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Criteo Doubles Down on Retail Media With the Launch of a New Self-Service Ad Platform
AdWeek - 27 May 2020 15:25
Criteo has announced the launch of a self-service ad platform that allows advertisers to purchase media space on retailers' websites. It's part of the transformation of the ad-tech company as it prepares for a cookie-les...
BBC Acquires Crime Series 'DNA' With Charlotte Rampling From Newen
Variety - 27 May 2020 11:06
The BBC has acquired “DNA,” a Danish-french crime thriller series starring Charlotte Rampling, from Newen Distribution. Co-created by Torleif Hoppe (“The Killing”), “DNA” is an eight-part series following Rol...
Sony/ATV Promotes Peter Brodsky to General Counsel and Executive VP of Business Affairs
Variety - 27 May 2020 19:55
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has promoted Peter Brodsky to General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business Affairs, the company announced Wednesday (May 27). Brodsky is based in the company's New York office and repo...
Garry Tonon knows he's inexperienced, but won't say no to ONE title shot
MMAjunkie - 27 May 2020 00:50
Despite his inexperience, if Garry Tonon gets the call to fight for the title, he'll gladly take it.
In 'Perry Mason,' Matthew Rhys Plays Defense
The New York Times - 27 May 2020 11:00
HBO needed an actor to portray pulp fiction's most successful criminal defense attorney. Rhys, an Emmy-winner for "The Americans," took the case.
Costa Rica first country in Central America to legalize same-sex marriage
CBSNews - 27 May 2020 18:40
Two women became the first legally married same-sex couple in Costa Rica when a notary wearing a face mask pronounced them "wife and wife."
Hydrogen as Fuel? An Italian Pasta Factory Shows How It Could Work
The New York Times - 27 May 2020 16:06
A producer of orecchiette and paccheri is using the potentially clean energy source in a trial.
Central Park bird watcher says Amy Cooper death threats must 'stop immediately'
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:52
The black bird watcher who filmed white dog owner Amy Cooper calling the cops on him in Central Park says she’s received death threats — which he urged must “stop immediately.” Christian Cooper, who is not relate...
What we know about the death of George Floyd: 4 Minneapolis police officers fired after 'horrifying' video hits social media
USA Today - 27 May 2020 04:17Nursing Home Operator Genesis Details Coronavirus Aid
The New York Times - 27 May 2020 22:40
The company, one of the few publicly traded nursing home operators, received $300 million in grants and loans, mostly from the federal government.
U.S. Seizure of Chinese-Built Transformer Raises Specter of Closer Scrutiny
Wall Street Journal - 27 May 2020 19:11
Federal authorities last summer diverted a giant transformer built by Jiangsu Huapeng Transformer Company to a U.S. lab, a move experts said could herald tighter scrutiny of foreign-made gear over security concerns.
Top vaccine scientist says coronavirus is 'almost perfectly human adapted'
New York Post - 27 May 2020 15:12
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is “almost perfectly human adapted” — lending credence to the possibility it was man-made in a Chinese lab, a top Australian vaccine researcher says. Nikolai Petrovsky was shock...
20 Republican lawmakers file lawsuit against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over new proxy voting system
USA Today - 27 May 2020 02:19'Contain potentially misleading information': Twitter fact-checks Trump's tweets
USA Today - 27 May 2020 02:43Justice Department drops probes into 3 senators' stock sales
CBSNews - 27 May 2020 16:11
Republican Senator Richard Burr, however, remains under investigation for his financial transactions.
Video shows a woman pushing her 9-year-old son into a canal, police say
CNN - 27 May 2020 05:18
Newly released video obtained by CNN network partner Univision shows the moment a Florida woman who's been arrested in the death of her 9-year-old son pushes him into a canal.
De Blasio signs bill capping NYC restaurant delivery-app fees
New York Post - 27 May 2020 04:19
Mayor Bill de Blasio signed several bills on Tuesday that could temporarily eat into the profits of food-ordering and delivery apps like Grubhub and UberEats.
Sam Ehlinger, Ja'Marr Chase's Projected Net Worth with Potential NIL Rule Change
Bleacher Report - 27 May 2020 21:44
If the NCAA officially allows players to earn money off their names, images and likenesses, several of the nation's biggest stars could earn significant money from social media alone...
AI is more data-hungry than ever, and DefinedCrowd raises $50M B round to feed it
TechCrunch - 27 May 2020 00:42
As AI has grown from niche to mission-critical technology, the companies that enable it have multiplied and in many cases prospered. A good example of that success is DefinedCrowd, which has gone from the Disrupt stage t...
The Adidas face mask that sold out after one day resold on eBay for $90 -- over 5 times the original price at retail
Business Insider - 27 May 2020 20:47
Adidas Adidas launched a $16 commercial face mask on its website that sold out in one day. A three-pack of the masks sold on eBay for $90 — over five times the price of the unit at retail. Adidas is the first athletic-...
Goodnight Zoom
The New Yorker - 27 May 2020 20:00
Krithika Varagur and Eric Macomber reimagine the classic children's book "Goodnight Moon" for the era of Zoom and the coronavirus.
HBO Max Leaves AT&T at Odds With Amazon and Roku
Wall Street Journal - 27 May 2020 19:14
HBO Max, AT&T's new streaming service, launched Wednesday but remains unavailable to Amazon.com Prime Video subscribers, as both companies remain at loggerheads over where the content will reside and who will have access...