UK High Court judge Sir Marcus Alexander Smith has formally stayed the UK CMA’s block on Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, giving the two sides more time to negotiate. The UK Competition and Markets Authority unexpectedly decided to block the acquisition in April, but its regulators and Microsoft have found …
Read More »Sam’s Club offers discounted memberships for teachers
Alyssa Mueller and Jeremy Tanner 2 hours ago KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) – Sam’s Club has announced a new membership agreement for educators before the next school year. The retailer is offering a limited-time membership offer to teachers and administrators that gives them 60% off a standard Sam’s Club membership, …
Read More »Manchin is still playing gadfly as Biden seeks to unify the party for 2024
Comment on this storyComment Late. Joe Manchin III spent much of the last two years getting what he wanted from President Biden. From policy debates to staff appointments, Manchin almost always won big concessions — because if he didn’t, he could ensure Biden lost. Such was the nature of an …
Read More »France and the UK battle for Europe’s AI crown
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have made bold statements about artificial intelligence. At VivaTech in Paris, Macron announced 500 million euros ($560.1) in new funding to create new AI “champions.” While the UK government previously pledged £1 billion ($1.3 billion) for supercomputing and AI research. …
Read More »FDA approves new drug, Beyfortus, to protect toddlers and babies against RSV
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a drug intended to protect infants and young children from respiratory syncytial virus or RSV. The monoclonal antibody from Sanofi and AstraZeneca, called Beyfortusis the first of its kind likely to be widely available to everyone up to 24 months beyond a …
Read More »Storm suspends Giants-Reds in 8th place; the match resumes on Tuesday afternoon
CINCINNATI — Oh, the joys of summer in the NL Central, when heat and high humidity can suddenly turn into a thunderstorm. For the second time on this trip, the San Francisco Giants hit a weather-related delay, this time in the eighth inning at Great American Ball Park on Monday, …
Read More »Acknowledge SmackDown on FS1: SmackDown on FS1 Sneak Peek – WWE
Acknowledge SmackDown on FS1: SmackDown on FS1 sneak peekWWE WWE is selling out the July 21st SmackDown from Orlando, FLWrestling headlines Upcoming WWE SmackDown show hits impressive milestonehttps://wrestletalk.com/ See full coverage on Google News
Read More »Deal Alert! Google Pixel Buds Pro and A-Series earphones are on sale!
Want some really good wireless earbuds, but don’t want to pay an arm and a leg for them? Did you miss the Pixel Prime Day sale? Good news right now, Google’s Pixel Buds Pro and Pixel Buds A-Series are on sale again. You can get Pixel Pro Buds Wireless Noise …
Read More »Ukraine aims to undermine Russia’s defenses as US calls for decisive breakthrough
Comment on this storyComment Ukraine is making limited progress in its counteroffensive against Russian forces but has not yet used the kind of major operations that U.S. officials believe could enable a breakthrough, officials and analysts say, deepening questions among some of Ukraine’s key backers about whether Kiev can move …
Read More »Ford cuts prices on electric pickups amid battle with Tesla
Ford Motor Co. has cut prices on its line of electric vehicle (EV) pickup trucks in an attempt to challenge EV market leader Tesla. CNBC reported Monday that the Detroit-based automaker said the reasoning behind the price reduction is to increase production of the vehicles, noting that they saw improvements …
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