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StudioCanal TV Appoints Margaret Conway as Head of Physical Production

Variety 

StudioCanal has named Margaret Conway as its head of physical production for TV as the Canal+ Group-owned company continues to shape its small screen business. Conway will be based in the U.K. and report to M-K Kennedy, the former Netflix exec who was recently hired to head up StudioCanal TV as executive managing director TV […]

Supreme Court upholds a tax on foreign income over a business-backed challenge

Times Union 

The Supreme Court has upheld a tax on foreign income over a challenge backed by business and anti-regulatory interests, declining their invitation to weigh in on a broader, never-enacted tax on wealth. The justices Thursday left in place a provision of a 2017 tax law expected to generate $340 billion, mainly from foreign subsidiaries of domestic corporations that parked money abroad to shield it from U.S. taxes. The law was passed by a Republican Congress and signed by then-President Donald Trump. Читать дальше...

Heatstroke Concerns Rise in Sofia Amidst Scorching Temperatures

Sofia News Agency 

In recent hours, Sofia's Metropolitan Emergency Service has responded to over 10 cases of individuals feeling unwell due to the heat. Dr. Todor Dimitrov from the Metropolitan Emergency Service highlighted the increased risk of heatstroke in urban areas, citing factors such as building density and limited air circulation....

New York Democratic governor at all-time low job approval: Siena poll - Fox News

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  1. New York Democratic governor at all-time low job approval: Siena poll  Fox News
  2. Second Avenue subway construction into East Harlem paused due to delay of congestion pricing  WABC-TV
  3. NYC Congestion Pricing Pause Puts Over $15 Billion in MTA Projects at Risk  Bloomberg
  4. More federal funding at risk amid congestion pricing pause  Spectrum News NY1

Swiss government rejects big cut in TV licence fee

Telecompaper.com 

(Telecompaper) The Swiss government (Federal Council) has rejected the initiative '200 francs is enough!', to cap the public broadcaster TV licence fee at CHF 200 per year, down from the current CHF 335. However, the government has pledged to cut the annual fee to CHF 300 per year by 2029 in an effort to relieve households and businesses from the financial burden...

Lenovo squeezed eight speakers into its chonky new tablet

The Verge 

“Four matrix tweeters and four force-balanced woofers” on the Lenovo Tab Plus deliver 26W of sound. | Image: Lenovo

Tablets aren’t known for their room-shaking bass, but Lenovo’s new 11.5-inch Tab Plus is going all in. It features 26W of sound produced by four tweeters and four woofers split across each side of the tablet (when used in landscape mode). To fully take advantage of the Tab Plus’ sound capabilities, Lenovo has included the option to wirelessly connect other devices to the tablet and use it as a Bluetooth speaker. Читать дальше...

Lenovo squeezed eight speakers into its chonky new tablet - The Verge

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  1. Lenovo squeezed eight speakers into its chonky new tablet  The Verge
  2. Never miss a beat with Lenovo Tab Plus, a music lover's dream tablet with eight speakers  Lenovo StoryHub
  3. Lenovo’s new Android tablet just put the Pixel Tablet to shame  Digital Trends
  4. Lenovo Tab Plus is half Android tablet, half Bluetooth speaker  9to5Google
  5. If You Like Loud Music, You'll Love the Lenovo Tab Plus  Gizmodo

Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children - Reuters

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  1. Vaccine group Gavi seeks $9 billion to immunise world's poorest children  Reuters
  2. Gavi's Investment Opportunity by numbers  Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
  3. A Global Pledge to Immunize Half a Billion Children and Strengthen Our Global Health Security | Press Release  USAID
  4. Gavi Board Approves 2030 Strategy; New Vaccines; Key decisions on regional manufacturing and health security initiatives  Ventures Africa
  5. Gavi launches $9B replenishment target  Devex