President Trump signs an executive order aimed at preempting a growing number of state AI laws, saying “we want to have one central source of approval”
Transformer Weekly: Trump signs EO, Hochul guts the RAISE Act, and GPT-5.2 launches Michael Kan / PCMag : Trump Signs Executive Order to Go After ‘Burdensome’ State AI Laws Poligirlsayswhat / Baller A...
Netflix agrees to acquire WBD's studios and streaming business in an $82.7B cash-and-stock deal, including debt, to close after WBD splits in two in Q3 2026
Netflix announced this week that it had reached … Axios : Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for nearly $83 billion Alex Pigman / Taipei Times : Warner Bros acquisition by Netflix sparks backlash Victory Emm...
Source: OpenAI authorized up to $10.3B in shares for sale, but only $6.6B was sold, which insiders see as a sign of staff confidence and strong investor demand
OpenAI's $500B valuation, Meta's privacy backlash and more Ankush Das / Analytics India Magazine : OpenAI Hits $500 Billion, Surpasses SpaceX as World's Most Valuable Startup MarketWatch : OpenAI join...
Investigation: Uber and Lyft lockouts for 800+ NYC drivers occurred almost every hour of every day, saving the companies hundreds of millions of dollars in pay
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A US federal judge grills the DOJ and Google in the closing arguments of US v. Google, as the most consequential tech antitrust case since the 1990s concludes
and Big Tech — hangs in the balance at trial Legit.ng : US judge grills both sides in landmark Google antitrust trial Laura Bratton / Quartz : Google's landmark antitrust trial is coming to a close Ch...
The White House designates 31 communities across the US as regional Tech Hubs that can compete for $40M to $75M each in grants, under the CHIPS and Science Act
The White House and the Commerce Department announced … Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : White House unveils 31 U.S. tech hubs to boost industry Brittany Roston / SlashGear : White House Designates 31 U...
Kayak co-founder Paul English launches Lola, a chat-based travel planning app, with $19.7M in funding
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