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TikTok sues Montana after state bans app

TikTok Inc. on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the state of Montana's new ban on its app, the first state to bar the popular short-video sharing service.TikTok argue

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Global M&A volumes hit a new record in 2021, overtaking last year's haul

Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has reached new highs, building on the record-breaking dealmaking streak from the beginning of the year that has been aided

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Credit Suisse estimates Archegos fallout at $4.7 b

A Credit Suisse sign hangs outside its Manhattan offices in New York, U.S., March 29, 2021. /CFP Credit Suisse on Tuesday said it was replacing senior managers, halting its share buyback progr

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Tencent Music now has joint labels with all ‘big three’ record labels

The music streaming arm of Tencent is further tightening its ties with the “big three” record label companies, its major licensing partners. Tencent Music Entertainment announced Tuesday t

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Roblox raises at $29.5 billion valuation, readies for direct listing

Roblox is now one of the world’s most valuable private companies in the world after a monster Series H raise brings the social gaming platform a stratospheric $29.5 billion valuation. The compa

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Nashville police release bodycam footage from Christmas blast

01:26 Nashville police released footage from a police bodycam immediately after the RV explosion on Christmas Day shook parts of the city, tearing up downtown buildings and injuring th

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Investigators name Nashville bomber, say he died in blast

The man suspected of setting off a bomb in Nashville that ripped through the southern U.S. city's downtown on Christmas morning was on Sunday named by authorities, who said the bomber died in the att

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HBO Max will finally land on Roku devices tomorrow

It took an unusually long time, but HBO Max is set to launch on Roku devices tomorrow.Roku users make up a massive chunk of the cord-cutting market, so the absence of an HBO Max app for Roku nearly s

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Supermetrics raises €40M to bring all your marketing data together

Supermetrics, the data management and analysis tool for marketers, has raised €40 million in new funding.Leading the round is Highland Europe, with participation from IVP, while the injection of capit

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China's cinemas move up to 50% occupancy this weekend

Cinemas in many Chinese cities will be able to operate at 50% capacity as blockbusters hit the Chinese film market this weekend.Since the reopening of Chinese cinemas on July 20, cinemas have been ope

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First 'Harry Potter' movie to return to China in 3D in August

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, the first movie in the popular Harry Potter series, will return to China with a 3D version on Aug. 14.The announcement by the film's production company W

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Nolan's 'Tenet' to debut internationally ahead of US release

Warner Bros. announced Monday that Christopher Nolan's film Tenet will hit the big screen in over 70 countries worldwide starting on August 26 ahead of US release in select cities on September 3.T

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Dr. Seuss comes to the blockchain thanks to the maker of Cryptokitties

From CryptoKitties to the NBA,Dapper Labs has paved the wayfor blockchain popularitybeyond speculation that’s purely monetaryand now with Dr. Seuss Enterprisesanother collectible application ar

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Disney delays 'Mulan' release to August 21 due to coronavirus

Disney once again postponed the debut of its live-action film "Mulan" until August 21, as COVID-19 cases surge in the United States.The company announced the delay in a statement on Friday, giving

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US movie theater chain AMC Theaters reverses optional mask-wearing decision

U.S. movie theater chain AMC Theaters will require all guests nationwide to wear masks after reopening theaters on July 15, the company confirmed in a statement on Friday.It thus reversed a previous d

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U.S. lawmakers propose $22.8 billion in aid to semiconductor industry

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday introduced a bill to provide more than 22.8 billion U.S. dollars in aid for semiconductor manufacturers, aiming to spur the construction of chip fact

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AMC Entertainment reports 2.17-bln-USD quarterly loss amid pandemic

AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., the largest U.S. movie theater chain owned by Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group, reported Tuesday a net loss of 2.176 billion U.S. dollars for the first quarter of