What If Putin Wins? US Allies Fear Defeat as Ukraine Aid Stalls (www.bloomberg.com) Ukrainian
Netflix Plans ‘Wednesday’ Spinoff As Streaming Enters Its Franchise Era (www.bloomberg.com)
Sequels and prequels have already taken over the movie business. Now they’re coming for TV.
Amazon’s Internet Satellites Will Use Space Lasers to Transmit Data (www.bloomberg.com)
Amazon.com Inc., which launched its first internet satellites in October, says it will use space lasers to ensure reliable broadband coverage even in the middle of the ocean....
Musk’s X 2023 Ad Sales Projected to Slump to About $2.5 Billion (www.bloomberg.com)
Elon Musk’s X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, is on track to bring in roughly $2.5 billion in advertising revenue in 2023 — a significant slump from prior years, according to people familiar with the matter.
Euro Area to Suffer First Recession Since Pandemic, Survey Shows (www.bloomberg.com)
The euro zone will succumb to its first recession since the pandemic, with the economy shrinking for a second straight quarter in the final months of the year, according to a Bloomberg poll of analysts....
Euro Area to Suffer First Recession Since Pandemic, Survey Shows (www.bloomberg.com)
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Alphabet Loses Antitrust Fight With Epic Games Over Google Play (www.bloomberg.com)
Google’s mobile app store maintains a monopoly in the market for distribution of programs and payments on its Android software, a federal jury in California decided, dealing a blow to the technology giant in a high-stakes antitrust battle with Epic Games Inc.
US F-16 Crashes into Yellow Sea Off South Korea, Yonhap Says (www.bloomberg.com)
Pre-Hire Assignments Frustrate Job Applicants in Sluggish Market (www.bloomberg.com)
Take-home assignments during the interview process are on the rise, irking candidates who say it feels like free work.
Tesla Strike Spreads to Denmark, Halting Shipments to Sweden (www.bloomberg.com)
Finland’s Economy Shrinks Most Since 2020 in Broad-Based Decline (www.bloomberg.com)
Deep Sea Mining Company Sues Greenpeace Amid Standoff at Sea (www.bloomberg.com)
For context, deep-sea mining tends to kill an awful lot of sea life, and seems likely to reduce ocean carbon sequestration, which we depend on.
Hoboken, NJ reduces annual traffic deaths to zero (www.bloomberg.com)
The mayor of Hoboken, NJ came in with a vision of reducing traffic deaths to pedestrians and cyclists. He instituted several strategies of traffic calming, increasing pedestrian visibility, reducing city wide street speeds to 20 mph with schools and parks down to 15 mph. Within a few years of road improvements and redesigns...
Lindner Says German Energy Aid to Expire at Year End (www.bloomberg.com)
How Huawei’s Chipmaker Turned US Sanctions into a China Success Story (www.bloomberg.com)
China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities (www.bloomberg.com)
A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles.
Milei Wins Argentina’s Presidential Election as Massa Concedes (www.bloomberg.com)
Japan Firms Exit Taiwan Offshore Wind Projects, Deepening Industry Crisis (www.bloomberg.com)
This happened to a few offshore projects in America’s New England region as well. Maybe offshore wind isn’t as “cheap” as I thought it was.
US Is Quietly Sending Israel More Ammunition, Missiles (www.bloomberg.com)
A World Made of BRICS (www.bloomberg.com)
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Biden, Xi to Announce Deal for China Fentanyl Crackdown at APEC in San Francisco (www.bloomberg.com)
For Google Play, Dominating the Android World Was ‘Existential’ - Bloomberg (www.bloomberg.com)
New ‘Call of Duty’ Draws Harsh Reviews After Rushed Development (www.bloomberg.com)
Rockstar Plans to Announce Much Anticipated ‘Grand Theft Auto VI’ (www.bloomberg.com)
Rockstar Games, a division of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., plans to announce the next highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto game as early as this week, according to people familiar with its plans....