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Local news media are going, going and may soon be gone. Only political courage will save them
Louis Audet
technology
Google wins legal challenge against EU antitrust fine; Qualcomm fails to repeal penalty
The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
hockey
Maple Leafs announce Oreo as new helmet sponsor for upcoming season
The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team's helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season. An example of the helmet and the logo is shown in a handout photo.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-MLSE **MANDATORY CREDIT**
baseball
Advertising logo to be added to MLB helmets in postseason
lives lived
Hungarian-Canadian Gabor Apor was known for his storytelling and signature red glasses
Gabor Apor
technology
Google faces new U.S. antitrust trial after ruling declaring search engine a monopoly
The Google logo is photographed at the Vivatech show in Paris, Thursday, June 15, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Michel Euler
world
For Kamala Harris’s campaign, internet memes are serious business. But can they persuade voters?
The Hall of Hotties was an installation featuring portraits of prominent Democratic politicians, including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, and progressive heroes such as Ariana Grande and Jason Kelce. Hotties for Harris is a reference to the name of rapper Megan Thee Stallion’s fanbase, who endorsed Harris and performed at her Atlanta rally. The event was an after-party during the DNC at a warehouse offsite.
technology
U.S. antitrust trial targets Google’s digital ad business
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo
world
Trump courts conservative male influencers to try to reach younger men
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Johnstown, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
international business
You use Spotify to listen to music. Here’s how money from ads and subscription fees flows to artists
FILE PHOTO: A screen displays the logo of Spotify on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 4, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
u.s. politics
Kamala Harris campaign ads aim to tie Donald Trump to Project 2025, despite denials
FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., August 22, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo
culture
Driving a shoe that goes 100 km/h
Mandee Flanders, one of 10 qualified Bootmobile drivers, in Portland, Maine on July 12, 2024. Midsummer to late fall is high season for the Bootmobile, a promotional vehicle that L.L. Bean dispatches to beaches, college campuses and town squares for brand activations and events.(T.J. Kirkpatrick/The New York Times)
technology
Britain’s competition watchdog accepts Meta’s changes to ad data rules
FILE - Meta's logo is seen on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022. Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over claims that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, state officials said Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez, File)
report on business
The Onion to release print version for first time in 10 years
Printed copies of The Onion are stacked by Topweb employees in Chicago, Aug. 14, 2024. The Onion will release a printed version for the first time in 10 years during the Democratic National Convention. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)
canada
Corus shuts down Hamilton radio station, amid other ‘necessary changes’
The Corus logo at Corus Quay in Toronto is shown on June 22, 2018. Corus Entertainment is making several structural changes to cut costs, including shuttering its 900 CHML radio station in Hamilton after decades on the air. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tijana Martin
u.s. politics
Kamala Harris campaign launches largest advertising effort so far in seven battleground states
Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign rally, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)
film
Hollywood actors’ union SAG-AFTRA strikes deal for advertisers to replicate actors’ voices with AI
FILE — Members of SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, on strike outside of Netflix in Los Angeles, Sept. 26, 2023. The SAG-AFTRA actors’ union on Thursday, July 25, 2024, called a strike against video game companies that use actors’ images or voices in games, echoing its broader strike against television and movie studios last year. The strike will start at 12:01 a.m. Pacific time on Friday, after more than a year and a half of negotiations. (Jenna Schoenefeld/The New York Times)
international business
Texas judge in lawsuit by Musk’s X against advertisers exits case
FILE - Computer monitors and a laptop display the X, formerly known as Twitter, sign-in page, July 24, 2023, in Belgrade, Serbia. The secretaries of state from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington are urging Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter Monday, August. 5, 2024, that it has spread election misinformation. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic, File)
machines like us
Why journalism made a devil’s bargain with big tech
Podcast
Julia Angwin
opinion
The petty politics of going personal
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