Netflix backs out of Warner Bros bidding war after Paramount made 'superior' offer

Netflix backs out of Warner Bros bidding war after Paramount made ‘superior’ offer

Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos responds to criticisms over the streaming service’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘The Claman Countdown.’ Netflix dropped its bid to buy Warner Bros. after the studio announced Paramount’s latest bid to buy the entire company was “superior.” “The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear…

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Small business owners remain 'cautiously optimistic' heading into 2026 amid rising costs, labor challenges

Small business owners remain ‘cautiously optimistic’ heading into 2026 amid rising costs, labor challenges

‘The Big Money Show’ panel discusses whether small businesses are being squeezed by inflation, high borrowing costs and corporate dominance as Wall Street profits soar and bankruptcies on Main Street hit record highs. Many small business owners are betting on growth in the year ahead, even as inflation, labor shortages and economic uncertainty continue to…

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What does it signify when the U.S. government holds a major stake in your company? Semiconductor newcomer xLight is poised to discover.

What does it signify when the U.S. government holds a major stake in your company? Semiconductor newcomer xLight is poised to discover.

The Trump administration has consented to invest as much as $150 million in xLight, a semiconductor startup focused on developing cutting-edge chip-making technology. This marks the third instance of the U.S. government taking an equity stake in a private startup, further expanding a contentious strategy that has placed Washington on the cap tables of American…

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페터먼, 정부 폐쇄를 놓고 민주당과 거리두기… "애석한 정치 쇼" 지속

페터먼, 정부 폐쇄를 놓고 민주당과 거리두기… “애석한 정치 쇼” 지속

펜실베이니아주 민주당 존 페터먼 상원의원은 당내에서 심화되는 이념적 대립을 되짚어보며, ‘쿠들로’에 출연해 정부 즉시 재개의 중요성을 역설합니다. 존 페터먼(John Fetterman) 상원의원(민주, 펜실베이니아)은 뉴욕 시장에 당선된 조란 마마다니(Zohran Mamdani)의 부상에 대한 견해를 밝히고, 수요일 FOX Business에서 정부 셧다운에 대한 민주당과의 입장 차이를 설명했습니다. 페터먼은 당내 “매우 활동적인” 진보 진영을 언급하며, 수요일 척 슈머 상원 원내대표가 조란…

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OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development

OpenAI disbands mission alignment team, which focused on ‘safe’ and ‘trustworthy’ AI development

OpenAI has disbanded a team that focused on — as the company itself described — ensuring that its AI systems are “safe, trustworthy, and consistently aligned with human values.” At the same time, the team’s former leader has been given a new role as the company’s “chief futurist.” OpenAI confirmed to TechCrunch that the team’s…

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Check out Diddy's Curriculum for Incarcerated Business Owners: 'Leave Pride Behind' and Other Lessons

Check out Diddy’s Curriculum for Incarcerated Business Owners: ‘Leave Pride Behind’ and Other Lessons

Sean “Diddy” Combs will keep instructing prospective business owners while incarcerated at Fort Dix, and Us Weekly is exclusively revealing details about the course’s six-week structure. His publicist Juda Engelmayer verified to Us that the “Free Game With Diddy” course that the imprisoned music executive, 56, taught at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center “will mirror” the…

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