NYT Reaches 10 Million Subscriptions Target, Closes On The Athletic

The company said on Wednesday that the New York Times Company had hit its 10 million subscription goal ahead of schedule, largely supported by the 1.2 million it gained through its acquisition of sports news website The Athletic. $550 million deal for The Athletic announced last monthThe company said it was completed on Tuesday. In …

New York Times Co. Says It’s Signed for Athletic

The New York Times Company has reached an agreement to acquire The Athletic, an online sports news outlet with 1.2 million subscriptions, in a deal worth approximately $550 million, according to two people familiar with the matter. The acquisition could help the media company reach 10 million subscriptions before its 2025 goal. Started in 2016 …

Squirrel Acrobats Are As Intelligent As Athletic

Olympic gymnasts wow the world with their performance on uneven bars. Fortunately, they don’t have to compete with squirrels. Suppose that instead of ragged sticks, human gymnasts had to fly through the canopy of trees, leaping through gaps at various distances, branches of varying thickness, some rigid, some springy. And each landing would be different …