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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-02-11 03:54:43

Alphabet has lined up banks to sell a rare 100-year bond,
stepping up a borrowing spree by Big Tech companies racing to fund their vast investments in AI this year.
The so-called century bond will form part of a debut sterling issuance this week by Google’s parent company, said people familiar with the matter.
Alphabet was also selling $20 billion of dollar bonds on Monday
and lining up a Swiss franc bond sale, the people said.
The dollar portion of the deal was…

Alphabet selling very rare 100-year bonds to help fund AI investment
Alphabet becomes first tech company to issue 100-year bonds in nearly three decades.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-09 11:35:44

Sources: Live Nation-US DOJ settlement talks divide the Trump admin; DOJ antitrust boss Gail Slater is sidelined as Live Nation lobbies against a March trial (Semafor)
semafor.com/article/02/08/2026

Exclusive: Live Nation settlement talks are dividing Trump’s DOJ
Ticketing giant Live Nation has been negotiating with senior DOJ officials outside the antitrust division to avert a trial over whether the company is operating an illegal monopoly, according to people familiar with the matter.

@digitalnaiv@mastodon.social
2025-11-27 07:23:00

David Ellison baut mit Skydance und der frisch geschluckten Paramount Global an einem Medienimperium, das perfekt ins Familienbild passt: Vater Larry kontrolliert mit Oracle die Cloud, Sohn David die Screens. Die Ellisons digitalisieren Macht – von der Datenbank bis zum Blockbuster.
#Medienkritik #Hollywood

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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-06 05:30:44

The Justice Department has backed off a dubious claim about President Nicolšs Maduro that the Trump administration promoted last year in laying the groundwork to remove him from power in Venezuela
-- that he leads a #drug #cartel called "Cartel de los Soles".
That claim traces back to a 2020 grand jury …

Justice Dept. Drops Claim That Venezuela’s ‘Cartel de los Soles’ Is an Actual Group
Last year, before capturing President Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration designated a Venezuelan slang term for drug corruption in the military as a terrorist organization and said he led it.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-12-06 19:16:04

A look at Paramount's culture shift under David Ellison, where the focus is on male-driven action movies, and not on prestige films seen as critics' darlings (Pamela McClintock/The Hollywood Reporter)
hollywoodreporter.com/business

Feelings Don’t Matter: How the Ellison Era Is Transforming Paramount 
It’s a brand-new day at the legacy studio, where prestige films are out, testosterone-heavy tentpoles are in and Brett Ratner is back on the call sheet.

@scott@carfree.city
2026-01-26 01:02:07

Spotted a newly cleaned-up area across the street from the northeast tip of Bernal Heights Park, with some little plants like this coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis). It's nice to see this kind of stewardship and especially the use of SF native plants

A small shrub with spiny green leaves grows in a vertical form, perhaps 2-3 feet high, in a roadside garden era mulched with twigs and thin wood chips, alongside a few other small plants and a stone. A metal guardrail runs across the back of the space, and in the corner is a larger, more mature shrub with tall pinkish-orange flowers (that I don't think is native).
@smashtie@mas.to
2026-01-17 21:04:09

My youngest got me the most amazing Christmas present! A session handling some items from the V&A East storehouse. Yes, actual touching allowed! (Gloves provided) So I touched two ancient mandolins, a watercolour by Beatrix Potter, an original sketch for a Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back costume design, and a four-track tape recorder and mixer desk owned by David Bowie. She knows me so well. ❤️❤️❤️ #art <…

A big open warehouse, bright and clean, filled with racks holding artifacts like furniture, clothes, instruments,... People mill around, but not too many.
An ancient mandolin, on a cushion. It is intricately inlaid with mother of pearl.
Detail of the headstock of one ancient mandolin, with a bizarre linear tuning system. There's mother of pearl inlay here too.
The back of a tiny mandolin from the 17th century. It's made it out all the things you can't use today - mahogany, ivory, turtle shell... But it's beautiful. And so light to hold.
@leftsidestory@mstdn.social
2026-01-23 00:30:03

Some City Some Nature 🏙️🪾
一些城一些自然 🏙️🪾
📷 Nikon F4E
🎞️ ERA 100, expired 1993
#filmphotography #Photography #blackandwhite

ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A black and white image of a mountainous landscape with rugged terrain in the background. Two tall metal transmission towers dominate the foreground, with power lines stretching horizontally across the sky. At the base of the towers, rooftops of buildings peek through the vegetation. The scene contrasts natural majesty with industrial presence, highlighting how infrastructure intersects with untouched land. The monochrome effect adds drama and starkness to the co…
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A close-up black and white photograph of a metal wire fence with a diamond-shaped pattern. Dense foliage surrounds and weaves through the fence, with large, broad leaves suggesting a mature plant overtaking the structure. The contrast between the rigid geometry of the fence and the organic curves of the leaves highlights nature’s quiet persistence. The monochrome palette emphasizes texture and depth, drawing attention to the interplay of light and shadow on both …
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A narrow, unpaved alleyway winds between overgrown vegetation and a low stone wall. The wall is topped with broken ceramic shards, possibly remnants of dishes or pots. On the right, a wooden fence post leans amid wild plants. In the distance, small brick structures peek through the foliage, suggesting an abandoned or rural setting. The black and white tone evokes nostalgia and quiet decay, capturing a moment of stillness in a forgotten place. 中文替代文字： 这是一条狭窄的未铺设小径…
ERA 100 (FF) English Alt Text: A moody black and white photograph featuring the silhouette of a leafless tree branch in the foreground. On the right, leafy branches add texture. In the background, faint outlines of a road, vegetation, and power lines stretch across a dim sky, possibly at twilight or under overcast conditions. The composition evokes solitude and quiet contemplation, with stark contrasts between the dark branches and the pale sky. 中文替代文字： 这是一张黑白照片，画面前景是一根光秃的树枝剪影，右侧有些带叶的枝条增添层次。背景…
@stefan@gardenstate.social
2026-01-20 23:28:01

Long ago I decided subbed or dubbed doesn''t matter much because I often forget which one I was watching after the fact and end up switching back and forth.
#anime

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-31 17:27:11

A judge on Saturday declined to order the Trump administration to immediately scale back its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota,
-- rejecting pleas from state officials who said the campaign was stepping on their sovereignty and endangering the public.

U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez said Minnesota and the Twin Cities had not definitively shown that the administration’s decision to flood the state with immigration agents,
an initiative dubbed "Operation Metro…

Judge denies Minnesota’s request for immediate end to immigration surge
Minnesota officials had said the immigration crackdown was endangering public safety in their state.