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Two Pleasingly Compact Books – The New York Times

With the holidays approaching, Read Like the Wind will catch its breath for a couple of weeks; the next edition will appear on Jan. 6, 2024. Merry everything. Dear readers, Twenty-two years ago, when Apple rolled out a nifty gadget called the iPod, its tag line was “1,000 songs in …

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Activision Blizzard agrees to settle California sex discrimination case

Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick speaks at the CNBC Evolve conference November 19th in Los Angeles. Jesse Grant | CNBC Microsoft-owned Activision Blizzard has agreed to settle a case from a California state agency that alleged the video game publisher discriminated against women, including denying them promotion opportunities and paying …

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Jim Cramer evaluates if the Las Vegas Sphere is worth a buy

CNBC’s Jim Cramer has his eye on Sphere Entertainment, the company that owns the 580,000 square foot Sphere that looms in the Las Vegas skyline, but he is not recommending it to investors. “The stock’s certainly been a solid performer, it is up nearly 57% year-to-date,” Cramer said. “But, frankly, …

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