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- Versant Media Group Shares Rise Following Positive Q1 Earnings Report
Comcast spin-off Versant beat Wall Street estimates for Q1, as the company continues to get accustomed to being independent.
- Redistricting Push Is A 'Bad Idea'— And Will Hurt Republicans In Midterms: Former GOP Virginia Rep
At the end of April, Virginians narrowly voted to approve a new congressional map that would potentially give Democrats the edge to flip four seats from red to blue.
- Cubs’ Former Infielder Leaves MLB After Harsh Debut
The Chicago Cubs got an update on a former undrafted signee who made his debut with the club shortly before being traded away.
- Dua Lipa v. Samsung: A Masterclass in the “New Rules” of Trademark Litigation
Global pop star Dua Lipa recently filed a $15 million lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, alleging that the tech giant used a copyrighted image of her without permission.
- ‘Dutton Ranch’ Just Set A Surprising Rotten Tomatoes Record
Dutton Ranch is the newest Yellowstone spinoff, and it has just set a genuinely surprising Rotten Tomatoes record for the universe.
Technology
- Forecasters predict wildfires, floods, severe heatwaves from incoming El Niño
Ocean heat plus human-caused global warming is a grim recipe for deadly climate extremes.
- Motorola Razr Fold review: Fits neatly in your pocket but not your budget
The Razr Fold has a lot going for it, but like all foldables, it's wildly expensive.
- Data readiness for agentic AI in financial services
Financial services companies have unique needs when it comes to business AI. They operate in one of the most highly regulated sectors while responding to external events that are updated by the second. As a result, the success of agentic AI in financial services depends less on the sophistication of the system and more on…
- Establishing AI and data sovereignty in the age of autonomous systems
When generative AI first moved from research labs into real-world business applications, enterprises made a tacit bargain: “Capability now, control later.” Feed your proprietary data into third-party AI models, and you will get powerful results. But your data passes through systems you do not own, under governance you do not set. The protections you rely…
- The Download: deepfake porn’s stolen bodies and AI sharing private numbers
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The shock of seeing your body used in deepfake porn When Jennifer got a research job in 2023, she ran her new professional headshot through a facial recognition program. She wanted…
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