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Ryan Cohen verkoopt tubesokken en honkbalkaarten na een bod van $ 55,5 miljard, hoewel de bron van de middelen onduidelijk blijft De CEO van GameStop, Ryan Cohen, verklaarde dat hij vintage videogames, honkbalkaarten, GameStop-merchandise en een paar tubesokken van $ 14.000 verkoopt om te helpen de voorgestelde overname van eBay van $ 55,5 miljard door het bedrijf te financieren. Zijn platform van voorkeur? eBay, natuurlijk. Lees verder...

Ryan Cohen said he didn’t understand questions about how the video games retailer could afford its $55.5bn bidSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailGameStop’s shares fell more than 10% on Monday as questions emerged about how the company would finance its surprise $55.5bn bid for eBay.In an interview with CNBC, Ryan Cohen, GameStop’s CEO, skirted repeated inquiries about how the video games retailer could afford the deal, saying he didn’t understand the questions. Continue reading...

Video game retailer’s CEO warns that unsolicited bid could turn hostile if it is rebuffed by resale site’s board US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock. Continue reading...

Residents and visitors in California alert each other whenever they spot the above average size animal at Pier 39A gigantic 2,000lb steller sea lion nicknamed “Chonkers” has become an unexpected local celebrity after taking up residence in the San Francisco Bay.The massive sea lion swam up to a dock on Pier 39 in San Francisco around a month ago and has remained in the area since, drawing attention from residents, visitors and social media users who have been sharing frequent photos and videos of the animal looming over its peers. Continue reading...

Melbourne man stabbed twice in chest, with remains found in field near his campervan in 2021. Family argue police prematurely assumed he’d killed himselfFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales coroner has recommended the mysterious death of Jackson Stacker near Byron Bay be investigated by the homicide squad, with Teresa O’Sullivan finding “some aspects of the early [police] investigation raised concerns”.Stacker had been travelling from Melbourne to Queensland in his Toyota Hiace van in 2021 when the borders closed due to Covid. Continue reading...

Actor who worked with the great French auteurs in the 1970s and 80s and starred in Spielberg’s Catch Me if You Can died of Lewy body dementia, says familyThe French film star Nathalie Baye, who starred in Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, has died at the age of 77, her family said on Saturday.Baye, a stalwart of French cinema, starred in about 80 films and took home the best actress César, France’s equivalent of the Oscars, four times, including three years running from 1981 to 1983. She died on Friday evening at her home in Paris from Lewy body dementia, her family told AFP. Continue reading...

Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the Bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping routeGray whales have historically been a rare sight in the San Francisco Bay. They trek from the warm lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California over 10,000 miles north to the Arctic region to feast on shrimp-like animals during the summers, seldom stopping in the busy shipping corridor for prolonged periods.But in recent years, that story has changed in a dire way. A new study, published this week in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, has found that gray whales in the Bay have been dying at alarming rates, largely due to collisions with vessels. Continue reading...

• Meta is eliminating approximately 200 positions in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of team restructuring. • The layoffs support heavy investments in AI infrastructure and long-term tech priorities. • This reflects broader industry shifts where companies trim staff to allocate resources toward generative AI development.

Footage shows a man windsurfing being forcefully thrown from his board as a whale breaches off the California coastAn unsuspecting windsurfer collided with a gray whale on the San Francisco Bay in a startling and rare encounter captured on video.The footage shows the moment the surfer is forcefully thrown from his board as a gray whale breaches off the California coast, plunging him into the water. Continue reading...

• The Milwaukee Brewers added bullpen depth by acquiring reliever Jake Woodford from the Tampa Bay Rays on March 27, 2026. • Woodford, a right-handed pitcher, bolsters Milwaukee's pitching staff ahead of the MLB season. • The trade addresses Brewers' needs for relief pitching reliability amid early season preparations.