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Starz Blacked Out on Verizon Fios as Carriage Negotiations Stall and Both Sides Blame Each Other. UPDATED: Starz did indeed go dark for Verizon Fios subscribers on Wednesday night, as both sides failed to come to a carriage agreement. “Despite extensive efforts by Starz to reach a renewal agreement and preserve uninterrupted access for Verizon Fios customers, Verizon has chosen to remove Starz. Verizon has mischaracterized our position, shown an unwillingness […].

Your Instinct Might Be to Cut Brand Marketing in a Downturn. Our Sales Pipeline Told a Different Story. Here's how tracking brand's impact on deal speed makes the case for investing in both brand and leads.

Changing Your Mind Is a Brain Balancing Act, and New Research Shows What Can Throw It Off. Researchers found that both underactive and overactive prefrontal circuits can disrupt reversal learning, but at distinct stages of adaptation.

The Battle to Be Your Personal AI Agent Is Here. OpenAI's Dots and Meta's Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I've tried both—and I suspect you will too.

Chris Mason: Burnham delivers deeply political speech with a personal core. The key thing to understand about Andy Burnham's speech is these were the words and the delivery of both a new prime minister and a grieving son, the BBC's political editor writes.