Elon Musk didn’t show up to a Philadelphia court hearing over his $1 million giveaways to swing state voters, which the city’s DA has called an illegal lottery.
By not showing up, Musk risks being held in contempt of court and could face a fine — which probably won’t hurt him much.
Court documents from the MrBeast Burger lawsuit revealed pitch decks prepared by his team for potential brand partners, and Business Insider went through them.
You get the sense that his team didn’t try very hard when putting decks together: slides have weird layouts, overlapping text, and are borderline unreadable. And maybe that’s the biggest takeaway here — the MrBeast brand sells itself.
During an earnings call on Thursday, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh said the company is weighing the possibility of spinning off its cable business:
We are now exploring whether creating a new well-capitalized company owned by our shareholders and comprised of our strong portfolio of cable networks would position them to take advantage of opportunities in the changing media landscape and create value for our shareholders
Cavanagh also said the company “would consider partnerships in streaming” to help grow Peacock.
Disclosure: Comcast is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company.
[The Hollywood Reporter]
A handmade desk in an office painted a color called ‘Little Piggy.’
not in 2024 if you were holding out hope. The apparent delay of the AI-infused eXtended Reality (XR) headsets manufactured by Samsung comes courtesy of a slide from Sammy’s official earnings release. Qualcomm’s CEO is particularly excited by mixed reality smart glasses being developed by the partnership, and Google is getting the Play Store ready for whatever does arrive.
