The lawsuit, filed in federal court in New York, called Amazon a “technology giant but Hollywood novice.” Amazon sought to capitalize on Allen’s fame to develop its “nascent entertainment studio,” according to the suit, with a deal to “finance and distribute his future films and to be his ‘home’ for the rest of his career.”
The loss of the Microsoft co-founder in October, at the age of 65, sent a wave of shock and sadness across the tech landscape. With a lasting legacy tied to?technology investing, sports ownership, commercial space, global philanthropy, the environment, museums and the arts, Allen was remembered as a visionary, a philanthropist and the go-to source when local problems needed a solution. (Read all of GeekWire’s special coverage.)
The local authority has granted women one-year paid maternity leave, while Tibetan fathers are eligible for 30 day's paternity leave.
The majority of SOEs will raise their investment in areas such as green industries, new materials, cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet of things, mobile applications, integrated circuits and other fields to continuously stay competitive, as sustainable growth and digitalization have become key drivers of the future Chinese economy, said Zhang Chunxiao, a research fellow at the National Academy of Governance.
The market had predicted that the currency might experience a new round of downward fluctuations as risks from a weakening US dollar were fully unleashed. By the end of May, the dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major peers, had declined around 4.1 percent from 101.16 registered on April 7.
The likelihood of Amazon choosing to double its presence in Seattle seems low given the high-profile and public request for proposals. But even if Seattle doesn’t win, responding to the RFP could help the city repair its fraught relationship with Amazon.
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The lawsuit, jointly announced on Tuesday by Deng Law Center and Girardi & Keese at a news conference in Los Angeles, is the latest in a string of legal actions filed by former patients against USC and Doctor George Tyndall, a gynecologist who was accused of inappropriate behavior during his 30-year tenure at Engemann Student Health Center.
The local governments have responded swiftly. Anhui province, for example, said in this year's government work report that improvement in development quality and innovation capacity will be on top of the provincial agenda.
The lawsuit shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to Amazon. The Seattle-based retailer said in a letter to the FTC last week that it thought its current practices are good enough to protect consumers and their families, and it would be willing to defend its actions in court.
The leaders' meeting between the three countries had been an important platform to foster regional cooperation starting in 2008 but bilateral disputes, with the latest one being a bitter spat over history and trade between Seoul and Tokyo, have often dogged that initiative.