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...
An interview with Eliezer Yudkowsky, one of the first people to warn of AI risks, on AI benefits, using violence to stop AI, Rationalism, his new book, and more
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The new Disney+, Hulu, and Max streaming bundle goes on sale in the US for $16.99 per month with ads and $29.99 per month without ads
Dragons, Jedis, Marvel and DC superheroes, Harry Potter, Disney princesses — and more from Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — are now available to stream for a reduced monthly price.
Google launches Gemini 1.5 for developers and enterprise users, with a context window of up to 1M tokens, and says Gemini 1.5 Pro is on par with Gemini Ultra
but you won't be able to enjoy it just yet Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide : I test AI for a living and Google's Gemini Pro 1.5 is a true turning point Shaurya Tomer / Hindustan Times : Google DeepMind an...
Researchers are increasingly using the Harry Potter books to experiment with generative AI, citing the series' wide range of language data and complex wordplay
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YouTube removes the channels of three North Korean influencers posting about their daily life, after South Korea labelled them as “psychological warfare” tools
Seoul says young influencers promoting Harry Potter and water parks are ‘psychological’ propaganda
How Silicon Valley became obsessed with effective altruism, championed by SBF before he dismissed it as a dodge, and doomsday scenarios like killer rogue AI
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After a decade of waiting for a quality Harry Potter video game, some fans struggle to reconcile enjoying Hogwarts Legacy with JK Rowling's transphobic comments
Harry Potter fans have been waiting more than a decade for a video game worthy of the blockbuster entertainment franchise's dedicated following.
A profile of Caroline Ellison, the risk-loving, “very mathy” Alameda Research CEO that sources say was “virtually invisible” in Alameda's last days
Alameda Research CEO Caroline Ellison is a math whiz who loves Harry Potter, fringe political philosophy and taking big risks.
Jam City, a Harry Potter mobile game publisher, files to go public via SPAC at a $1.2B valuation, buys Ludia, a Canadian mobile game publisher, for $175M
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