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Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house
Guardian investigation identifies Jonathan Keeperman, a former lecturer at the University of California, Irvine, as ‘Lomez’ A Guardian investigation has identified former University of California, Irvine (UCI) lecturer Jonathan Keeperman as the man behind the prominent “new right” publishing house Passage Press and the influential Twitter persona Lomez. The identification is based on company and…
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Airties selected by T-Mobile for home Wi-Fi deployments across US
Airties, a global leader of managed Wi-Fi solutions for broadband service providers, has announced it is deploying Airties’ suite of Smart Wi-Fi software to T-Mobile 5G Home Internet customers across the US, including for T-Mobile’s new Home Internet Plus plan, to help further optimise the broadband experience. The announcement builds upon Airties’ growing market leadership…
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WBD appoints Marini as Japan GM
Warner Bros Discovery [WBD] has announced Buddy Marini as its new GM of Japan. Based in Tokyo, Marini will join the company on June 3rd and report to WBD Asia Pacific President, James Gibbons. In his new role, Marini will oversee all operations in Japan except the Theatrical and Warner Bros Studio Tour Tokyo: The…
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Moving money has never been easier, but is a headache for governments
I was talking with a friend about growing up. Back in my day, as the old farts say, I had cash and a bank account. I had one bank account and that was it. During the years, I moved around a bit, switched accounts between banks, but cash, cheques and card was it. Then a……
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Things worth reading: 14th May 2024
Things we’re reading today include … One bank’s brilliant upgrade was another bank’s crash • The Register Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Bank of England of ‘miserable incompetence’ over inflation | Bank of England | The Guardian Britain’s next financial crash is coming. This time it won’t be the banks. – POLITICO Raiffeisen has been a rogue……
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AI Briefing: Generative AI and search are becoming increasingly intertwined — and top of mind
At this week’s Google I/O 2024, many marketers will be tuning in for any updates on the future of generative AI and search. The annual developer conference, which takes place on Tuesday, has always been a place for the search giant to highlight major innovations for its various audiences. At Google I/O 2023, the company…
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S4C orders animated Welsh children’s series
S4C has announced a new mixed media children’s comedy series called Annibendod (‘Messy‘) that will air in January 2025. The Welsh language series has been developed to boost children’s Welsh language skills using comedy and simple to understand language. Annibendod is a 20 x 10-minute series produced by Twt Productions in collaboration with Boom Cymru,…
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How CFOs approach tech spend
Major banks in the United States are increasing tech investment for added efficiencies and frictionless digital experiences — which has become the consumer’s expectation since the pandemic. There is always a struggle for C-level executives, especially chief financial officers, to decide how to spend money to streamline operations while improving customer experiences and driving customer…
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FIs look to tech providers for RTP, FedNow onboarding
Adoption is ticking up for The Clearing House’ Real Time Payments network and the Federal Reserve’s FedNow payments rail as financial institutions add payment services to their platforms. The RTP network has more than 500 institutions on its network, according to The Clearing House’s website. Meanwhile, the FedNow payments rail had 728 financial…
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Chris Pratt shares Moments Worth Paying For
In advance of the May 24th release of Sony Pictures’ The Garfield Movie, the world-famous, Monday-hating, lasagne-loving feline’s voice talent Chris Pratt is sharing a special video message in support of the Industry Trust for IP Awareness’s Moments Worth Paying For campaign highlighting the importance of audiences seeing the movie on the big screen and…