The viral meme circulating social media tells the story perfectly: a long line of people waiting to “Apologize to LINA KHAN” while an empty booth sits beside it offering “Join Game Pass with new prices.” Former FTC Chair Lina Khan was right all along about the Microsoft-Activision merger, and the gaming community owes her an apology. Sorry pic.twitter.com/GHN8fp1h5W — Vinícius …
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LONDON — The mayor of London has labeled Donald Trump “racist, sexist and Islamophobic” after the president used a United Nations General Assembly address to call him a “terrible mayor” and falsely claim the city wanted to be governed by Islamic law. “I think Donald Trump has shown he is racist, he is sexist, he is misogynistic and he’s Islamophobic,” …
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez have fought a combined over 108 fights on their records Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez v Terence Crawford Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Date: Saturday, 13 September Coverage: Follow live text commentary from 03:00 BST on Sunday, 14 September on BBC Sport website and app Mexico’s Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez defends his undisputed super-middleweight crown …
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“First of all, I want to thank the Crown Prince [Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia], who supported us… without him, we can not do anything. And with his support, especially also for WWE, this will happen in our country. “And before eight years ago, I meet my father [Prince Turki, a member of the House …
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In honor of today, September 8, being Star Trek Day, Paramount has launched two new Star Trek streaming projects and announced a slew of partnerships and content plans to promote the 60th anniversary of the original TV series next year. The scripted podcast series Star Trek: Khan launched today on all major podcast platforms, as well as on the official …
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Dua Lipa treated fans to a surprise during the opening U.S. date of her Radical Optimism World Tour. On Friday (Sept. 5), the 30-year-old British pop star launched a two-night stint at Chicago’s United Center, dazzling the sold-out crowd with striking costumes and a 22-song setlist that featured tracks from her latest album, Radical Optimism. More from Billboard Midway through …
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Dua Lipa treated fans to a surprise during the opening U.S. date of her Radical Optimism World Tour. On Friday (Sept. 5), the 30-year-old British pop star launched a two-night stint at Chicago’s United Center, dazzling the sold-out crowd with striking costumes and a 22-song setlist that featured tracks from her latest album, Radical Optimism. Midway through her performance, Lipa …
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It doesn’t sound like contract negotiations are going great between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cameron Heyward. It doesn’t sound like Omar Khan thinks the Steelers need a wide receiver. It does sound like a former Steeler will have a big role in the preseason game against Tampa. And it also sounds like Mike Tomlin is pushing his chips behind Jalen …
Read More »You’d think venture capitalists and startups would support an antitrust crackdown on Big Tech. These behemoths regularly squash promising young startups, using their unrivaled power over users, data, and various digital markets. But when antitrust regulators gave enforcing regulation a real shot in recent years, the VC industry’s howls of displeasure became very loud. The apotheosis of this arrived last …
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A surprising figure is celebrating Figma’s successful IPO: Lina Khan, former chair of the Federal Trade Commission. In a Friday afternoon post on X, Khan linked to an article about Figma’s impressive first day of trading and argued the IPO is “a great reminder that letting startups grow into independently successful businesses, rather than be bought up by existing giants, …
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