After weeks of speculation, THE BOYZ‘s negotiations for trademark rights with their soon-to-be former agency IST Entertainment have fallen through. | IST Entertainment On December 4, THE BOYZ’s new agency, One Hundred, announced that efforts to secure the group’s trademark had failed due to IST Entertainment’s allegedly excessive demands. One Hundred stated that the conditions proposed by […]
LinkedIn scraped user data for training before updating its terms of service
LinkedIn may have trained AI models on user data without updating its terms. LinkedIn users in the US — but not the EU, EEA, or Switzerland, likely due to those regions’ data privacy rules — have an opt-out toggle in their settings screen disclosing that LinkedIn scrapes personal data to train “content creation AI models.” […]
Seahawks reach terms with Connor Williams, giving massive boost to a poor offensive line
The Seattle Seahawks have got their guy. After weeks of negotiations and free agent intrigue, the team has agreed to terms of a one-year deal with former Miami Dolphins center Connor Williams, according to a report by Adam Schefter at ESPN. The deal includes $ 3 million in guarantees and is worth up to a […]
Spain’s antitrust watchdog fines Booking.com nearly $450M for unfair terms and restricting rivals
Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, has found that online travel agency Booking.com abused a dominant market position over the past five years. It fined the company €413.24 million (or around $ 447 million at current exchange rates) on Tuesday. The CNMC opened an investigation of Booking.com back in October 2022, following complaints by the Spanish […]
Manchester United set to sign Leny Yoro as medical and terms finalized, per reports
Manchester United are reportedly on the verge of signing 18-year-old center-back Leny Yoro from Lille, as the young star travels to the U.K. for a medical and to finalize personal terms. After weeks of negotiations, United and Lille are thought to have agreed on a transfer fee of around €62 million ($ 67.9m) for Yoro, […]