A new Live Nation lawsuit brought against the company by the United States Department of Justice would breakup one of the biggest monopolies in entertainment and fundamentally change the way many people buy tickets and attend events. In a statement by Attorney General Merrick Garland, the United States alleges that monopolistic practices by Live Nation

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In a major shakeup for American sports, many college athletes will now be paid directly by universities. The change comes after three antitrust lawsuits hit the NCAA and “power five” conferences, which agreed to a settlement that includes more than $2.8 billion in damages and new rules for athlete compensation.  Even just 10 to 15 years

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Scarlett Johansson published a scathing response to OpenAI allegedly stealing her voice for one of their new products. In a statement sent directly to NPR, Johansson said she was “shocked, angered, and in disbelief” after OpenAI created a voice called “Sky” for its generative product ChatGPT that sounds remarkably similar to hers.  After the statement, OpenAI

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In the words of the great Austin Powers, allow myself to introduce…myself. If you’ve been enjoying our articles for a bit now, well, that’s awesome! But we also realize you may not know exactly who (or better yet, what) RootNote is.  The short of it is, we’re a bunch of people who care about providing tools to

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Looking to increase productivity? You’re not alone. According to a survey of in-app users, Headway found that 60 percent of respondents shared a desire to be more productive. What’s more, “be productive” was the No. 1 goal across users from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia — beating out other self-growth goals like “have

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