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Paramount mandates 5-day-a-week return to office ahead of cost cuts

Paramount mandates 5-day-a-week return to office ahead of cost cuts

Paramount Pictures studio lot at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood, California, on June 5, 2024. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images David Ellison continues to put his stamp on Paramount after its acquisition by Skydance. The CEO and chairman told employees Thursday that they will be expected to work in the office five days a …

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Paramount Mandates Five-Day-a-Week Return to Office Ahead of Cost Cuts

Paramount Mandates Five-Day-a-Week Return to Office Ahead of Cost Cuts

Paramount Skydance doesn’t want to keep all of its workers — but for those who are going to stay with the media giant, it wants them to stay very close. The company told employees Thursday that it would all staffers would be expected to work in the office five days a week starting January 5, 2026. Those who do not …

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Bronson Urgent Care renamed after patients raise cost transparency concerns

Bronson Urgent Care renamed after patients raise cost transparency concerns

KALAMAZOO, MI — Bronson Healthcare is offering the same services under new names at two types of its facilities — formerly known as FastCare and Urgent Care. The updates better reflect what’s offered at both locations, Bronson officials said while announcing the change on Tuesday, Sept. 2. FastCare has been renamed QuickCare. This is a walk-in alternative to a primary …

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The rising cost of play: AAA games, consoles, and GPUs surge in cost – TechSpot

The rising cost of play: AAA games, consoles, and GPUs surge in cost  TechSpot Gaming consoles are becoming more expensive as they age for the first time in history — gamers blame tariffs for PlayStation, Xbox, and Switch price increases  Tom’s Hardware Today’s game consoles are historically overpriced  Ars Technica Why Are Games Getting More Expensive?  GamesHub Why are video games getting more expensive? …

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Monster Hunter Wilds sales scuppered by high cost of PS5, says Capcom president

Monster Hunter Wilds sales scuppered by high cost of PS5, says Capcom president

Capcom president Haruhiro Tsujimoto has claimed the “PS5 barrier” for Monster Hunter Wilds is “unexpectedly large”, which has limited the game’s success on Sony’s console. Tsujimoto was interviewed by Nikkei back in May, though just recently published (and translated on ResetEra), where he discussed the game’s initial 10m sales in its first month of release. He …

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Trump’s Fight with the Fed Carries a Heavy Cost, Experts Say – The New York Times

Trump’s Fight with the Fed Carries a Heavy Cost, Experts Say  The New York Times Over 450 Economists Back Cook, Fed Independence in Open Letter  Bloomberg.com Trump’s firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook tests Supreme Court’s limits on presidential power  CNN Fed official sues Trump over attempt to fire her, challenging his power over the independent agency  AP News Meet the man defending Trump’s political …

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Xbox Next May Cost Twice as Much as PlayStation 6 Due to Magnus APU and Third-Party Stores Support; Xbox PCs Won’t Support Backward Compatibility

Xbox Next May Cost Twice as Much as PlayStation 6 Due to Magnus APU and Third-Party Stores Support; Xbox PCs Won’t Support Backward Compatibility

The Xbox next-generation system could cost significantly more than the PlayStation 6 due to the Magnus APU and the potential support of third-party stores that would deprive Microsoft of the 30% cut on every game sold on the system. Commenting on the next-generation system on the NeoGAF forums, known AMD leaker Kepler L2 reiterated that the leaked AMD Magnus APU …

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