TechCrunch Daily Crunch Paramount battles with Netflix over Warner Bros.
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Dec 9, 2025 TikTok is shaking things up with its new Shared Collections, allowing users to save content together. They also tease the upcoming Shared Feeds, which will enhance joint discovery based on users' interests. In a surprising move, Paramount announces a whopping $108.4 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, creating a stir in the streaming landscape. Meanwhile, Claude Code is introduced to Slack for better workflow automation, highlighting a shift in AI coding collaboration. Get ready for some major changes in both social media and the streaming sector!
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TikTok Expands Social Saving And Discovery
- TikTok launched Shared Collections to let users co-organize saved content and plan activities with friends or family.
- Shared Feeds will generate joint recommendation streams based on both users' TikTok activity and tastes.
AI Coding Moves Into Chat Workflows
- Anthropic integrated Claude Code into Slack to let developers delegate coding tasks directly from chat threads as a research-preview beta.
- This reflects a shift of AI coding assistants from IDEs into collaboration tools where teams already work.
Paramount Opens Hostile Bid For WBD
- Paramount launched a hostile $108.4B all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery after Netflix agreed to buy parts of WBD for $82.7B.
- The competing bids raise antitrust concerns because either deal would combine major streaming assets and shift large market share.