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2024: The Year Streamers Cracked Live Programming

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For years, traditional cable had one trump card against the upstart streamers devouring their business: live programming. Not anymore.

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Consumer

Amazon, Starbucks Both Hit with Holiday Strikes

Though small compared to each company’s total workforces, work stoppages have set uncomfortable precedents for management.

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Industrials

Europe Spends $11 billion to have an Alternative to Starlink

It’s part of the EU’s goal to build its own spacefaring infrastructure, reducing its dependence on US private companies.

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CIO Upside

Why Small AI Models Are Winning In Enterprise

The adage “go big or go home” may not always apply to AI.

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Media & Entertainment

Advertising Agencies Consolidate in the Face of Big Tech

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The transaction would create the world’s largest advertising agency — that is, if you don’t count Big Tech players like Google and Amazon.

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Media & Entertainment

Disney’s Streaming Bet is Paying Off. So What’s Next?

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Has Bob Iger now done it? Has he restored the magic, the thing defeated activist agitator Carl Icahn said was missing?

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Patent Drop

Walmart AI Analytics Patent Highlights Retailer’s Tech Overhaul

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. It may aim to level the playing field with one competitor in particular: Amazon.

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