Streaming broke the career ladder, striking Hollywood writers say

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Ronald D. Moore started his television writing career in 1989 in a junior-level job on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” before he rose through the ranks to produce hits such as “Battlestar Galactica” and “Outlander.” That path to success is hard to find in today’s Hollywood, Moore and…

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Binance lifts block on bitcoin withdrawals amid heavy volumes

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Cryptocurrency exchange Binance halted bitcoin withdrawals for several hours on Monday, citing heavy volumes and a surge in processing fees, before clearing them at a higher cost. Late on Sunday and again early on Monday the world’s biggest crypto exchange shut bitcoin withdrawals saying there was a glut of pending transactions because it…

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Buffett says Apple is Berkshire portfolio’s best business

OMAHA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Apple Inc is a better business than any other in Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s portfolio. “Apple is different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be a better business,” said Buffett during Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Berkshire revealed a $1 billion…

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Lawmaker and head of NSF warn of delays to funding U.S. tech research

By Jane Lanhee Lee Santa Clara, California (Reuters) – Silicon Valley’s U.S. Democratic Representative Ro Khanna and the director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) warned on Friday against delays to funding for U.S. research in the face of surging technology investment by rivals such as China. While the CHIPS and Science Act authorized the…

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