Brands crash Area 51 parties. And AT&T considers offloading DirecTV: Thursday Wake-Up Call

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Bud Light is the official sponsor of the Area 51 Celebration happening in Las Vegas tonight, and the brand made extraterrestrial-themed beer cans for the occasion. I