A court ruling today that allows film studios to buy theaters (or not – and they probably won’t) is the latest snub for a sector rattled by change for years, particularly since March and COVID -19. Exhibition has not been put under pressure in a century. When the Spanish flu …
Read More »Huawei to stop making flagship chipsets as US pressure bites, Chinese media say
SHANGHAI / SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – Huawei Technologies Co. [HWT.UL] will stop making its flagship Kirin chipsets next month, financial magazine Caixin said on Saturday as U.S. influence on the Chinese tech giant grows. FILE PHOTO: A logo of the company Huawei is seen at Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen …
Read More »Japanese fatigue from coronavirus provides defense in Tokyo, even as the case counts
“Yes, we need to listen to the government,” Sato said. “But we all have our own situations, we can not always swallow what the government says. We can not survive without working, we can not stop going out.” This growing sense of dissatisfaction with the government’s response to the virus …
Read More »The Yankees got clear reminder that these Rays will not go away easily
“This was not a boat accident.” – Hooper, “Jaws” No, this was not a defeat to tear off like an aberration, to whitewash it until one of those days. Sure, the Yankees remain the leaders and favorites of the American League, even after their 1-0 loss to the Rays on …
Read More »California to Cities Defending COVID-19 Shutdown: No Money for You
It was a play to be heard around this city Central Valley of 30,000, thanks to Mayor Paul Creighton. Atwater had not simply flattened the COVID-19 case curve. “We have smeared the curve,” he explained. With just 12 confirmed cases, the city council in mid-May declared Atwater a ‘sanctuary’ for …
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