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Dec 5, 2025 Explore Netflix's bold $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO, shaking up the streaming landscape. The New York Times takes a stand against Perplexity in a copyright lawsuit, raising eyebrows about AI training's legality. Apple's leadership exodus hints at possible challenges ahead for its iPhone dominance. Meanwhile, chatbots are emerging as fierce competitors to social networks. Plus, dive into a controversial insider trading incident on Polymarket that netted a trader $1 million in just 24 hours!
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Netflix Becomes Hollywood Powerhouse
- Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will create a dominant Hollywood player with vast film and TV libraries.
- The deal tests regulators and aims to keep theatrical releases while folding HBO and Warner content into Netflix.
Netflix's Old Theater Habit Noted
- Brian recalls Netflix's historic reluctance to prioritize theatrical releases even as it acquires Warner Brothers.
- He riffs on past comparisons like Netflix wanting to be HBO and the 'Albanian army' quip about Netflix's rise.
NYT Sues Perplexity Over Copyright Use
- The New York Times alleges Perplexity used large chunks of its articles to build commercial AI products without permission.
- The suit claims Perplexity's outputs sometimes hallucinated and falsely attributed content to the Times.