Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Route 187’ on Paramount+, a Tyler Perry-produced drama about stories of perseverence in a crime-ridden city

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Route 187’ on Paramount+, a Tyler Perry-produced drama about stories of perseverence in a crime-ridden city

We tend to approach any Tyler Perry-produced series with caution, mainly because Perry isn’t known for nuance in his writing or directing. However, the new Paramount+ drama Route 187 is written by Perry Studios veteran Mark E. Swinton, so we have a little bit of hope that the show won’t be a complete mess. ROUTE…

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Pricing Strategy Gets Harder as Input Costs Climb

Pricing Strategy Gets Harder as Input Costs Climb

Clothing prices in the United States are set to climb this autumn as the people who make and sell clothes push higher energy, factory and freight bills down the chain, according to reporting published Monday that builds on a Bloomberg investigation into the sector. Fighting in Iran, and the shipping chaos it has created around…

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Fed Hikes Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023 in Its Bid To Tame Surging Inflation Amid Concerns Over Economy’s Health

Fed Hikes Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023 in Its Bid To Tame Surging Inflation Amid Concerns Over Economy’s Health

The Federal Reserve finally raised interest rates on Wednesday for the first time in over three years, taking action to curb inflation. The move is expected to increase borrowing costs for Americans just weeks before the midterm elections. In a unanimous decision, the central bank lifted its benchmark rate by a quarter percentage point to…

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Mat Barzal could miss start of season in Islanders injury blow

Mat Barzal could miss start of season in Islanders injury blow

The Islanders will open training camp without Mat Barzal — and it looks like the season as well. Barzal won’t skate for the next two weeks after aggravating a prior injury, causing inflammation, the Islanders announced on the eve of training camp. Given that opening night in Toronto is Sept. 30, exactly two weeks from…

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US Court Dismisses 4chan Case Against Ofcom Over UK Online Safety Rules

US Court Dismisses 4chan Case Against Ofcom Over UK Online Safety Rules

A U.S. federal court in Washington, D.C., has dismissed a lawsuit brought by internet forums 4chan and Kiwi Farms against Britain’s media regulator Ofcom, ruling that it did not have jurisdiction to decide the dispute, according to a court ruling on Wednesday. The decision directs the companies toward British courts to challenge Ofcom’s enforcement of…

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AI Agents for Business Keep Stalling at Your Books

AI Agents for Business Keep Stalling at Your Books

A Brussels company called Chift closed a 10.5 million euro Series A on Monday. BlackFin Capital Partners wrote the lead cheque, joined by earlier backers Entourage, Shapers, Seeder Fund and Wallonie Entreprendre. What Chift sells is a single doorway into the systems small companies actually run on, from the bookkeeping ledger and the billing tool…

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Chilling Video Captures Final Livestream by NBC Reporter Eliana Moreno Before Deadly Helicopter Crash in LA that Killed Her and Pilot [WATCH]

Chilling Video Captures Final Livestream by NBC Reporter Eliana Moreno Before Deadly Helicopter Crash in LA that Killed Her and Pilot [WATCH]

A livestream from the NBC news helicopter that crashed and erupted in flames in Los Angeles captured its final moments, showing the chopper shaking violently before plunging from the sky. The crash killed both NBC staffers aboard the helicopter as well as a person on the ground. A warning horn suggesting that the helicopter was…

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Google AI Overviews Will Start Paying for Your Content

Google AI Overviews Will Start Paying for Your Content

Google has begun paying select publishers when their work meaningfully feeds an AI answer, according to a Digiday report surfaced Monday. The pilot covers AI Overviews, AI Mode, Gemini and other Google AI products, payment is tied to the value a given piece contributes, and any publisher can decline to take part. Read that slowly,…

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