Ladbrokes owner Entain on Monday said that an $11 billion takeover approach from U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts significantly undervalued its business, as companies move to capitalize on an expected boom in U.S. sports betting.
An accident on the set of an upcoming heist film starring Eddie Murphy and Keke Palmer has injured several crew members. The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed the incident happened on the set of Amazon MGM Studios' upcoming film 'The Pickup' starring Murphy and Palmer, which is shooting in Atlanta, on Saturday. Per an Amazon MGM Studios spokesperson, the accident occurred during a second unit action sequence that had previously been rehearsed. The spokesperson stated, "Unfortunately, the sequence did not go as planned and several members of the crew were injured as a result."
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Amazon Cuts Hundreds , of Cloud Computing Jobs.
An Amazon Web Services (AWS)
spokesperson issued a statement about
the job cuts on April 3, CNBC reports. .
We’ve identified a few targeted areas of
the organization we need to streamline
in order to continue focusing our efforts
on the key strategic areas that we
believe will deliver maximum impact, AWS spokesperson, via statement.
We didn’t make these decisions
lightly, and we’re committed
to supporting the employees
throughout their transition to new
roles in and outside of Amazon, AWS spokesperson, via statement.
Cuts are being made to the store technology division “as a result of a broader strategic shift in the use of some applications in Amazon’s owned as well as in third-party stores,” the spokesperson said.
The layoffs come after Amazon announced that it was ending its Just Walk Out technology in Fresh stores.
The cashierless technology is overseen
by teams within the AWS unit. .
Beginning in 2022, Amazon started
its largest layoffs in history by letting
go of 27,000 roles company-wide. .
So far in 2024, the retail behemoth has cut jobs at Audible, Buy with Prime, Prime Video, MGM Studios and Twitch, CNBC reports. .
This latest round of cuts will
allow U.S. employees to collect pay
and benefits for a minimum of 60 days.
They will also be offered a severance package.
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Largest US Health Care Payment Processor , Still Reeling From Ransomware Attack.
On Feb. 21, UnitedHealth Group announced that its company, Change Healthcare, had been hit with ransomware called Alphv, NBC News reports. .
Alphv, which is said to have been created by cybercriminals who speak Russian, was also used in the attack on MGM Resorts last year.
Alphv, which is said to have been created by cybercriminals who speak Russian, was also used in the attack on MGM Resorts last year.
Though in that instance, the ransomware was said
to be installed by English-speaking hackers.
On Feb. 29, American Hospital Association CEO Rick Pollack called the newest attack
"the most serious incident of its kind leveled against a U.S. health care organization.".
Nine days into the attack on Change
Healthcare, a health care technology
company that is part of Optum and
owned by UnitedHealth Group, effects
are continuing to be felt throughout
the entire health care system, American Hospital Association CEO Rick Pollack, via statement.
Health care providers rely on Change Healthcare's program to manage payments and insurance claims, NBC News reports. .
Most of the company's systems have been taken offline to isolate the attack. .
The outage has caused issues with filling prescriptions and has prevented insurance companies from reimbursing providers, doctors say. .
According to UnitedHealth Group,
thousands of pharmacies are currently utilizing "offline processing workarounds.".
Change Health is working with
cybersecurity companies Mandiant
and Palo Alto to restore its systems.
The company handles a third of all
U.S. patient records and processes 15 billion transactions every year, NBC News reports.
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