lines is a sign that his army is taking a beating. Western military analysts are astonished at the incompetence of a military they once considered fearsome. The decision could even bring down Putin himself. Yet Russia remains far from beaten. Putin’s recent moves are likely to prolong the war and intensify the… Source link