Glenn Beck’s Latest Venture: Emergency Food Rations

Glenn Beck, who has risen to fame as the voice of America’s distressed conservatives, is involved in numerous for-profit ventures. His latest involves emergency food rations, designed to sustain his fans through the many crises…

Google Data-Collection Probe Dropped by FTC Regulators

A Federal Trade Commission probe into Google’s practices related to data collection from its Street View cars has been dropped after the world’s largest search-engine operator made changes to safeguard consumer privacy.
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Companies Launch Media Registry to Track Assets

Studios, cable and tech companies said they will launch an Entertainment Identifier Registry (EIDR) to track movies and TV shows in the same way that books are coded.

Each media asset, from a full-length movie to a short clip, will receive a unique I…

CommScope Agrees to $3.9 Billion Carlyle Buyout

CommScope (CTV), a maker of telecommunications equipment, agreed to be purchased by private equity firm The Carlyle Group for $3.9 billion.

Under the terms of the deal, Carlyle will acquire all of the outstanding shares of CommScope common stock for …