Paramount has reached a settlement with state attorneys general regarding an antitrust lawsuit that threatened to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. until mid-2027.
The resolution removes a significant legal hurdle that could have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in additional expenses for Paramount. Additional information is expected to emerge as the story develops.
Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
Liberty Steel Dalzell plant in Motherwell with order for 34,000 tonnes of metal plate to build three warships has struggled to pay bills The Royal Navy is facing questions over whether three new warships will be built with British steel as its Scottish supplier faces deepening financial difficulties. Liberty Steel Dalzell, a plate mill in Motherwell, has struggled to pay its bills and workers in recent weeks, according to several people with knowledge of operations. Continue reading...
The latest instalment of the epic crime saga is finally here. We visit Rockstar Games for a hands-on encounter with the cultural event of the decade – and can confirm it’s more than lives up to the hype It still comes as a surprise for many to learn that Grand Theft Auto, the brazenly American crime series that has been one of the world’s most popular and most controversial video games for the past 20 years, is mainly made in Scotland. But if you grow up in Edinburgh, developer Rockstar North is part of the background mythology of the place. Plenty of people passed through this studio at some point or another in the 2000s, as game testers or employees. As a student in Edinburgh at that time, I would hear rumours of wild parties at the executives’ houses, as decadent as those in the game. At a bar or a birthday or a housewarming, you might meet a guy who claimed to have come up with one o
Survey respondents describe current or former partners controlling bank accounts and taking out credit online without full consent Almost one in five young women and girls in the UK have experienced digital financial products being used as a tool of abuse by a current or former partner , a report has found. Abusers are exploiting banking apps, online payments and digital credit to control young women, causing financial harm and preventing them from leaving relationships, according to research from the charity Surviving Economic Abuse. In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women’s Aid . In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org Continue reading...
Delayed deliveries and inspection hold-ups among issues facing hauliers navigating post-Brexit border processes Three small boxes of spinach and ricotta cannelloni destined for a supermarket in Gibraltar languish on an EU inspector’s bench at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais. They have been removed from a truck laden with perishables for British food lovers on the Rock – Morrisons steak and ale pie, family-size blocks of Morrisons cheddar cheese, ‘M’ Best coleslaw from Avondale foods in Craigavon in Northern Ireland and long-life milk. Continue reading...
The Singapore-based cloud computing company has faced heightened scrutiny since reports linked Nvidia's Jensen Huang to former Megaspeed executive Alice Huang.
Clubs with wealthy proprietors can maintain a loss-making operation but things can be more complex when the supporters carry the can When you walk up from Haydons Road train station to Plough Lane there is a blue AFC Wimbledon billboard that reads “Fan owned football”, directly opposite the site of the old Plough Lane stadium where there are now blocks of flats. There is a memorial to the old Wimbledon FC – a reminder that supporters can often have little say in the running of their club – on the same corner, just up the road from the new Cherry Red Records Stadium. AFC Wimbledon are one of only two majority fan-owned clubs in the EFL – along with Exeter City – but that makes running a loss-making operation, as 94% of teams in England’s top five tiers are doing according to the State of the Game report, even more challenging. “In other clubs, the owner just puts their hand in their pocke