Paramount/WBD Deal Likely Survives, Lawsuit Threat Looms
Antitrust experts don't see Paramount/WBD deal getting blocked by DOJ or abroad, but any lengthy probes abroad could buy state AGs time to assemble a lawsuit — Will they have a legit enough antitrust case to win in court? Uphill battle. @axios https://t.co/czZPajmweE
Plan to Open‑Source Game Servers Before Shutdown
Normalize Open-Sourcing Servers for Multiplayer Games That Get Shut Down (Yes there are frictions and problems with this, but if you want your game to live on in history, plan for these problems in advance and minimize them) https://t.co/TZXrShYJEP
Versant's CNBC Use Governed by Five-Year Comcast License
Things I Did Not Know About Versant, Chapter 1: 'Our use of the CNBC brand is subject to a trademark license agreement with Comcast that provides an initial term of five years, which may be extended'
Pokemon Fire Red Arrives Just When I Need It
With everything going on in the world, I have to say they chose to drop Pokemon Fire Red at the PERFECT time for salvaging my mental/emotional health.
Axios Media Trends Returns with Key Media and Politics Updates
@Axios Media Trends is back after a brief break 👶🍼 Today's edition: — 🍿Scoop: Sarandos never met w Trump or any WH officials last week — ⚖️Paramount regulatory next steps — 📢Midterm messaging mapped — 📺Jeff Zucker intv. on his next big bet Subscribe: https://t.co/d8VFQJHDMm
Procurement Leaders Must Prioritize Performance Management for Better Results
“#Procurement managers at all levels must invest significant effort in managing individuals’ performance to up their game. And the tactics employed must drive the desired capability, behaviors, and results.” 🔗 https://t.co/6geUHYOgNn #purchasing #supplychain https://t.co/zenBvK0dKe
Iran Conflict Spurs Gas Prices Near $3.5 Threshold
My friend and renowned oil expert Javier Blas has it right. ONE OF THE COSTS OF THE NETANYAHU-TRUMP WAR ON IRAN = A GAS PRICE SURGE. https://t.co/cnsDUpCpbY
RBOB Contract Roll Added 25¢ to Gasoline Price
Gasoline prices... remember the March-April RBOB contract roll was +25 cents on its own https://t.co/WAOPFvCQdz
Decarbonisation Likely to End Cheap Airline Tickets
The end of cheap flights? How decarbonisation could up up putting up the price of airline tickets #avgeek #RAeSCommercialAviationSummit #RAeSCivilAviationWeek https://t.co/uPfVlkUuNF https://t.co/0RhCg9Gr45
Opendoor's Sacramento Holdings Shrink From 300 to 30 Homes
Opendoor owns about 30 homes in the Sacramento region right now. At the height of their purchase activity a few years ago, they routinely owned about 300 units at any given time.
Former Owner Might
#Auction on #5thAve. 80KSF #681Fifth, a McKim, Mead&White design, goes for just $100G to #WellsFargo. But #RobertSiegel, who lost it thru #foreclosure, may have some cards up his sleeve. Proceeding barely a min. #realestate #CRE #NYC https://t.co/eiDjaAGEuc via @CrainsNewYork
Highguard Follows Concord, Folds Chasing Fortnite Hype
Highguard is the next Concord. It’s shutting down this month, after originally launching in January. It’s yet another victim of publishers chasing the success of games like Fortnite https://t.co/aXm68HJQMj
Turned Defensive Tactics Against Misaligned Controllers
"Prophylactic measures" are typically what boards use to defend against activists (e.g., poison pills, staggered boards, etc). With $MAPS I flipped the script. In the presence of controllers with misaligned incentives, I had to deploy prophylactic defenses to box the board...
Artemis II Fixes Helium Blockage, Validates Repairs, Replaces Batteries
Artemis II update: engineers determined that a quick disconnect seal obstructed the flow of helium in the ICPS upper stage. Repairs have been made and are now being validated. They're also replacing batteries, and a seal on the core stage...
Easter Europe Travel Spikes as Middle East Conflict Drives Demand
Ryanair's O'Leary sees surge in Easter bookings to Europe due to Middle East war https://t.co/TDpGBi7ecF
From Zero to $10K: Readers Choose Next Steps
My Commercial Fiction Club newsletter, where I'm documenting the journey from $0 as a new fiction author, is about to hit $10,000/year. This isn't bad, but I'm still figuring out what readers want most from me. Drop a comment—what do you want...
