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Salt Lake City’s tech hub is calling workers to the “Silicon Slopes.” 🏔️⁠
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The CA ➡️ UT pipeline has been going strong for the past decade after tech workers began being priced out of home buying in California cities.⁠
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(via @wsj)

Salt Lake City’s tech hub is calling workers to the “Silicon Slopes.” 🏔️⁠

The CA ➡️ UT pipeline has been going strong for the past decade after tech workers began being priced out of home buying in California cities.⁠

(via @wsj)
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FIFA is close to an agreement with Apple for a new, 32-team, month-long club tournament held next year between June 15 and July 13. ⚽️⁠
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If the deal goes through, this would mark the first time FIFA has agreed to a single worldwide contract. ️⁠
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(via @nytimes)

FIFA is close to an agreement with Apple for a new, 32-team, month-long club tournament held next year between June 15 and July 13. ⚽️⁠

If the deal goes through, this would mark the first time FIFA has agreed to a single worldwide contract. ️⁠

(via @nytimes)
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New York-based brand management company Authentic Brands Group, led by @JamieJSalter, has agreed to buy the athletic apparel label Champion from HanesBrands Inc. for a little more than $1B in a deal that is expected to close by early June, per @wwd.⁠
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@BlackRock is Authentic’s largest shareholder with a $875 million stake.⁠  @Shaq became the company’s second-largest individual shareholder when he partnered with the company in 2015.⁠
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Brands under the @weareauthentic umbrella include Aéropostale, Airwalk Barneys, Brooks Brothers, David Beckham, Eddie Bauer, Elvis Presley, Forever 21, Frye, Herve Leger, JCPenney, Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Nine West, Nautica, Prince, Quiksilver, Reebok, Rockport, Roxy, Shaquille O’Neal, Sports Illustrated, Spyder, Tapout, Thomasville, Vision Street Wear, Volcom, and more.

New York-based brand management company Authentic Brands Group, led by @JamieJSalter, has agreed to buy the athletic apparel label Champion from HanesBrands Inc. for a little more than $1B in a deal that is expected to close by early June, per @wwd.⁠

@BlackRock is Authentic’s largest shareholder with a $875 million stake.⁠

@Shaq became the company’s second-largest individual shareholder when he partnered with the company in 2015.⁠

Brands under the @weareauthentic umbrella include Aéropostale, Airwalk Barneys, Brooks Brothers, David Beckham, Eddie Bauer, Elvis Presley, Forever 21, Frye, Herve Leger, JCPenney, Juicy Couture, Lucky Brand, Marilyn Monroe, Muhammad Ali, Nine West, Nautica, Prince, Quiksilver, Reebok, Rockport, Roxy, Shaquille O’Neal, Sports Illustrated, Spyder, Tapout, Thomasville, Vision Street Wear, Volcom, and more.
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The new deal runs through 2028 and includes renewals for a host of series from @tylerperr — including a new scripted series titled “Route 187” for BET and its streaming service, BET+.⁠
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(via @hollywoodreporter)

The new deal runs through 2028 and includes renewals for a host of series from @tylerperr — including a new scripted series titled “Route 187” for BET and its streaming service, BET+.⁠

(via @hollywoodreporter)
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@kevinhart4real on not just being a part of the business, but being THE business.  @therealhartbeat, the production and entertainment company he founded, is now worth more than $650 million.  (🎥: @60minutes)

@kevinhart4real on not just being a part of the business, but being THE business.

@therealhartbeat, the production and entertainment company he founded, is now worth more than $650 million.

(🎥: @60minutes)
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Led by ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’, @wbpictures has crossed the $1B mark at the international box office, becoming the first studio to do so this year and setting a new record for Warner Bros. by doing so in just 15 weeks.⁠
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(via @deadline)

Led by ‘Dune: Part Two’ and ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’, @wbpictures has crossed the $1B mark at the international box office, becoming the first studio to do so this year and setting a new record for Warner Bros. by doing so in just 15 weeks.⁠

(via @deadline)
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Favorite track from this week's list? 🤔⁠
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➡️ Most popular current songs = across all genres and ranked by streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions, and data compiled by @luminate_data.⁠
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(via @billboard)

Favorite track from this week`s list? 🤔⁠

➡️ Most popular current songs = across all genres and ranked by streaming activity, radio airplay audience impressions, and data compiled by @luminate_data.⁠

(via @billboard)
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@50cent on timing and resilience 💯  (🎥: @sxsw)

@50cent on timing and resilience 💯

(🎥: @sxsw)
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The latest crop of musicians have been named as inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and span genres including rock, hip-hop and rhythm and blues.⁠
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Performers included:⁠
➖@therealmaryjblige⁠
➖@Cher⁠
➖@DaveMatthewsBand⁠
➖@ForeignerLive⁠
➖@MrPeterFrampton⁠
➖@koolandthegang⁠
➖@OzzyOsbourne⁠
➖A Tribe Called Quest (@atcq)

The latest crop of musicians have been named as inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and span genres including rock, hip-hop and rhythm and blues.⁠

Performers included:⁠
➖@therealmaryjblige⁠
➖@Cher⁠
➖@DaveMatthewsBand⁠
➖@ForeignerLive⁠
➖@MrPeterFrampton⁠
➖@koolandthegang⁠
➖@OzzyOsbourne⁠
➖A Tribe Called Quest (@atcq)
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