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NBCUniversal is cutting a few hundred global streaming tech employees. NBCUniversal told streaming tech employees that it's laying off staffers across Europe and the US.

UK airlines to be banned from charging parents to sit with children. Planned rule change forms part of Burnham’s bid to crack down on the ‘little charges that add up’ Airlines will be blocked from charging parents extra to sit with their children on planes, according to government plans. The new rule would require airlines to seat passengers aged under 14 next to their parents or an accompanying adult free of charge. Passengers will also no longer need to pay to tweak the name on their flight booking if they need to correct a mistake. Continue reading...

Ynon Kreiz Gets $31.5 Million Signing Bonus In Five-Year Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal. An SEC filing discloses that Kreiz will receive annual compensation valued at around $30M in the deal.

Could digital twins test medical treatments for critically ill patients. Every day, clinicians in ICUs make high-stakes decisions about medical treatments that keep their patients alive. Variables like unusual immune responses can make that job more complicated. But now, a project led by the University of Vermont’s Larner College of Medicine aims to find out if digital twins can help. The university has been awarded up to $38 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, which is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The school said in a press release that the.

An Amazon Contractor Lost Its Only Client. Then 120 Workers Were Laid Off. A delivery business shut down operations after losing its sole customer. An expert says it exposes the risks of customer concentration.

Nike’s troubles are mounting, and sales could fall further. The company has faced struggles in China and in its sneaker business.