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Image via Netflix When Netflix is not busy canceling shows, it studiously removes existing content from its platform to make space for new ones. But while the latter is majorly a non-threatening procedure, the British government just made the streamer weaponize its idle process by asking it to follow an “onerous” regulation.  The not-so-subtly expressed threat is a result of U.K. ministers wanting streamers to follow their “Media Bill” that would allow media regulator Ofcom to monitor and regulate such platforms…

Here are the Top 10 highest-paying AI and data science careers to pursue in 2023 Programmes on AI and Data Science careers have been a runaway success in terms of student enrollment since they allow more access to the entry-level job market with significantly higher earnings than computer science engineering degrees. Surprisingly, data science is a broad vocation with applications in a wide range of industries, including healthcare, banking, eCommerce, transportation, and logistics. Data scientists can explore new…

Big food companies and restaurant chains are working to appeal to budget-conscious consumers as inflation persists and the U.S. economy wobbles.  Companies from Yum Brands to Kraft Heinz are turning attention to value offerings as consumers shift where they buy groceries and eat out, executives said. Big food companies and restaurant chains are working to appeal to budget-conscious consumers as inflation persists and the U.S. economy wobbles.  Companies from Yum Brands to…

In March, University of Rochester (U of R) physicist Ranga Dias made a blockbuster announcement: His team had detected superconductivity at room temperature, in a material that did not need to be squeezed to incredibly high pressures. Many physicists regarded the claim warily because 6 months earlier, Nature had retracted a separate room-temperature superconductivity claim from Dias’s group, amid allegations of data manipulation. Now come accusations that Dias…

Granger Smith is ready to trade his concert venues for a church podium. The country musician announced via Instagram on Tuesday that his “Like a River” tour, which kicks off Thursday at the Oshkosh Arena in Wisconsin and comes to a close at Billy Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth on Aug. 26, will be his last.“I just want to glorify God the best way that I can,” he wrote. “I want to learn and grow and serve my local church and allow my pastors to equip and affirm those next steps. Lord willing, I want to be used to help people…

Two of the country’s largest utility companies are weighing potential sales of parts of their natural-gas pipeline networks as efforts to phase out in-home gas use accelerate. Dominion Energy Inc. D 0.80% is considering selling its gas-distribution companies serving North Carolina, Ohio and parts of the Western U.S., according to people familiar with the matter. Combined, the assets could be worth as much as $13 billion, some of the people said, though they are unlikely…

Chinese tech giant Alibaba on Tuesday said that it is planning to split the company into six business units, and each unit will explore fundraising or IPOs (initial public offerings), media reports said.The six units will include the Cloud Intelligence Group, Taobao Tmall Commerce Group, Local Services Group, Cainiao Smart Logistics Group, Global Digital Commerce Group, and Digital Media and Entertainment Group, reports CNBC.Each business unit will be led by its own CEO and board of directors.During the past couple of…

British chip technology firm Arm Ltd, owned by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp, said on Friday it will pursue a US-only listing this year, ending speculation about a primary or a secondary listing in the UK.Still, the company did not completely rule out an eventual London listing, saying it intended to consider a subsequent initial public offering there in due course, without providing further details.Arm is the world's biggest supplier of chip design elements used in smartphones, selling intellectual property…

Consumers suing Alphabet Inc's Google LLC over its data collection practices have lost their early appeal to pursue money damages as a class action seeking billions of dollars. Plaintiffs sued Google in 2020, claiming that Google continued to collect data from users despite their use of private browsing in Chrome's "Incognito" mode. The lawsuit seeks at least $5 billion in damages.The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday rejected the plaintiffs' bid to appeal a lower court decision last year…

Less than one month after he was charged, Alec Baldwin has managed to slash five years off of his possible sentence and is awaiting a ruling on a motion to disqualify the special prosecutor appointed to the case over his role in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of Rust. With momentum on his side, Baldwin will likely take his case to a jury instead of accepting a plea deal if he’s offered one, according to several legal experts consulted by The Hollywood Reporter. Mary…