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How Bazooka's CIO is bringing AI to the gum game and navigating candy industry headwinds
When Sankar Karuppasamy served as chief information officer at trading card manufacturer Topps, he reported to the chief financial officer. But after moving into the role of CIO at gum maker Bazooka, which was separated from Topps through a $700…
Knicks vs. Spurs live updates: NBA Finals 2026 Game 1 start time, picks and predictions
In search of their first championship since 1973, the New York Knicks square off against Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. The Spurs are seeking their sixth title, having won their first against the Knicks in…
2026 NBA Finals: Air Corgi predicts Spurs in seven games
Good luck charms can come in many forms. For the San Antonio Spurs, it seems to be a furry four-legged mammal. The Spurs will go toe-to-toe with the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals, with Game 1 tipping off Wednesday night (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC).
Texas Tech vs. Texas live updates: WCWS softball championship series 2026 Game 1 start time, latest news and score
Follow our live coverage as Texas and Texas Tech are back in the finals after facing off in last year's championship series Game 1 is set to start at 8 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. local time in Oklahoma City. Hello, softball fans! Welcome to The Athletic 's…
Meetings In The AI Era: Kayak Founder Delivers A Game Plan
The idea of expediting the common corporate meeting has been caroming around for a while in tech media. There's short-form analysis of participant sentiment, in the revered “scrum circle” of engineers. Now, Paul English, the founder…
Hotel prices in World Cup cities are about 50 percent higher on game days
When New York hosts the final, a night at one of these budget hotels costs about $430 — more than double the average rate at the same hotels the next day. In Mexico's host cities, where there are fewer hotels available, the surges are…
Tomáš Hertl's game winner for Vegas echoes unlikely Stanley Cup connection in Carolina
RALEIGH, N.C. – Of all the arenas for Tomáš Hertl to score the biggest goal of his life, it had to be here in Carolina. The place where his Stanley Cup dreams were effectively born. In front of a fanbase that waited 20 long…
'Nobody's making games for the retired people' - The growing yet underserved market for grey gamers
Back in February, MachineGames head Jerk Gustafsson emphasised to GamesIndustry.biz that the video games market still has room to grow. 'I am 54 years old now,' he said, 'and I grew up with games – but I think I was also the first generation…
God of War, Wolverine and Until Dawn among next PlayStation games
Georgia Levy-Collins and Abu Bakar Yasin, BBC Newsbeat A female protagonist and a talking cube are among the updates fans of the popular action game series God of War will see in the next instalment. American video game developer Santa Monica…
God of War, Wolverine and Until Dawn among next PlayStation games
A powerful female protagonist and a talking cube are among the updates fans of the popular action game series God of War will see in the next instalment. American video game developer Santa Monica Studio unveiled a first look at the new game, God…
Knicks' Mitchell Robinson practices with broken pinky ahead of NBA Finals Game 1
SAN ANTONIO — New York Knicks reserve center Mitchell Robinson had his broken right pinky heavily wrapped in black athletic tape and did not speak to reporters at NBA Finals Media Day on Tuesday, but was on the court with teammates in a…
ESA: 67% of Americans played video games for more than an hour in 2025
In 2025, more than 212 million Americans ages 5 to 90 played video games, according to the latest Entertainment Software Association data. The ESA's 2026 Essential Facts about the US Video Game Industry report was conducted by YouGov from February…
Valve Allegedly Penalizes Devs Who Offer Their Games Cheaper Elsewhere
For the last five years, Valve has been at the center of an ongoing class action lawsuit in which a number of developers are alleging that Valve is a monopoly using its chokehold on the industry to fend off competition and overcharge developers for…
Nvidia's RTX Spark Laptops Are the Kick in the Ass Gaming PCs Needed
When Nvidia first revealed its new RTX Spark chip, built for graphically capable PCs, CEO Jensen Huang was his usual self, making sweeping statements that verge on ludicrous. The black-jacketed face of Nvidia proclaimed the following: “This…
Xbox Game Pass Announces 9 More Free Games For June
Nine more free games have been announced for Xbox Game Pass in June, including some titles you won't want to miss. It's been a superb year for Microsoft's subscription service, with several massive hits, as well as some indie delights arriving in…
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