Business Paramount lawyer says some critics of Warner Bros. deal are antisemitic Paramount is facing objections to its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, and the company’s chief legal officer, Makan Delrahim, said some opponents hold "antisemitic views." He told the Los Angeles Times, "Let's be honest. There's a lot of fear-mongering, particularly from
Business Sony’s State Of Play Showed That Every Publisher Is Terrified Of GTA 6 If you watched the June 2 State of Play, you might have noticed that every game on the show with a release date steered clear of November — the month GTA 6 is set to launch on November 19. Games announced with concrete dates included: Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls – August 6;
Business Mina the Hollower sells 300,000 copies in three days In December 2025, Yacht Club Games founder Cris Velasco warned that Mina the Hollower would be "make-or-break" for the studio. Six months later, Velasco told Bloomberg the game sold 300,000 copies in its first three days, putting it above the 200,000 figure he had said would
Business Embracer's new CEO says trust is improving after years of turmoil Phil Rogers became Embracer's CEO in 2025 after serving as interim chief strategy officer. He had drawn criticism a few years earlier when he described the company's slash-and-burn restructuring as "how we win." The leadership change left Lars Wingefors as executive chair, a role
Business After a $2 billion mess, new Embracer CEO hopes to rebuild trust Embracer Group ballooned in size through ambitious mergers and acquisitions as it worked toward a $2 billion deal, only for that deal to fall through and start a tailspin of layoffs, studio closures, game cancellations, and rights pawning that uprooted the lives of thousands of people, gutted promising projects, and
Business Rare S&P 500 surge is an achievement and a warning Analysts at Deutsche Bank say the S&P 500's rally in April and May was historic: the index rose 16% in two months, a feat seen only four times since 1945. In three previous instances the sharp gains came as the US emerged from recession — after the
Business Fed: Remote work, not AI, is driving Gen Z unemployment The New York Fed says remote work, rather than generative AI, helps explain much of the recent rise in youth unemployment. In a June 1 Liberty Street Economics post, research economist Natalia Emanuel wrote, 'We estimate that remote work can explain 64 percent of the recent increase in unemployment
Business Embracer CEO Says He Hopes Trust Will Return Amid Plans for More Acquisitions Embracer, owner of Saints Row, Tomb Raider, Dead Island and the rights to set games in Tolkien’s Middle-earth, spent a decade buying studios between 2013 and 2023 and even dug up the remains of THQ before partly collapsing when a $2 billion development deal was canceled at the last
Business LEGO Minifigure Mystery Multipack (6-Pack) Cheaper on Amazon LEGO is selling Minifigure mystery box multipacks that include six sealed mystery boxes, each containing one minifigure. There are 12 different characters to collect, and the set is usually priced at $30; Amazon currently lists the multipack for $29 and ships it directly, avoiding third-party sellers. The figures are randomly
Business Prime Day 2026 set for June 23–26; four days of deals Prime Day 2026 returns Tuesday, June 23, and runs through Friday, June 26. The sale begins at 12:01 a.m. PST on June 23 and offers 96 hours of continuous savings, ending at 11:59 p.m. PST on June 26. For the second time it will be four
Business Prime Day 2026 dates announced, plus early deals Amazon announced Prime Day will run for four days this year, from June 23 to 26, 2026, marking the first time the event takes place in June. While it’s a little earlier in the summer than usual, the extensive discounts are expected to be just as sizzling. Think Black
Business Water access is now a risk factor in SpaceX’s IPO SpaceX added new language to its IPO filing that warns investors about access to water, a resource the company says is needed to cool its data centers. The filing, which now reflects the addition of Elon Musk’s AI unit xAI, places water on the same list of critical constraints
Business Amazon's Anthropic stake skyrockets as the AI startup heads for an IPO Amazon's original $8 billion investment in Anthropic has swelled to roughly $74.2 billion on paper, a late‑April quarterly filing shows. As of March 31 the company held about $42.2 billion of Anthropic convertible notes and $32 billion of Anthropic nonvoting preferred stock, and the filing
Business Summer Game Fest Co-host Joins Player.gg to Launch PC Newsletter Lucy James, who spent more than a decade as a video producer and on-air host at GameSpot, is leaving to start an independent weekly newsletter called lookingfor.game. Hosted on Player.gg, the newsletter will highlight upcoming PC games and deliver demo codes to subscribers; James is also co-hosting Summer
Business IBM stock jumps after Barclays' bullish forecast rebuts SaaSpocalypse fears IBM stock surged on Monday after Barclays initiated coverage with a bullish outlook for the storied tech giant. The shares jumped 10%, extending gains from last week and helping erase earlier 2026 losses, leaving the stock about 10% higher year to date. Barclays' bull case centers on IBM'
Business ‘Cheap’ parking at Stansted airport cost me hundreds of pounds I paid £66 for a week’s parking at Stansted via compareairportparkings.co.uk, arranging a meet-and-greet service to collect the car from the short-stay car park and park it off-site. On our return we were kept waiting for four hours before being told the car was ready; it had
Business Former BioWare producer urges film-style business models to save AAA games The big-budget videogame industry is in a baffling state — despite being larger than movies and music combined, studios keep shutting down, people are being laid off and projects are cancelled. Mark Darrah, a former BioWare producer whose work includes the Dragon Age games, says videogames could learn from Hollywood and
Business Lego Cherry Blossom set drops to $8 As of June 1, Amazon has dropped the Lego Cherry Blossom set (#40725) to $8 — $6.99 off its $14.99 full price, a 47% discount and the set's lowest price yet. The 430-piece build creates two cherry blossom branches covered in pink and white buds and measures
Business Top US colleges where graduates earn the most four years after graduation Tuition keeps rising and recent graduates face an uncertain job market, prompting many families to question the value of a college degree. Some benefits, like building a network or learning to think critically, are hard to quantify. Earnings after graduation, however, offer a concrete lens on financial returns. The Department
Business BBX SAG Meeting, 4 June 2026 TDAMM will host the BBX SAG meeting on 4 June 2026. The session is scheduled from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET. The listing is titled BBX SAG Meeting, 4 June 2026. tdamm, bbx, sag, meeting, june 4, 2026, noon et, session, schedule, host
Business I married into a 170-year-old family business. I help keep it running. I married my husband at 24 and joined a family that has run the Laird Norton Company for 170 years. Founded in 1855 as a lumber operation by two brothers and their cousin, the business is now an investment firm. I began paying attention to the company’s history after
Business Houston resident earning $285,000 plans to save more than half her income Morgan S., a 37-year-old strategy senior manager in Houston, brings home just under $10,000 a month after taxes and aims to retire early with $1.3 million. She has worked in the energy industry for 15 years, receives benefits such as a defined contribution plan and RSUs, and follows
Business Top stock picks the 'smart money' has been buying, Morningstar analysis Volatility tied to the Iran conflict has shaken markets, but top large-cap fund managers have been reshuffling holdings rather than waiting it out. Morningstar examined portfolios from managers holding 50 or fewer stocks and tracked changes over the past three months to identify the ten names bought most since the
Business The 25 highest-paying jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree If you don't have a bachelor's degree but want to earn well, options include air traffic controller, nuclear power reactor operator, and diagnostic medical sonographer. The ranking uses median annual wages for occupations that typically require an associate degree, a high-school diploma or equivalent, a postsecondary
Business Oil slump now driven by demand as well as Middle East supply, Goldman says Markets spent months focused on possible supply disruptions in the Middle East, yet Brent crude futures have fallen about 20% from their late-March peak even as flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain low. Goldman Sachs says the slide reflects more than easing supply fears: demand-related forces are weighing on
