Warner Bros. has a lawsuit against Paramount for $500 million
South Park: An End to End Game For The CWD Westonazimuthal XMM-Newton Comedy Streaming License
The entire library of the show, as well as the 30 new episodes for seasons 24, 25, and 26 were intended to be brought on by the deal. However, Warner Bros. Discovery alleges it didn’t get what it paid for. South Park Digital Studios did not deliver on its promise of 10 new episodes each season and charged the company extra for the 50-minute Pandemic Special.
Nearly all “South Park” episodes air first on Paramount-owned Comedy Central. The creators of “South Park” auctioned off streaming rights to the first 23 seasons of the show.
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Donald Trump’s victory will be of significance to Big Tech
Apple CEO Tim Cook has called US President Donald Trump’s proposed trade tariffs “completely wrong”. He added the proposed tariffs “will only increase the cost of doing business for Big Tech” and “it’ll also mean fewer jobs”. However, Cook also said he doesn’t believe the tariff proposal “would have any impact on the success of Apple in the US”.
The Boox Palma ebook reader hit a record low price
British e-commerce company Boox on Thursday launched two new tablets, Boox Note Max and Boox Palma 2, at a starting price of 34,000 and 35,000, respectively. The Note Max is a black and white stylus-capable tablet featuring a 13.3-inch E Ink Carta 1300 display powered by 2.8 GHz octa-core CPU. Boox will not be selling it for pre-order from its online store.
Boeing lost $6 billion as striking workers voted on a new contract
Boeing reported a $6 billion loss in the third quarter as its striking workers voted on whether to accept a new contract offer. Boeing said it will raise up to $25 billion by selling stock, securities, a new line of credit, as well as $10 billion through a new line of credit. Boeing had earlier offered a 35% wage hike.
Next- generation nuclear deal signed by Google
Amazon has invested an undisclosed amount in US-based startup Energy Northwest to design and operate small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The deal is expected to generate 300 MW of electricity and give Amazon a foothold in the US’ power business. The startup is developing a reactor design that is expected to be used in the Energy Northwest project.
Walgreens will close a lot of stores
Walgreens CEO Tim Wentworth said that the pharmacy chain will close 1,200 stores over the next three years. He added that he is “very confident that we’ll have a new framework for reimbursement discussions in two to three years”. The US-based pharmacy chain was acquired by drugstore chain CVS in 2012 for about $69 billion.
What to expect from the ‘We, Robot’ event
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that it’s unlikely Tesla will launch a fleet of fully self-driving vehicles by this year. “I don’t think you’d see the vehicles until 2022 at the earliest,” Musk added. He had earlier said that Tesla is working on making self-driving vehicles with a range of about 200 kilometres, which he claimed could be ready in three years.