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‘No One Should Be Surprised’ Wagner Chief Prigozhin A Passenger On Crashed Russian Plane

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‘No One Should Be Surprised’ Wagner Chief Prigozhin A Passenger On Crashed Russian Plane Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is listed among the 10 passengers on board a plane that crashed just north of Moscow, Russia, according to a Russian state media statement reported by CNN. Officials say an investigation has been launched into what brought down the Embraer aircraft in the Tver region northeast… Read more…

Jalopnik 226 2023-08-24

Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Unsurprisingly On Plane That Crashed In Russia

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Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin Unsurprisingly On Plane That Crashed In Russia Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin is listed to be among the 10 passengers on board a plane that crashed just north of Moscow, Russia, according to a Russian state media statement reported by CNN. Officials say an investigation has been launched into what brought down the Embraer aircraft in the Tver region… Read more…

Jalopnik 244 2023-08-24

Ford hires ex-Apple TV Plus chief Peter Stern to lead the customer software team

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Ford hires ex-Apple TV Plus chief Peter Stern to lead the customer software team Photo by Michael Short / Getty ImagesFord said it is hiring Peter Stern, the former Apple vice president of services who helped build up the company’s streaming TV operation, to lead its effort to improve customers’ software experience. Stern left Apple at the beginning of the year after a six-year tenure heading up the launch of a portfolio of…

The Verge 178 2023-08-14

Gizmodo editor-in-chief sues Apple over Tetris movie

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Gizmodo editor-in-chief sues Apple over Tetris movie Image: Apple TV PlusGizmodo editor-in-chief Daniel Ackerman has sued Apple and other parties over the 2023 Apple TV Plus film Tetris, alleging it rips off his 2016 book The Tetris Effect. Ackerman claims Apple, Tetris rightsholder the Tetris Company, the Tetris film’s producers, and screenwriter Noah Pink copied “the exact same feel, tone, appro…

The Verge 131 2023-08-09

Inflation, Cybersecurity Chief Concerns This Holiday Shopping Season

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Inflation, Cybersecurity Chief Concerns This Holiday Shopping Season Technical and logistical problems stretching across multiple industries gives both shoppers and retailers reason to double efforts to avoid being hacked this year. Two factors top the list: runaway inflation and increased cyberattacks. Both are stretching spending capacity and digital safety to their limits during the holiday shopping season.

E-Commerce Times 226 2023-07-15

Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win

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Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo to Microsoft employees about the FTC win Xbox chief Phil Spencer outside a San Francisco courtroom. | Image: Getty ImagesMicrosoft just won a big legal fight with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to allow it to close its $68.7 billion Activision Blizzard acquisition. After a grueling five days of evidence and testimony, a US federal judge has sided with Microsoft to prevent the FTC f…

The Verge 197 2023-07-12