Failed tech startups fuel insolvency firms
By David Ruiz, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — For every startup that succeeds in Silicon Valley, the common belief is that another nine fail. That can mean calamity for entrepreneurs and investors, but it’s a boon to Bay Area…
European suit against film studios part of aggressive effort
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal The European Commission’s decision to file antitrust claims against six major U.S. film studios on Thursday is an aggressive approach at dismantling how Hollywood does business. Even so, it comes as little…
Clients are asking about Iran, but lawyers remain cautious
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily It may still be illegal for most U.S. and European businesses to do business in Iran, but it’s not premature for their lawyers to begin dissecting the nuclear deal that was announced…
Disney’s concept art for Shanghai Disneyland
By Garrett Martin From Geek Disney’s Concept Art for Shanghai Disneyland We’ve known Disney and the Shanghai government have been working on a Disney theme park for several years, but until yesterday very little specific information had been released. Disney…
Daring jailbreak in Trinidad
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life A daring jailbreak in the city of Port of Spain, Trinidad on Friday, July 24 left a policeman shot and killed, an inmate dead, while two others made their escape. Shortly after midday, three…
Canada gives Google a world wide headache
By Lisa Shuchman, From Corporate Counsel A court in British Columbia has ordered Google to remove links to a site—globally. It’s been almost 20 years since John Perry Barlow, the essayist, Grateful Dead lyricist and Electronic Frontier Foundation founder, declared…
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War between West Indies Board and players damaging Caribbean cricket
By Tony Cozier From Mid-Day Strained relations between the players and board continue to thwart success in Caribbean cricket West Indies cricket has been paying worried attention to events on the other side of the world. A combination of Bangladesh’s…
Robots at Japan’s wackiest hotel
Robots are in charge at Japan’s wackiest hotel By Elizabeth Pierson from Mashable Japan’s Henn-na Hotel — which translates roughly to the ‘Strange Hotel’ in English — has some pretty unusual employees. The hotel in Sasebo, Japan, opens on July…
Hit US game show to premiere in the Caribbean
From News America News Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad, Mon. July 27, 2015: The top-rated U.S. television game show, Family Feud, will now be shown on broadcast television exclusively across the English-speaking Caribbean. The move will significantly expand public access…
Wall Street banks amass Treasury’s amid slow Fed Rate increases
From Newsmax Wall Street’s biggest bond dealers are amassing the most Treasury’s since March last year in a sign of confidence that a Federal Reserve’s tightening cycle of higher interest rates will be orderly. JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc….
