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In a flurry of deal offers in the high tens of billions of dollars, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Paramount Skydance’s newest offer of $31 a share was a “superior proposal,” giving Netflix four business days to counter. Netflix then said it would not raise its $82.7 billion all-cash bid for the legacy studio, and would walk away from the deal. “The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval,” said Netflix co-CEOs Ted…

Anthropic is holding the line. At least for now. The Pentagon approached Anthropic this week with a demand that it remove guardrails in its AI model Claude to prohibit mass domestic surveillance and fully automated weapons. But Anthropic is refusing to do that, according to a new statement from CEO Dario Amodei, who writes, “we cannot in good conscience accede to their request.” There’s a lot of money on the line. And it’s anyone’s guess what happens next. Earlier this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic a deadline of 5:01 p.m. ET on Friday to agree to the removal…

The Sixers used a dominant first half to outlast the Miami Heat on Thursday, winning 124-117 after a third-quarter meltdown turned this into a close finish. Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 28 points, aided by 26 from Joel Embiid and an important 19 for VJ Edgecombe, who made several key shots down the stretch.Here’s what I saw.AdvertisementWhat a first half!I’m not sure the Sixers have played a better half against a good team all year than they played against the Heat on Thursday night. Aside from some bad fouls on defense, they played connected, allowed all their stars to…

Audio company iFi just introduced a new DAC (digital-to-analogue converter) that’s both smaller and lighter than its previous model, and only costs $59. The iFi GO Link 2 connects to a smartphone or other audio-playing device over USB-C and can instantly improve the listening experience on wired headphones.Wireless earbuds and music streaming services have normalized listening to your favorite songs at a lower quality. For anyone who doesn’t consider themselves an audiophile, that might not matter, but now that several streaming services offer higher sample rates and lossless audio, you might consider other ways of listening. In order to experience…

Michael Intrator, Chief Executive Officer of CoreWeave Inc., speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 22, 2025.Jeenah Moon | ReutersCoreWeave shares fell 8% in extended trading on Thursday after the artificial intelligence-focused cloud infrastructure provider delivered light revenue guidance for the current quarter.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Loss per share: 89 cents. That might not compare with the LSEG consensus of a loss of 49 centsRevenue: $1.57 billion vs. $1.55 billion expectedCoreWeave’s revenue grew 110% year over year in the fourth…

Brands have auras. They have karmas, too, and past lives that outlast their creators and the designers who simply take the helm for a season or two. Marni’s aura has been artfully offbeat from day one, its idiosyncratic yet disciplined spirit steeped in Milanese modernism. Founded by Consuelo Castiglioni and reinterpreted through Francesco Risso’s expressive tenure, the house now swings back into a woman’s hands—which, karmically speaking, feels like the universe tidying up.“I’ve been a Marni fan since I was a teenager; it has truly shaped my vision of fashion,” said Meryll Rogge, the young Belgian designer now handed the…

For anyone who has been following the soap opera unfolding between Netflix and Paramount Skydance over the past few months in their financial brinksmanship to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, the saga may be nearing its end. Today, WBD said its board of directors have determined that the latest offer from Paramount Skydance amounted to the better proposal. The media outfit gave Netflix four business days to match Paramount’s terms, but the streamer didn’t waste any time in declining to raise its own bid.”We believe we would have been strong stewards of Warner Bros.’ iconic brands, and that our deal would…

Getty Images The 2025-26 Champions League is now entering its key phase after the end of the league phase and the playoffs, which saw some big surprises. Italian giants Inter and Juventus were both eliminated from the tournament after two disappointing defeats against Bodo/Glimt and Galatasaray, while Real Madrid knocked Jose Mourinho’s Benfica out of the tournament after a much-discussed two-legged playoff.The teams that finished from ninth through 24th in the league phase took part in the playoffs, where a spot in the round of 16 against the top eight was on the line. Heading into Friday’s draw, the list…

Microsoft is previewing a new AI system, Copilot Tasks, that it says is designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The feature takes the load off your device using its own cloud-based computer and browser, allowing it to handle a variety of jobs ranging from scheduling appointments to generating study plans while you do something else.As noted by Microsoft, you can describe what you need to Copilot Tasks using natural language, and assign Copilot Tasks to complete jobs on a recurring, scheduled, or one-time basis. Copilot Tasks will provide a report…

This week, the Uncanny Valley team dives into the feud that has been brewing between Anthropic and the Pentagon—and what it says about how the government interacts with tech companies. Later, Zoë Schiffer tells us why figuring out whether you are agentic or mimetic has become the new litmus test in Silicon Valley. Plus, we discuss the key takeaways from the State of the Union address and give a farewell to the TAT-8 undersea cables—the ones that made our modern internet possible.Articles mentioned in this episode:You can follow Brian Barrett on Bluesky at @brbarrett, Zoë Schiffer on Bluesky at @zoeschiffer,…