In the US, spending on data center construction now exceeds spending on public transportation infrastructure — including airports, marine terminals, and all mass transit.
After shareholder approval of the Warner Bros.–Paramount Skydance merger, father-son duo Larry Ellison and David Ellison are set to control multiple major media entities, including:
• TikTok
• Warner Bros. (including New Line Cinema and Castle Rock Entertainment)
• Paramount
• DC Studios
• The Discovery Channel
• CNN
• CBS (including news and sports)
• HBO
• BET
• Fandango
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Nickelodeon
• MTV
• Cartoon Network
• Food Network
• Travel Channel
• Investigation Discovery
• Animal Planet
• Comedy Central
• Showtime
• TBS
• TLC
• HGTV
Among others.
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Trump's EPA has added six chemical, fertilizer, and oil execs to its new Science Advisory Board:
— Shawn Gannon, Chemours (maker of forever chemicals)
— Gary Minsavage, ExxonMobil
— Matthew LeBaron, Dow Chemical (sued by Texas this year for pollution)
— Jessica LaRocca, Corteva Agriscience (maker of forever chemicals)
— Thomas Haren, AGPROfessional (fertilizer lobbying firm)