Happy Monday.
While you were unplugging, Netflix went shopping for your nostalgia, Brussels picked a fight with 𝕏, and Logan Paul is apparently running an accelerator now.
Let’s catch up.
Netflix acquires Warner Bros, including its film and TV studios, streaming platforms, and content catalog, in a $82.7 billion deal.
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⋯ It says Warner Bros. movies will still hit theaters, but with shorter windows before streaming.
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⋯ Bloomberg writes the inside story of how Netflix won the auction.
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European Commission fines 𝕏 €120 million under the Digital Services Act for “misleading verification,” “ad transparency failures,” and “blocking researcher access.”
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⋯ 𝕏’s Head of Product Nikita Bier fired back, terminating the European Commission’s ad account.
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Anti Fund launches an 8-week accelerator led by Logan Paul, Jake Paul, and Geoffrey Woo, offering $25K SAFE plus a $100K follow-on for 7% equity.
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The New York Times sues Perplexity for copyright infringement.
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ChatGPT’s user growth slows as Gemini leaps after Nano Banana rollout.
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Meta signs agreements with major news publishers to bring real-time headlines and links into its AI chatbot.
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It also acquires AI-wearables startup Limitless.
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And delays release of its new mixed reality glasses to 2027.
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David Senra interviews James Dyson, the founder of Dyson.
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As promised, tech and startups in under a minute.
See you tomorrow.
P.S. How the new Apple TV opening sequence was made
