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

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the former owner of the longstanding magazine. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, which bought SI in May 2019 from Meredith, sold the magazine’s print and digital publishing rights to Maven. . Maven , the Seattle-based media company that publishes Sports Illustrated, is being sued by Meredith Corp.,

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FAA will revoke YouTuber’s pilot license after plane crash video

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has demanded that YouTuber Trevor Jacob turn over his pilot license after he posted a video called “I Crashed My Plane,” of a crash that the agency suggests was staged, as reported by The New York Times. With that said, it doesn’t sound like the plane was in great shape. with nearly 7 million views.

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

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Maven has a coalition of more than 250 brands, including TheStreet.com, History, Maxim, Ski Magazine, and others. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, which bought Sports Illustrated in May 2019 from Meredith Corp., sold the magazine’s print and digital publishing rights to Maven last year.

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How copyright lawsuits could kill OpenAI

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The New York Times claims that OpenAI trained its model with copyrighted Times content and did not pay proper licensing fees. The company has already announced licensing deals with folks like the Associated Press and Axel Springer. OpenAI has a clear solution to this conflict: Pay the copyright owners upfront.

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Nerf just made the iconic Aliens Pulse Rifle into a badass foam blaster

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There doesn’t seem to be an internal magazine for additional Mega darts, though, so you might have to keep those in a pocket. While $95 is a lot, it’s a good bit less than many of Hasbro’s other licensed collectibles, like the $130 Soldier 76 pulse rifle from Overwatch.

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

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Layoffs at the venerable sports magazine in October drew criticism from employees and unions; the company did another round of job cuts in March. Licensing firm Authentic Brands Group, which bought SI in May 2019 from Meredith, sold the magazine’s print and digital publishing rights to Maven.

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

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After a scan, images are reviewed by one of the company’s 30 licensed radiologists. TV personality Maria Menounos told People magazine in May that a Prenuvo scan alerted her to a mass that turned out to be Stage 2 pancreatic cancer. A patient receives diagnostic quality images in five to 10 days.

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