Russian LNG Tanker Arctic Metagaz Explodes in Mediterranean
Meanwhile, in the Mediterranean, a Russian LNG tankers exploded. I mean what other SHIP can happen?
Highuard Outlasts Concord by 29 Days, Sparks Refund Debate
Highuard made it 29 days longer than Concord. Players in the Discord are trying to decide who or what to blame as some ask for refunds. https://t.co/fdPWk7VsPl
Oil Approaches Its Most Bullish Season Yet
We are nearing oil's most bullish time of year. $CL_F $USO $WTIC More from me on @stockcharts: https://t.co/2c4CuouCWe https://t.co/o1k2jBw7MM
U.S. Navy Lacks Capacity to Guard Global Shipping
The US Navy and government are now the protectors of global shipping? So, what does it mean to fly an American flag versus that of Panama, Liberia or the Marshall Islands? The US Navy has stated they dont have the ships...
U.S. Deploys Additional F‑35A and F‑15E Fighters
More U.S. Fighter Aircraft Heading To Middle East Additional F-35As and F-15Es will be arriving in the CENTCOM area of responsibility shortly. https://t.co/hkdnWi8tcM
US Navy Escorts Ships Through Hormuz, New Orleans Footage
With @POTUS announcement about the USN escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz, reupping this video from a transit aboard the USS New Orleans a while back. https://t.co/HhU3wDNKfL
NFL Boosts Rights Revenue Without Dropping Current Partners
The NFL will generate more money from its rights, without replacing existing partners. $FOXA $PSKY $DIS $CMCSA $AMZN The LightShed Podcast, Ep. 303. With @BrandoLightShed and @WaltLightShed https://t.co/87a3KpxJEZ
Republicans Set to Embed Wall Street Crackdown in Housing Bill
Senate Republicans poised to ‘swallow’ Wall Street crackdown in housing bill via @Jasper_Goodman and @hapgoodreports https://t.co/F8TqWwkXCb
Israel's Shift to CENTCOM Strengthens U.S. Partnership
100% agree the move of Israel from USEUCOM to USCENTCOM was a historic beneficial moment for the U.S.-Israel partnership.
Company Sells OpCo, Returns 90% Proceeds, Exceeds Market Cap
Sale followed by a large capital return - Co selling its entire OpCo while returning 90% of the proceeds to shareholders - Distributions alone exceed the co's current mcap - Plus you get a RemainCo with meaningful net cash and a small growth...
Trump Antitrust Division Unlikely to Block Paramount‑Warner Merger
The Trump Antitrust Division will likely not bring charges to block the Paramount-Warner merger. https://t.co/yh0yoJNUUF
Brent Oil Slides, Yet Likely Peaks Before Midterms
December 2026 Brent crude oil is down on the day. It will near top step by the Midterms. Higher or lower by then? My bias is lower https://t.co/bu6WD5MAw6
Age Verification: Separate Parental Controls From Fraud Prevention
The CEO of Persona (leading ID verification platform), has more a more thoughtful understanding of the problems surrounding age verification than any lawmaker seems to: "Applying fraud prevention techniques to what should be a parental controls problem is overreach"
FlightPath3D Swiftly Updates Maps Amid Geopolitical Disputes
Geopolitical tensions, disputed territories, and legal requirements are just some of the reasons why maps differ worldwide. It’s also why leading aviation map provider FlightPath3D has procedures in place to quickly address any required changes. https://t.co/tQ212Infl5 #PaxEx https://t.co/RdEe1Jfv1h
Oil Market May Be Overly Complacent, New Analysis Shows
Is the oil market too complacent right now? New @axios piece explores the question. #OOTT #energy (1/2)
JFK’s Sports Law Faces Scrutiny in Streaming Era
Will anyone dare call it Bay of Pigskin? JFK’s endorsement of the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961, an @NFL-friendly antitrust law, is coming back to haunt the New Frontier in the age of @Netflix, @Peacock, @YouTubeTV, and @Amazon @PrimeVideo. @BasedMikeLee,...
All Adults Must Verify ID on Social Media
Not "could be", all adults WILL be forced to verify their ID on social media. You can't only verify children's IDs, you have to verify everyone's to know who is children.
Rebuilding US Merchant Marine with Navy, Treasury Backing
Here is an idea, offer this to ships in the US registry and you rebuild the US merchant marine with the backing of the US Navy and Treasury.
