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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Elon Musk’s comments on AI costs and the future of robots at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Plus, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is lining up funding from Middle East investors that could total $50 billion and a whopping $830 billion valuation. And Blue Origin successfully launches its latest crewed mission, marking more than 90 passengers that the Jeff Bezos company has sent above the Karman line.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss President Trump’s call for "immediate negotiations” on Greenland during his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Plus Netflix shares slid as spending on programming mounts. And Zipline's CEO Keller Cliffton discusses the drone delivery startup's new $7.6 billion valuation and expansion plans. 

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Netflix delivered fourth-quarter results that largely beat Wall Street estimates but issued a cautious forecast for the months ahead, citing higher program spending and the cost of closing its deal with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc.

The streaming leader said Tuesday it plans to increase spending on films and TV shows by 10% in 2026 while forging ahead with plans to buy the studio and streaming business of Warner Bros., a deal that would unite two of the world’s largest entertainment companies. Netflix spent about $18 billion on programming last year, with subscribers growing almost 8% to top 325 million.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix’s amended, all-cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery's studio and streaming business. Plus, Google DeepMind CEO, Demis Hassabis, says Chinese AI firms are six months behind US frontier models, as tech leaders sit down with Bloomberg from Davos. And funding continues to pour into defense tech startups.

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses the plan laid out by the Trump administration and several states to have tech companies pay for surging energy prices following the rise of AI data centers. Plus, AI coding startup Replit nears a $9 billion valuation in a new funding round. And the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Andrew Ferguson discusses acquihires, consumer protection and AI regulation.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss TSMC’s strong earnings and forecast, a sign that demand related to AI remains robust. Plus, OpenAI strikes a $10 billion deal with Cerebras for compute, and hunts for hardware partners across data centers and consumer devices. And New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani sues a delivery tech company, accusing it of breaking local worker-protection laws.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the US Commerce Department’s move making it easier for Nvidia to sell H200 AI chips to China. Plus, fresh off its $1.4 billion founding round, Skild AI CEO Deepak Pathak discusses how the company’s robot “brain” works across form factors. And, Netflix is working to revise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, shifting to an all-cash offer.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Meta’s plans to double the output of its Ray-Ban AI-glasses as it pivots away from the metaverse. Plus, Microsoft pledges to pay electricity rates that will cover costs for its data centers, seeking to quell consumer anxiety over power prices. And, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski weighs in on President Trump’s call for a one-year 10% interest rate cap on credit cards.

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Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Apple’s decision to use Alphabet’s Gemini to power Siri in a multiyear deal. Plus, Nvidia plans to invest $1 billion over five years in a new lab with Eli Lilly & Co. to speed up the use of AI in the pharmaceutical industry. And, Paramount sues Warner Bros. Discovery and plans to nominate directors to the board, stepping up hostilities in its takeover efforts.

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses Meta’s latest energy deals for AI data centers that will make it the biggest buyer of nuclear power among its hyperscaler peers. Plus, MiniMax, one of China’s largest generative AI startups, goes public in Hong Kong. And, Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy talks about the company’s plan to buy AI-powered observability platform Observe.

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