Author: Max Smith

You can trust Stephen A. Smith to speak his mind, especially when it comes to the sports media landscape that he has helped to shape with his intensity. One of the most well-known voices in sports, Smith recently launched a limited series on ESPN called “Up For Debate: The Evolution of Sports Media.” Over the course of three episodes, Smith will analyze how broadcast media has evolved from its early days into a space where the louder the voice, the more likely it is to thrive and drive the future. Stephen A. Smith continues to shape the sports media landscape.…

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As Australia continues to grapple with the impact of a significant cybersecurity skills shortage, highlighted by recent major data breaches, a major concern is whether the country has the resources to strengthen its resilience. Recently, e-prescribing company MediSecure fell victim to a massive ransomware attack, which, along with other major incidents in recent years such as Optus, Latitude Finance and others, is yet another reminder of the ongoing and urgent need for skilled cyber security professionals. It's estimated that the demand for cyber security skills is growing by 5,000 people each year. Unfortunately, the nation's university system is only expected…

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Michael Breaker Game Industry News features the best blog articles from people writing about the games industry. Articles published here may have originally appeared on Michael's blog, Windborne's Story Eatery. Hey guys, I'm back to talk about the future of gaming, and it's all about digital preservation. Digital Preservation?: Many of the games we buy these days are only available in digital stores. That's fine as long as the store is open, but it's a problem when the store closes. When it closes, you can't keep playing the games from the digital store. The unique aspects of ownership of some…

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About the Kiplinger Readers' Choice AwardsThe Kiplinger Readers' Choice Awards are designed to recognise and celebrate the best products and services in the personal finance space. We asked the Kiplinger community to choose the products and services they believe have provided great value over the past year.The findings shared here in our second annual Readers' Choice Awards provide valuable insight into which providers excel in your daily interactions and experiences. Our awards recognize excellence in everything from credit cards, banks and brokers to insurance companies, tax software and finance apps. In each category, we've listed the overall winners who received…

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Image: SEGAof Like a Dragon The series has achieved international success thanks to its compelling storylines, open-world gameplay, and willingness to embrace mature themes such as crime, violence, and sex. However, given the franchise's popularity, getting Sega to agree to include such a theme in the series proved to be a much tougher proposition. During a recent episode of Weekly Ochiai, Toshihiro Nagoshi, former chief creative officer at Sega and creator of the Yazkua/Like a Dragon series, spoke about his fight to include sex workers in games. Since it's a prostitution-related place, it's obviously impossible to visually express what's going…

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Shares of Flutter Entertainment, owner of DraftKings and FanDuel, fell on Tuesday after Illinois senators passed a new budget that included tax increases on sports betting operators. According to industry news site iGamingBusiness, the new tax increase will make Illinois the second-most expensive state for online sports betting companies to operate in, behind New York. Under the progressive tax system, companies with the highest adjusted gross income will pay a 40% tax. and… Shares of Flutter Entertainment, owner of DraftKings and FanDuel, fell on Tuesday after Illinois senators passed a new budget that included tax increases on sports betting operators.…

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July 30th – August 1st, 2024Venue: Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia Join us for the inaugural NACSA ​​Cybersecurity Summit (NCSS) at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC), Putrajaya, from 30 July to 1 August 2024. Themed “A Unified Approach Towards a Secure and Resilient Malaysia”, this premier invite-only event organised by the National Cyber ​​Security Agency of Malaysia (NACSA) and co-hosted by Alpine Integrated Solution Sdn Bhd, aims to bring together top experts from various fields for a comprehensive discussion on the current state of cybersecurity. NCSS 2024 targets senior executives and CISOs and highlights the role of Critical…

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Sonos CEO Patrick Spence spoke with Yahoo Finance Editor-in-Chief Brian Sozzi on Opening Bid about how geopolitical developments will affect the company's manufacturing overseas. As the company prepared after the previous administration, he said, “we've globalized our production” this time around.Check out the full interview here.Video TranscriptWe've talked before about towers and how the economic situation will impact companies like Sonos.I mention them here because they are true.So, I had the opportunity to speak with President Biden recently and he really pushed for me and the AL Finance team.But that came after new tariffs on China, new tariffs, and news…

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