The $82.7 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros., and the acquisition has already been described as sending Hollywood into “full-blown panic mode,” “possibly a death blow to theatrical filmmaking,” and maybe even “the end of Hollywood” itself.

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TechCrunch's Dominic-Madori Davis writes about women who ran an experiment to see if LinkedIn's new algo was being sexist and thought they proved it. But experts say there's more complexity involved.

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Pirate group Anna’s Archive says it has scraped 86 million songs from Spotify.

Also, OpenAI says prompt injections will always be a risk for AI browsers with agentic capabilities, like Atlas. But the firm is beefing up its cybersecurity with an 'LLM-based automated attacker.'

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Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

Also, the move is the latest attempt by the Trump administration to delay the construction of 6 gigawatts of offshore wind near a hotspot of data center development.

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The bill will require large AI developers to publish information about their safety protocols and report safety incidents to the state within 72 hours.

Also, the newest episode raises questions about whether Sequoia's new leadership -- managing partners Alfred Lin and Pat Grady, who took over last month -- can or will rein in Maguire's social media activity.

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The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its ambitious plan to ban the sale of gas-powered cars by 2035.

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The gaming startup will allow Netflix subscribers to create avatars that can extend across gaming titles.

Also, Meta is working on an image and video model and new text-based model, which aids with coding.

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The FTC alleged Instacart misled consumers with unlawful tactics, causing them to pay higher fees while also denying refunds.

Also, Apple says it can now collect any money a developer owes the tech giant at any time.

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The lawsuit is just the latest in a string of copyright-related legal complaints aimed at the AI industry.

Also, in an economy where everyone's feeling squeezed, AI-driven price testing of kitchen essentials was bound to attract attention.

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Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning astronauts to the Moon.

Also, DeSantis has spent 27 years at Amazon, including eight years as an SVP for AWS, the cloud provider that powers about one-third of the internet.

And,

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