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Klage: TP-Link wirft Netgear Verleumdungskampagne zu Verbindung nach China vor
TP-Link wurde in China gegründet und wegen der Verbindungen in die Volksrepublik steht der Konzern in den USA unter Beobachtung. Daran soll Netgear schuld sein.

Yahoo Sports launches a free, ad-supported streaming TV channel called Yahoo Sports Network, featuring original programming covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, and more (Brian Steinberg/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/yahoo-sports-streaming-tv-launch-123649324…

Yahoo Sports Plans Free Streaming-TV Launch
Yahoo Sports plans to launch the free, ad-supported Yahoo Sports Network with hours of original programs

All those allegations that China is using TP-Link routers to spy or to lay the groundworks for attacks or whatever have cost the California-based but Chinese-owned company $1 billion, according to a lawsuit filed by TP-Link against Netgear.
Fwiw, the allegations began in Washington and were wholly unfounded, but that hasn't slowed the drumbeat to ban TP-Link.

No evidence that TP-Link routers are a Chinese security threat
Despite a request for a US government investigation into Chinese-made TP-Link, evidence presented by a US House committee fails to support allegations they are a national security risk, experts say.

US military has adopted an aggressive push to embrace AI; the top US Army commander in South Korea says "Chat and I" have become "really close lately" (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/even-top-generals-are…

Even top generals are looking to AI chatbots for answers
Some military leaders are turning to AI chatbots for help with decision-making, seeing this tech as a way to get the advantage.

Super Bowl 60 odds, futures bets, predictions, sleepers: Top rated NFL expert lists Ravens at 7-1 in top picks

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/super-b

A look at the TV journalists who left corporate jobs and built businesses that enabled them to hire dozens of people, using Substack, YouTube, Beehiiv, and more (Corbin Bolies/The Wrap)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/substack-tv-n…

On Substack, TV News Personalities Find a 2nd — and Successful — Life
Why TV journalists like Jim Acosta, Mehdi Hasan and Joy Reid are flourishing. inthe independent world of Substack.

Shipments of AI servers from Taiwan to the US are set to double in 2025 vs. 2024, as Foxconn, Quanta, and Wistron ramp up production to meet demand (Hideaki Ryugen/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology/taiwan-s-top-a…

Taiwan's top AI server makers boost output to meet US demand
Foxconn, Quanta and Wistron vie for orders from Nvidia and other tech giants

Brendan Carr says it is "worthwhile to have the FCC look into whether The View" and others qualify as bona fide news programs exempt from equal opportunity rule (The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne

Brendan Carr Sets His Sights on ‘The View’ in Appearance on Conservative Radio Show
The FCC chair's latest comments come after he condemned 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' for remarks made about the Charlie Kirk shooter. Jimmy Kimmel's show was later "indefinitely" suspended by ABC.

A US federal judge denies Disney's request to block Sling TV's one-day pass that allows streaming of live content, saying Disney didn't prove "irreparable harm" (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/824017/disney-sling-tv-cab…

Disney loses bid to block Sling TV’s one-day cable passes
A federal judge in New York has denied Disney’s motion to block Sling TV’s temporary streaming passes, which give viewers access to live content for as little as one day.

Sling TV launches Sling Select, a smaller bundle including Fox News, FX, and FS1, for $20/mo in some places and rising to $25-$30 with ABC, Fox, and NBC access (Matthew Keys/TheDesk.net)
https://thedesk.net/2025/08/sling-tv-sling-select-launch/

Sling TV launches low-cost Sling Select package for $20 per month
August 19, 2025 - The plan includes access to streaming versions of cable channels like Fox News, NFL Network and Vice TV.