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Paramount goes to war with Netflix for Warner Bros. Discovery with hostile $108.4B bid
8 Dec 2025, 3:15 pm by Aisha Malik
Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile, $108.4 billion bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Warner Bros. agreed to be acquired by Netflix for $82.7 billion.
IBM to acquire Confluent for $11B as it seeks to bolster its data offerings
8 Dec 2025, 2:56 pm by Ram Iyer
IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology.
Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators
8 Dec 2025, 1:45 pm by Aisha Malik
The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it’s creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.
Hinge’s new AI feature helps daters move beyond boring small talk
8 Dec 2025, 1:00 pm by Lauren Forristal
Hinge launched “Convo Starters,” a feature powered by AI that provides personalized tips for initiating meaningful conversations.
OpenAI boasts enterprise win days after internal ‘code red’ on Google threat
8 Dec 2025, 12:00 pm by Rebecca Bellan
ChatGPT Enterprise usage grew 8x year-over-year as workers report saving an hour daily, but OpenAI faces competitive pressure from Anthropic and questions about cost sustainability.
Netflix co-CEO discussed Warner Bros. deal with Trump
8 Dec 2025, 4:10 am by Anthony Ha
Will Netflix’s $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros. get approval from federal regulators? While Paramount was assumed to be the frontrunner to acquire the storied movie studio thanks to CEO David Ellison’s connections to the Trump administration, new reporting in Bloomberg and The Hollywood Reporter suggests that Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos met with President […]
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