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Netflix Wins $83B Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Movie Studios
Deals•Jan 29, 2026

Netflix Wins $83B Bid to Acquire Warner Bros. Movie Studios

Netflix has emerged as the winning bidder in the Warner Bros. Discovery bidding war, offering $83 billion to acquire the movie studio assets, excluding cable channels. The deal, reported on Jan 29 2026, would expand Netflix’s content library for its 325 million subscribers. Paramount Skydance’s competing $108 billion hostile bid was unsuccessful.

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Waabi Raises $1B in Series C Round Led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with Uber Investing
Deals•Jan 28, 2026

Waabi Raises $1B in Series C Round Led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with Uber Investing

Toronto‑based autonomous trucking startup Waabi announced a $1 billion Series C funding round, raising $750 million led by Khosla Ventures and G2 Venture Partners, with additional capital from Uber for robotaxi development. The round will support Waabi’s pivot from self‑driving trucks to robotaxis,...

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ByteDance Sells 80% of TikTok USDS Joint Venture to Silver Lake, Oracle, MGX and Other Investors
Deals•Jan 23, 2026

ByteDance Sells 80% of TikTok USDS Joint Venture to Silver Lake, Oracle, MGX and Other Investors

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC was formed as ByteDance reduced its stake to 19.9%, ceding 80.1% to a group of investors including Silver Lake, Oracle, MGX and several family offices. The deal, announced on Jan 23 2026, creates a new entity to...

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Rodeo Is an App for Making Plans with Friends You Already Have
News•Dec 26, 2025

Rodeo Is an App for Making Plans with Friends You Already Have

Rodeo is an AI‑powered iOS app that transforms social‑media posts, screenshots, or chat snippets into ready‑to‑book events, handling venues, showtimes and calendar invites automatically. The service was launched by former Hinge executives Sam Levy and Tim MacGougan to solve the friction...

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Sony’s Souped-Up PlayStation 5 Pro Is $100 Off for the Rest of Today
News•Dec 24, 2025

Sony’s Souped-Up PlayStation 5 Pro Is $100 Off for the Rest of Today

Sony is offering a $100 discount on its PlayStation 5 Pro, reducing the price to roughly $689.99 from $749.99 until December 25 at 3 AM ET. The Pro model, the most powerful PS5 variant, features a larger GPU, 2 TB of SSD storage,...

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In 2025, AI Became a Lightning Rod for Gamers and Developers
News•Dec 24, 2025

In 2025, AI Became a Lightning Rod for Gamers and Developers

In 2025 generative AI moved from experimental prototypes to mainstream video‑game releases, appearing in titles hailed as game of the year. Major publishers such as Ubisoft, EA, and Microsoft announced partnerships with AI firms to generate dialogue, NPC behavior, and...

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How AI Broke the Smart Home in 2025
News•Dec 23, 2025

How AI Broke the Smart Home in 2025

In 2025, generative‑AI‑powered voice assistants like Alexa Plus and Google Gemini for Home still falter at routine smart‑home tasks, often failing to turn on lights or start coffee. While they offer richer conversational abilities and can handle complex commands, their reliance...

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Indie Game Awards Retracts Expedition 33 Prizes Due to Generative AI
News•Dec 22, 2025

Indie Game Awards Retracts Expedition 33 Prizes Due to Generative AI

The Indie Game Awards stripped Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 of its Game of the Year and Debut Game honors after discovering the studio used generative AI art during development. The awards body enforces a strict no‑AI rule for nominations, prompting the reallocation...

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TikTok US Sale to Joint Venture with Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX Signed
Deals•Dec 19, 2025

TikTok US Sale to Joint Venture with Oracle, Silver Lake, MGX Signed

TikTok CEO announced that agreements have been signed to form TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, a partnership that includes Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX as owners, transferring US operations from ByteDance. The deal is slated to close on January 22,...

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Microsoft Made Another Copilot Ad Where Nothing Actually Works
News•Dec 18, 2025

Microsoft Made Another Copilot Ad Where Nothing Actually Works

Microsoft released a holiday‑themed Copilot ad that depicts the AI flawlessly handling smart‑home lighting, recipe scaling, and HOA compliance, but the showcased scenarios rely on fictional companies and staged interactions. Independent testing revealed Copilot frequently hallucinating UI elements, misreading instructions,...

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IRobot to Be Acquired by Picea Robotics as It Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Deals•Dec 15, 2025

IRobot to Be Acquired by Picea Robotics as It Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

iRobot announced it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be acquired by its contract manufacturer, Chinese‑based Picea Robotics. The deal, disclosed on Dec. 15, 2025, aims to keep the Roomba brand operating without disruption, though financial terms remain...

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Netflix Wins Bidding War to Acquire Warner Bros. Studio and Streaming Assets
Deals•Dec 5, 2025

Netflix Wins Bidding War to Acquire Warner Bros. Studio and Streaming Assets

Netflix has been selected as the winning bidder to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business, including HBO Max and key IPs. The deal, reported at $30 per share, will move into exclusive negotiations pending regulatory approval, with a...

