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ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.
The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance’s overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent.

Sources: Steelers add KR TD leader Patterson https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39815804/sources-steelers-sign-ex-falcons-rb-cordarrelle-patterson

Sources - Steelers to sign ex-Falcons RB Cordarrelle Patterson - ESPN
Cordarrelle Patterson reached agreement on a two-year, $6 million deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Tuesday.

Sources: ByteDance prefers a TikTok shutdown in the US rather than a sale if legal options fail, deeming TikTok's algorithm as core to overall ByteDance systems (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bytedan

Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bytedance-prefers-tiktok-shutdown-us-if-legal-options-fail-sources-say-2024-04-25/
http://www.memeorandum.com/240425/p78#a240425p78

Sources: Amazon Prime Video has a framework deal for NBA broadcast rights for at least a decade, starting in 2025-26; ESPN/ABC is expected to keep the finals (Andrew Marchand/The Athletic)
https://theathletic.com/5450064/2024/04/26/nba-broadc…

Amazon Prime has framework deal for NBA broadcast rights, per sources, putting pressure on TNT, NBC
The NBA prefers to have three companies involved in its new deals, but has not ruled out adding a fourth.

ByteDance would prefer to shut down TikTok rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the US, four sources said.
The algorithms TikTok relies on for its operations are deemed core to ByteDance’s overall operations, which would make a sale of the app with algorithms highly unlikely, said the sources close to the parent.

No tags for Jacobs, Saquon in RB-heavy market https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39604881/sources-franchise-tags-unlikely-josh-jacobs-saquon-barkley

Sources - Franchise tags unlikely for Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley - ESPN
Josh Jacobs, Saquon Barkley and Tony Pollard are among the running backs not expected to be franchise tagged and are expected to be free agents, sources told ESPN.

Sources: ByteDance prefers a TikTok shutdown in the US rather than a sale if legal options fail, deeming TikTok's algorithm as core to overall ByteDance systems (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/technology/bytedan

Sources and a lawsuit by ex-Arena Group CEO Ross Levinsohn detail The Arena Group's chaotic handling of Sports Illustrated and a messy transfer to Minute Media (A.J. Perez/Front Office Sports)
https://frontofficesports.com/threats-

Threats, Demands, a Lawsuit, and a Website in Limbo: Inside the Chaos at ‘SI’
The transition to a new publisher has been a mess for ‘SI,’ with sources saying the previous publisher even turned off employee email.

Sources: iOS 18 will give iPhone users greater control over Home Screen app arrangement, including the ability to create blank spaces, rows, and columns (Joe Rossignol/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/24/ios-18-home-screen-app-icon-custo…

Sources: iOS 18 Lets Users Customize Layout of Home Screen App Icons
iOS 18 will give iPhone users greater control over Home Screen app icon arrangement, according to sources familiar with the matter. Home Screen on...