Airborne Battle Management Essential Across All DoD Priorities
New @CNASdc report: In "Eyes in the Sky," @PhilSheers explains why airborne battle management aircraft aren't just vital in the Middle East—they're essential for DoD's top priorities, from a war with China to defending the homeland. https://t.co/y2xBWinnY5
At a Glance Adds Transit, Market, and Sports Updates
At a Glance's new tricks are great news for commuters, traders, and sports fans Transit Mode integration, better info for market monitors, and live sport scores are part of the deal. ✅ Details - https://t.co/3JE0iWyFCi https://t.co/aROTeq9D7n
Gulf Interceptor Shortage Forces Costly Missile Reliance
The Gulf states are rapidly running out of interceptors. They have already burned through more than half their stockpile trying to stop low-cost Shahed drones, and soon they may have to ignore drones entirely to conserve missiles for ballistic threats. That...
VOA Layoffs Cripple Audit, Obscuring Agency Finances
@KariLake calls mass layoffs at Voice of America and its parent agency "streamlining" An official US gov't audit could not reach conclusions on agency's finances because it failed to provide even basic info - in part because staff had been so...
1947 Map Reveals Roots of Atlanta’s Racial Sprawl
Mr. Gilmore's Official City Map of Greater Atlanta and Suburbs, 1947. Back when the area didn't go much further than Buckhead, and anything more than 2 miles from the center of Downtown was a suburb. They had no clue how...
Digital Twins Turn Real Factories Into Optimized Virtual Models
🤖 Imagine a video game version of your factory—except it’s real data. That’s a digital twin. Digital twins replicate real factories in virtual models for optimization, predictive maintenance, and efficiency. #DigitalTwin #SmartManufacturing #Innovation #FutureOfWork https://t.co/AXe1XCU7Sz
Next‑Gen Space Station Gets Major Life‑Support Upgrade
For our subscribers, a long read with exclusive details on the latest upgrades of the life-support system and food/water supply proposed for the next-generation space station. Full story is on the site... https://t.co/URv1wBb2k4
Zuckerberg Spends $170M on Miami Island Bunker
#Zuckerbergs finally come clean abt '#billionaire bunker' they paid $170M for in #IndianCreek on exclusive island near #MiamiDade, w/neighbors #TomBrady+#CarlIcahn. Sellers are cosmetic surgeon #Rollins+his wife, a #realestate agent. https://t.co/XiDLXgs3lQ via @WSJ
Autonomy Shifts From Tech Goal to Economic Strategy
For years, telecom has talked about automation as a technical ambition. Closed loops. AI-driven optimization. Zero-touch operations. The language has been consistent, almost ritualistic. But what became clear at MWC26 was not just that automation was advancing, it was that...
Force Still Fails to Institutionalize Ukraine War Lessons
Thank you @ChristopherJM for highlighting our piece. It’s painful to see that we are not institutionalizing available and relevant lessons and expertise from the war in Ukraine, across the force. We’ve made some great additions (LUCAS, APKWS II),...
Ending Violence Isn't Starting War, Says Article 51
“Ending A Campaign Of Violence Is Not Starting A War. Article 51 of the U.N. Charter is not a suicide pact.”my latest with @MarkGoldfeder in @realDailyWire https://t.co/9rV8z6bRng
War Driven by Revanchist Power, Not Personal Hatred
Well, one has to be extraordinarily narrow-minded to look at the largest European war since World War II, in which an aggressive, revanchist great military power is trying to destroy its former colony that broke free into independence -- and...
Ops Center Was Trailer, Not Hardened
This reporting has been matched by a few outlets, including The Post: The ops center was in a trailer-like structure, not a hardened building. T-walls did provide some protection. But not from a direct hit from above.
US Secures Flights for Americans Seeking Middle East Exit
State Department official says here that the U.S. is securing military aircraft and charter flights for Americans who wish to leave the Middle East. Another U.S. official tells me such flights certainly could occur, but nothing related had moved as of...
AI Hype Inflates Expectations, Not Reduces Workload
"AI gets celebrated like the messiah of productivity, but instead of actually offsetting the workload, it's just raised the bar on what people are supposed to accomplish" Thanks for including my thoughts Katelyn Chedraoui https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/social-media-professionals-burnout-ai-metricool-news/
Banijay and All3Media Merge Into Multi‑billion‑dollar Powerhouse
Banijay and All3Media Strike Merger Deal to Form Multi-Billion Dollar Production Group https://t.co/S2DGE01t3X via @variety