• Sports Illustrated will continue on with new publisher

    Sports Illustrated will continue operations after the company that owns the brand agreed with a new publisher for its print and digital products.

  • UNM student’s play will be performed in China

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Theater and Dance Department at the University of New Mexico will perform an original play in Beijing, China. The play is called "Sink" and was written by UNM Master of Fine Arts student Katherine Farmin. "Sink" premiered last fall and will debut at the 2024 Asia Theatre Education Centre (ATEC) Theatre Festival, hosted []

  • Apple will use Baidu AI in China, reports say

    While Apple may be talking to Google about adopting the search giant's Gemini AI for upcoming releases of iOS, over in China that's not a feasible plan, seeing as how Google services are banned. So, a local player is the answer, and it seems like Apple found it in Baidu, long called "the Google of China" - how fitting. News from China today reveals that Baidu is set to provide AI services to Apple's latest devices - only in China, of course. Baidu will be Apple's generative AI provider in the...

  • Labour tells China it will act on interference in UK democracy

    Exclusive: Warning came at party’s first public meeting with Chinese government since Keir Starmer became Labour leaderLabour has warned China that it will respond to any interference in UK democracy after the government announced fresh sanctions against hackers linked to Beijing.The warning came at the party’s first public meeting with the Chinese government since Keir Starmer became Labour leader. Continue reading

  • China's Finance Minister said will allocate more fiscal resources

    I posted earlier on Premier Li Qiang's remarks over the weekend at the China Development Forum:China's Li: low inflation, low central government debt means ample room for macro policyMore on China's Premier Li weekend comments - 'room for further macro policy steps'Finance Minister Lan Foan also spoke at the forum on Sunday:China will allocate more fiscal resources to ensure employment, and other aspects of livelihhodsChinese government is still 'confident and capable of achieving full-year...

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    Sports Illustrated will continue its print edition under a new publisher

    Minute Media took over on Monday after reaching a licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group. What this means for the writers and others who produce Sports Illustrated remains to be seen.

  • Sports Illustrated gets a new publisher that will keep it in print

    Sports Illustrated is getting a lifeline that will keep the iconic title in print after appearing to be on the brink of a closure. Digital media company Minute Media has agreed to obtain the publishing rights to the property owned by Authentic Brands Group, the firms announced Monday. New York-based Minute Media owns and operates the digital sports sites the Players’ Tribune and FanSided. Authentic will get an equity stake in the company in return for the Sports Illustrated rights, which include...

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    Six more years of Putin will worry many countries. But not China

    Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For leaders across the West, Vladimir Putin’s inevitable landslide win in an election without true opposition was a reminder of his tight control over Russia’s political arena as his war against Ukraine grinds on. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and other leaders benefiting from Putin’s rejection

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    Six more years of Putin will worry many countries. But not China

    Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For leaders across the West, Vladimir Putin’s inevitable landslide win in an election without true opposition was a reminder of his tight control over Russia’s political arena as his war against Ukraine grinds on. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and other leaders benefiting from Putin’s rejection

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    Six more years of Putin will worry many countries. But not China

    Analysis by Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — For leaders across the West, Vladimir Putin’s inevitable landslide win in an election without true opposition was a reminder of his tight control over Russia’s political arena as his war against Ukraine grinds on. But Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and other leaders benefiting from Putin’s rejection

  • Some Into the Light weapons will be time-gated in Destiny 2, Bungie confirms

    Yay, another time gate. How exciting.

  • A leading sports lawyer explains what the football regulator will and won’t do

    Simon Leaf, Partner and Head of Sport at Mishcon de Reya, comments on publication of the Football Governance Bill.