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Lots of people have objected to Paramount’s planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery.Some of those people are antisemitic, says Paramount’s top lawyer.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Makan Delrahim, Paramount’s chief legal officer, said that some opposition to the Paramount/WBD deal is coming from people with “antisemitic views.””Let’s…
A small airline Biscoff cookie has split the internet. Loading audio narration… Earlier this month, news broke that Delta Air Lines would end free snack service for economy travelers on all flights under 350 miles starting on May 19. Those flights previously had “Express Service,” a scaled-down complimentary snack and…
I’ve been shopping at Costco for as long as I can remember.As a child, I loved trying the samples and getting a smiley face drawn on my receipt at the exit. I even begged my parents to let me have my Sweet 16 there — an idea that was quickly…
A Google DeepMind employee said that he was “incredibly ashamed” to be a researcher at the company after it signed a deal with the Pentagon for classified operations. Loading audio narration… “I’m speechless at Google signing a deal to use our AI models for classified tasks. Frankly, it is shameful,”…
In a surprise move, one of the largest hedge fund launches in recent memory is returning money to its investors and striking a deal to invest exclusively for industry titan Millennium Management. Loading audio narration… Nearly two years after launching with $5.3 billion in commitments from high-profile investors, including the…
The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars — and the CEO of the satirical news site it goes well beyond owning Alex Jones. Loading audio narration… “We have grand designs,” Ben Collins, CEO of the Onion, told Business Insider. He said they want to turn the conspiracy…
Elon Musk thinks he has a solution to AI-driven job losses: the government pays for everyone to live well. Loading audio narration… “Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way to deal with unemployment caused by AI,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said in…
Top Hollywood stars are speaking out against the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal. Loading audio narration… Over 1,000 Hollywood creatives published an open letter on Monday expressing “unequivocal opposition” to Paramount’s deal to buy WBD, which could close as soon as this fall if it gets regulatory approval.The Paramount-WBD tie-up “would…
