Inversiones y negocios

Associated media - Connected media Ending a years-long legal saga, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is poised to return to Australia after pleading guilty to a single charge related to the publication of classified US documents. The 52-year-old Australian national avoided a lengthy prison sentence by admitting guilt in a remote court hearing on a US territory in the Pacific. This agreement marks a significant development in a case that has become a battleground for press freedom and national security concerns. From Celebrated Whistleblower to Legal Standoff Assange rose to prominence in the 2010s when WikiLeaks published a trove of sensitive…

Linked media - Related media An American Airlines passenger who kicked and spit at flight attendants and passengers and attempted to open the cabin door before being secured to a seat with duct tape is being sued by the Federal Aviation Administration for $81,950 , the largest fine ever issued by the agency for unruly behavior. The passenger, Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, was traveling first class from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 7, 2021, when approximately an hour into the flight she ordered a Jack Daniel’s…

Associated media - Related media It can take years before generic drug makers are ready to produce a drug, and they need to have an idea of the potential market to commit to investing in production. So in the meantime, Gilead will aim to ship “sufficient volumes” of lenacapavir to low-income countries as soon as it wins regulatory approval, he said. Lenacapavir and the two pills studied are all known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, drugs. Another effective injectable PrEP drug is available in some African countries, but its introduction has been plagued by access problems. Long-acting cabotegravir, which is…

Associated media - Connected media There were also questions about adding a franchise in a city known for legal sports gambling, something sports leagues, including the NHL, had long avoided. Bettman said betting on hockey was not as popular as it was on football, so the threat of players losing the game was minimal. “We don’t worry about the integrity of our game,” Bettman said. Apparently, Bettman was supposed to invest some money in the team before he took to the ice for the first time. The Knights have seemingly overcome every obstacle thrown at them in their inaugural season.…

Connected media - Related media The Ukrainian government and army have already started major reconstruction projects. Bucha and Irpin, the devastated suburbs of Kiev, have become important construction sites. Architect Norman Foster has been hired for a new master plan for Kharkiv, whose extraordinary density of modern architecture is exposed to almost daily bombing. But this exhibition continues to focus on informal, bottom-up efforts in Ukrainian architecture. It showcases the work of architects inside and outside the country, but also some of Ukraine’s most notable artists, not to mention the ravers and DJs from Kiev’s world-leading electronic music scene, who…

Connected media - Connected media Ted Sarandos, 59, co-chief executive of Netflix, worked his way up through the now-defunct DVD industry before going straight to Netflix when the company was still renting DVDs by mail. Mike Hopkins, 55, head of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, was steeped in digital as chief executive of Hulu, the pioneering streaming service owned by Disney, Fox and NBCU, before joining Sony as head of its television unit in 2017. He came to Amazon in 2020 and reports to the company’s chief executive, Andy Jassy, 56, who has no professional background in entertainment. Over…