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Seattle-based Sports Illustrated publisher Maven sued by former magazine owner Meredith Corp

GeekWire

Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, is being sued by Meredith Corp., the former owner of the longstanding magazine. The Hollywood Reporter’s Alex Weprin first spotted the lawsuit, which accuses Maven of unpaid fees related to the company’s takeover of SI.

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Sports Illustrated publisher Maven raises $24M to help Seattle media tech startup expand

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Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, raised an additional $24 million to help fuel expansion and reduce its debt. The publicly-traded company used security purchase agreements via private placements of convertible preferred stock.

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How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI

Vox

This did not escape the notice of the record companies, and in 2001, a federal court ruled that Napster was liable for copyright infringement. Late last year, the New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft , alleging that the companies are stealing its copyrighted content to train their large language models and then profiting off of it.

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James Heckman resigns as Maven CEO after tumultuous run leading Sports Illustrated publisher

GeekWire

James Heckman, CEO and founder of the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, announced his resignation Wednesday. Heckman will “continue his entrepreneurial role with the company, focusing on key strategic and business development initiatives,” according to a SEC filing. “The

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Prenuvo bringing its celebrity-endorsed full-body MRI scanning to new Seattle clinic in 2024

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Prenuvo Photo) Prenuvo , the celebrity-endorsed company offering $2,500 full-body MRI scans designed to detect cancer and other diseases early, is planning to open one of its clinics in Seattle in 2024. The company has been generating buzz thanks to some of its high-profile clientele, including Kim Kardashian, who told her 3.6

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Nov. 12, 2023

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… Read More ‘I’m looking forward to being Mrs. Bezos’: Vogue profiles Lauren Sanchez’s life with Amazon founder Lauren Sanchez makes a splash in the December issue of Vogue magazine, sprawling inside the 10,000 year clock, flying a helicopter, posing on a Blue Origin launch pad and inside a space capsule.

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Apple News Plus? new Audio stories appear in iOS 13.5.5 beta

The Verge

But in the version of the app found by 9to5Mac , articles from The Wall Street Journal , Wired , People , Variety , and New York Magazine had audio versions, although it’s almost certain that Apple is still working out licensing details.

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