Epic’s Deep Space auditorium during UGM 2024. Courtesy: Epic Systems In an underground auditorium packed with thousands of health-care executives this week, Epic Systems CEO Judy Faulkner stepped on stage to deliver a keynote dressed like a swan, feathers and all. Even by the tech industry’s more casual standards (take Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s trademark … Read more
Journalists who refuse to reveal their sources when reporting on corruption matters in Queensland have been given greater protection from prosecution. Shield laws protecting Queensland journalists who refuse to name confidential sources were introduced in late 2022, bringing the state in line with other Australian jurisdictions. However, those laws did not protect journalists who refuse … Read more
Condé Nast and OpenAI have struck a multi-year deal that will allow the AI giant to use content from the media giant’s roster of properties—which includes the New Yorker, Vogue, Vanity Fair, Bon Appetit, and, yes, WIRED. The deal will allow OpenAI to surface stories from these outlets in both ChatGPT and the new SearchGPT … Read more
A detail view of a broadcast camera is seen with the NFL crest and ESPN Monday Night Football logo on it during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field in Chicago on Dec. 20, 2021. Icon Sportswire | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images A U.S. judge temporarily blocked media … Read more
Byron Allen, founder, chairman, and CEO of Entertainment Studios and Allen Media Group, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 2, 2022. Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty Images Broadcast stations owned by Byron Allen — the media mogul who has expressed public interest in buying various media … Read more
Jaque Silva | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Streaming is finally starting to pay off for media companies, but there’s a catch — to get there, consumers are facing higher subscription costs and increasingly frequent price hikes. Legacy media companies entered the streaming market with a focus on gaining subscribers and competing with … Read more
Democratic vice presidential candidate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, left, and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. Getty Images Republican presidential running mate JD Vance said Thursday he will debate Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz on Oct. 1, while also challenging his opponent to accept another debate, on Sept. 18. “The American … Read more
The NBA logo is seen outside an NBA fan store in New York on July 8, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Executives at Comcast‘s NBC Sports targeted the NBA’s media rights renewal on their calendars for years. They wanted the NBA back after losing the games to Disney in 2002. But it … Read more
Analysts are expecting Nintendo to release a successor to its hit Switch console in its fiscal year 2025. Guillaume Payen | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The global video game market is set for sluggish annual growth this year amid weak sales of gaming consoles, according to a new report from market research … Read more
Paul Freedman, co-founder and CEO of the Oakland Ballers Paul Freedman, a 45-year-old serial entrepreneur who has founded and sold five educational technology companies, decided last June he wanted a new type of venture: a baseball team. When MLB’s A’s announced last year they planned to leave Oakland, California, for Las Vegas, Freedman was despondent. … Read more
