The satellite TV provider is offering its customers credits and discounts for rival services Sling and Fubo so they can watch "Monday Night Football" on ESPN while its feud with Disney continues, CNN reports.
Between the lines: The blackout impacts about 11 million subscribers, and the retention promotion comes as DirecTV filed a complaint with the FCC on Sunday, alleging Disney did not negotiate in good faith.
The intrigue: "In a double blow to its customers, DIRECTV has announced price increases across all its streaming packages and most of its satellite customers, effective October 6, 2024," Cord Cutters News reports.
Trademarking the viral "very demure, very mindful" trend has become very complicated, very fast for TikTok creator Jools Lebron.
Why it matters: The art of going viral can be highly lucrative, though some creators who try to capitalize on their work often end up in lengthy trademark approval processes that can outlive the trends they're fighting for.
Former President Trump wants to solve a long list of the United States' economic challenges — a huge budget deficit, fraying of the dollar-dominated international financial order, even the cost of child care — with the policy equivalent of one weird trick.
Why it matters: A new Trump administration would likely rely even more heavily than the first on tariffs as a policy tool, he repeatedly conveyed in remarks last week.
The political sands are shifting beneath U.S. Steel's proposed sale to Japan's Nippon Steel, but perhaps too late for President Biden to change his mind about stopping the deal.
Why it matters: Pennsylvania could determine the presidential election and U.S. Senate control.
Investment firm MNC Capital again raised its offer for Vista Outdoor, bumping its bid to around $3.2 billion for the entire business as the battle for control of the company rages on.
Why it matters: MNC's raising its offer, at a time when the market and peers are down significantly, will make it harder for Vista's board to turn away the suitor.
Sequoia Capital last week completed its $861 million purchase of Stripe shares from Sequoia limited partners, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: This is a stark example of just how thirsty LPs are for liquidity, as there was enough selling interest to fulfill the full allotment that Sequoia offered in July.
Big Lots filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after the retailer's strategy of "extreme" discounts failed to deliver a turnaround.
Why it matters: With more than 1,300 stores in 48 states, the Columbus, Ohio-based company has about 27,700 employees and is hoping to stay in business, according to a court filing.
Mark Cuban has become a vociferous supporter of Vice President Harris' presidential bid, serving as a social media counterweight to fellow tech billionaires like Elon Musk.
Why it matters: Cuban has economic and health care bonafides in an election where inflation, taxes and abortion are taking center stage.
Electric vehicle charging company Beam Global is introducing a patented streetlight-based charging system powered by wind and solar energy.
Why it matters: The company says the chargers minimize the need for disruptive construction and electrical work while providing handy access to charging in public places like apartments, shopping centers, airports and stadiums.
Yes, but: Some communities might not favor the way the 40-foot-tall towers alter the landscape.
How it works: The BeamSpot system doesn't require new or upgraded utility grid circuits, which is often the biggest — and costliest — challenge associated with installing EV charging infrastructure.
Instead, the BeamSpot poles replace traditional streetlights, using existing foundations and grid connections.
A 1 kw solar array and 1 kw wind turbine extending above it supplement the existing grid power by generating electricity that is stored in a 15 kwh battery inside the pole.
The stored energy, coupled with existing grid power, are enough to illuminate the area with a high-lumens, low-energy LED light while also providing "meaningful" EV charging, Beam Global says.
Reality check: Charging speeds are very slow.
Total EV charging power is listed at 5.76 kW, which the company says can deliver up to 220 miles of range in a day.
That trickle speed could make sense for overnight parking at an apartment complex, but wouldn't add much energy to an EV during an hour-long shopping trip.
What they're saying: That's okay, argues Beam Global CEO Desmond Wheatley, who says it's more than enough to replenish an EV's daily range of about 30 miles.
Ultra fast-charging stations aren't necessary in most circumstances, he says.
"What you find is that EV drivers charge their cars like their cell phones, opportunistically," he tells Axios.
The other side: A startup called Gravity, which is also trying to solve urban charging, thinks the better way to go is a network of high-powered curbside chargers that can recharge an EV in as little as five minutes.
Fast curbside charging is critical in urban neighborhoods where there's a shortage of parking, the company says.
The bottom line: There are multiple solutions to EV charging. The one thing everyone can agree is the U.S. needs more of it.
