(Reuters) -Warner Bros Discovery Inc posted a quarterly loss on Friday on costs tied to its 2022 merger, taking the shine off the first profit for its streaming business and sending the company’[...]
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Hollywood studios push back against striking writers’ claim of ‘gig’ workforce
By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -The group representing Hollywood studios fired back on Thursday at claims from striking film and television workers that they have been fo[...]
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Hollywood insiders predict writers strike to drag on through summer
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Hollywood writers’ strike that kicked off this week could last well into the summer and likely beyond, top executives clos[...]
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Biden administration OKs boost in Chinese airline flights to US
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will allow Chinese airlines to increase U.S. passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, the Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wedn[...]
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‘Plagiarism machines’: Hollywood writers and studios battle over the future of AI
By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Hollywood writers have for decades penned sci-fi scripts featuring machines taking over the world. Now, they are fighting to make sure robo[...]
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Airbnb to allow guests to pay in four parts, brings in more price transparency
By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbnb Inc will allow guests to break their payments into installments and see the nightly price inclusive of fees while browsing as the company expects[...]
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‘No writers. No TV’: Hollywood scribes strike over pay
By Lisa Richwine and Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Hollywood film and television writers went on strike on Tuesday, shutting down late-night TV shows, and took their demands for higher pay[...]
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Apple results could mark weak finish to Big Tech earnings
By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Apple Inc will likely report a more than 4% drop in revenue, its second straight quarterly decline, weighed down by consumers shunning non-essential p[...]
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U.S. will not extend deadline on critical 5G airplane retrofit
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration does not plan to extend a July 1 deadline for airlines to upgrade airplane altimeters, the measuring instruments that are crucial for[...]
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