It looks like eBay will continue to be its unwieldy, extremely useful self, untrammeled by a GameStop takeover. Yay! #eBay #GameStop #monopoly

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Banned From eBay After Flexing His Meme-Stock Muscle https://gizmodo.com/gamestop-ceo-ryan-cohen-banned-from-ebay-after-flexing-his-meme-stock-muscle-2000755678

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen Banned From eBay After Flexing His Meme-Stock Muscle

The CEO got the boot after trying to sell stuff on eBay to 'pay for eBay.'

Gizmodo

If I see one more person justify Apple's stupid walled garden by saying, "Well they have server infrastructure to maintain and they design all the frameworks that developers use," I think my head is going to explode.

1) Apple is the one who forces people to use their infrastructure. iOS could easily permit side-loading and the use of third-party SDKs and frameworks. If the costs are so great for them, then open up the platform.

2) People saying this ignore the fact that dozens of other operating systems, widget toolkits, and other developer frameworks exist without requiring a walled garden.

3) In order to deploy apps for iOS, you pay Apple for:
- An Apple device to develop on.
- A developer license.
- A cut of the app's sale price.
- A cut of every in-app purchase.

Does Apple really need to quadruple dip with their developers in order to provide their phones and SDK? Really? 

Never mind that Apple uses their locked down platform to steal ideas from other companies and destroy them by leveraging their deeper system access (see Tile) or that they regularly curry favor with authoritarian regimes by censoring the apps users are allowed to install (see Ice Block). The economic argument just falls flat on its face before any of that.

#Apple #iOS #iPhone #Monopoly

Mark Ruffalo: "A handful of corporations were swallowing an entire industry (movie making and other entertainment) and leaving those who work in it worse off." We need to "Convince state attorneys general to do what Pres. Trump’s antitrust enforcers likely will not, and block the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. on antitrust grounds":
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/opinion/hollywood-merger-fear-paramount-warner-bros.html
#entertainment #monopoly #BlockTheMerger #politics
Opinion | The Paramount Merger Can (and Should) Be Stopped

It’s not too late to stop the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. And we have a blueprint for how to win.

The New York Times

The force is with this release as #Monopoly #StarWars Heroes vs Villains has a much lower RRP, but you can still save a few dollars off with our bargain guide

Bargains: https://www.maxi-geek.com/con/monopoly-star-wars-heroes-vs-villains-bargain-guide

#pc #ps5 #switch #switch2 #xsx #bargains

Monopoly - Star Wars Heroes vs. Villains - Australian Bargain Guide — Maxi-Geek

No need to alter the terms of these deals

Maxi-Geek

https://www.ebay.com/itm/177891782861
$8.65.

Lot of four #Monopoly @ #McDonalds promotional #soda cups - Large size. Cleaned thoroughly and carefully.

Sold as food-vessel promotional material.
#Collectible. Commemorative, also.

Not currently in production.

Ships padded in a medium-sized, cardboard box.

Monopoly 2025 LOT of 4 McDonald’s Large Limited Edition Promo Collectible Cups | eBay

They're a must-have for any collector or fan of the popular Monopoly at McDonald's promotion! Cleaned thoroughly and carefully. The Lids help mitigate spills and hold each drink’s contents safely.

eBay

Hasbro Releases Updated Monopoly Game with Multiple Detention Centers, Higher Rents, and No Chance of Winning

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://thehardtimes.net/culture/hasbro-releases-updated-monopoly-game-with-multiple-detention-centers-higher-rents-and-no-chance-of-winning/

Lol, that's nothing. Here in #Malaysia the govt directly appoints #Microsoft to force-feed #AI down a million people's throats.
https://www.404media.co/literacy-in-future-technologies-artificial-intelligence-act-adam-schiff-mike-rounds/

#education #bigtech #monopoly

OpenAI, Google, and Microsoft Back Bill to Fund ‘AI Literacy’ in Schools

A new bill introduced by Senators Adam Schiff and Mike Rounds would award grants to the National Science Foundation—which has endured massive funding cuts under the Trump Administration for science research—to put “AI literacy” in schools.

404 Media

Reality Shows Are Increasingly Shot Abroad, But Networks & Streamers Would Like To Film More In U.S. – Reality TV Summit
#News #Amazon #BeastGames #Fox #Monopoly #Netflix #RealityTVSummit #TheFloor #TheGoldenTicket #TheQuizwithBalls

https://deadline.com/2026/05/reality-shows-filmed-in-us-abroad-jay-pharoah-1236880499/

Reality Shows Are Increasingly Shot Abroad, But Networks & Streamers Would Like To Film More In U.S. – Reality TV Summit

“We actually produce a lot in the States,” Allison Wallach, Head of Unscripted Programming at Fox Entertainment Studios said.

Deadline

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#Monopoly: Star Wars Heroes vs Villains ist jetzt für Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 und PlayStation 5 bei Amazon vorbestellbar.

✨Affiliate-Link | #StarWars #May4th

Ah yes, #GameStop, showing its mastery of #Monopoly by offering $55.5B for #eBay, because clearly they needed more loot boxes and underwhelming sequels in their portfolio. 🎮💰 Maybe they plan to sell eBay gift cards next to those Funko Pops nobody wants. 🙄
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0p8yled1do #GamingIndustry #Acquisition #Humor #HackerNews #ngated
GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay

GameStop's boss Ryan Cohen says he sees potential to make eBay a much bigger rival to Amazon.

BBC News