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Patent Drop

Roku Personalization Patent Highlights AI’s Growing Role in Entertainment

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Roku wants to personalize movie night with generative AI.

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Industries

Hollywood’s Deal With Writers Could Mean Fewer Shows to Write

After five months, the writers strike finally came to an end, but the new pact may mean fewer new shows, meaning fewer jobs.

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Advisor Upside

Ads Featuring Burning Dollar Bills? UK Watchdog Says Nope

The UK Advertising Standards Authority said Wahed Invest can no longer run posters with flaming US and EU bills.

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International Economics

Spain Slaps 100% Property Tax on Non-EU Buyers

It’s part of a collection of measures to address the country’s housing crisis, Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says.

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Hedge Funds

Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Wants to Be the Next Berkshire

Pershing Square has announced a formal bid for Howard Hughes, the real estate developer where Ackman served as chairman for over a decade.

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