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Naomi Alderman Buys Back Zombies, Run! Franchise
Deals•Nov 24, 2025

Naomi Alderman Buys Back Zombies, Run! Franchise

Cocreator Naomi Alderman announced she has acquired the Zombies, Run! franchise, taking it back from Six to Start. The deal, revealed in a November 2025 article, marks a new chapter for the popular fitness gaming app.

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Adobe to Acquire Semrush for $1.9 Billion
Deals•Nov 19, 2025

Adobe to Acquire Semrush for $1.9 Billion

Adobe announced it will acquire digital‑marketing platform Semrush in a deal valued at around $1.9 billion, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The acquisition, expected to close in the first half of 2026, will expand Adobe’s web analytics and AI‑driven marketing tools.

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Microsoft and Nvidia Invest $15B in Anthropic as Part of New Azure Partnership
Deals•Nov 18, 2025

Microsoft and Nvidia Invest $15B in Anthropic as Part of New Azure Partnership

Microsoft announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic, committing $5 billion of its own capital and securing a $30 billion Azure compute purchase. Nvidia also pledged up to $10 billion, bringing total corporate investment to $15 billion to accelerate Anthropic’s Claude models on Azure and...

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Bending Spoons Announces Plan to Acquire AOL
Deals•Oct 29, 2025

Bending Spoons Announces Plan to Acquire AOL

Italian software firm Bending Spoons announced plans to purchase AOL from Yahoo after securing a $2.8 billion debt financing package. The company expects the acquisition to close by the end of the year and says it will invest in AOL’s...

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Fox Makes Corporate Investment in Holywater, Developer of My Drama App
Deals•Oct 23, 2025

Fox Makes Corporate Investment in Holywater, Developer of My Drama App

Fox invested in Holywater, the startup behind the microdrama app My Drama, as part of strategic corporate funding to support the app’s expansion. The article does not disclose financial terms; date taken from the article publication.

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Google Invests $450M in ADT to Deepen Nest Integration
Deals•Oct 23, 2025

Google Invests $450M in ADT to Deepen Nest Integration

The article notes Google made a $450 million strategic investment in ADT to enable deep integration between ADT Plus and Google Nest products, underpinning the new ADT Plus offering and product partnership. The investment is described as having occurred prior...

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Also Raises $105M From Eclipse Ventures to Back Modular E-Bike TM-B
Deals•Oct 22, 2025

Also Raises $105M From Eclipse Ventures to Back Modular E-Bike TM-B

Also, the Rivian‑spun skunkworks developing the TM‑B modular e‑bike, has been well capitalized after raising $105 million from Eclipse Ventures. The funding supports product development and scaling as Also pursues multiple sub‑car form factors.

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Electronic Arts Reportedly Going Private in $55B Take-Private Deal
Deals•Oct 22, 2025

Electronic Arts Reportedly Going Private in $55B Take-Private Deal

The article states that Electronic Arts is in the midst of going private in a transaction valued at $55 billion. The take-private is mentioned in the context of EA's future strategy and potential cuts following the deal.

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Fandom Acquired TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot and Giant Bomb in $50M Deal
Deals•Oct 22, 2025

Fandom Acquired TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot and Giant Bomb in $50M Deal

In 2022 Fandom purchased a number of entertainment properties — TV Guide, Metacritic, GameSpot, and Giant Bomb — from Red Ventures in a deal meant to expand its content and advertising capabilities. The acquisition, referenced in this article about Fandom's...

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Science Corporation Acquired Pixium Vision's Retinal Implant Technology
Deals•Oct 20, 2025

Science Corporation Acquired Pixium Vision's Retinal Implant Technology

Science Corporation acquired the retinal implant technology from French medical device company Pixium Vision, rescuing the project and enabling continued clinical trials. The acquisition was reported as having occurred in 2024 after Pixium ran out of funding.

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Ex-Luminar CEO Austin Russell Seeks to Buy Luminar Through Russell AI Labs
Deals•Oct 17, 2025

Ex-Luminar CEO Austin Russell Seeks to Buy Luminar Through Russell AI Labs

Austin Russell filed a Schedule 13D indicating he seeks to acquire 100% of Luminar's Class A common stock via his new Russell AI Labs, effectively proposing to take control of the publicly traded lidar maker. The move follows Russell's recent...

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Paramount Acquires Bari Weiss’s Substack Publication The Free Press for $150M
Deals•Oct 15, 2025

Paramount Acquires Bari Weiss’s Substack Publication The Free Press for $150M

Paramount has acquired Bari Weiss’s Substack-based publication, The Free Press, in a deal reported at $150 million; Weiss will assume a role running CBS News as part of the arrangement. The transaction transfers ownership of the publication to Paramount and...

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Netflix Acquired Boss Fight Entertainment (March 2022); Studio Shut Down in 2025
Deals•Mar 24, 2022

Netflix Acquired Boss Fight Entertainment (March 2022); Studio Shut Down in 2025

Netflix acquired Boss Fight Entertainment in March 2022. The studio, developer of Squid Game: Unleashed, has been closed by Netflix in October 2025, per staff posts and LinkedIn statements.

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Xperi Acquires TiVo (2020)
Deals•Jan 1, 2020

Xperi Acquires TiVo (2020)

TiVo was purchased by tech licensing firm Xperi in 2020, transferring TiVo's IP and product lines to Xperi as the company shifted focus away from hardware.

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