
technologyDec 15, 202522:00pending
Netflix/Warner Bros. acquisition fight, Waymo noise issues & school bus recall, SpaceX mobile ambitions, OpenAI ordered to reveal chat logs.
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News and Updates:
- Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion: Netflix will acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and key IP like Harry Potter for $82.7 billion post-Discovery split, aiming to boost its entertainment mission.
- Paramount Makes $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner After Netflix Struck Deal: Paramount launched an all-cash $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid at $30 a share for all of Warner, challenging Netflix's $72 billion cash-and-stock agreement.
- Santa Monica Moves to Silence Waymo's Overnight Operations After Resident Backlash, Sabotage: Santa Monica demanded Waymo immediately halt overnight operations at two charging stations due to residents' complaints about constant backup beeping, humming, and lights.
- Waymo Issuing Recall to Fix Problem with Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses: Waymo will issue a software recall following an NHTSA investigation into robotaxis illegally driving past stopped school buses displaying extended stop signs and flashing lights.
- Driverless delivery: Woman gives birth in San Francisco Waymo: A woman gave birth in a Waymo robotaxi enroute to a San Francisco hospital after the vehicle detected "unusual activity" and alerted the remote support team.
- Starlink Mobile? SpaceX Trademark Filing Hints at Cellular Carrier Ambitions: SpaceX filed to trademark "Starlink Mobile," hinting at plans to launch a standalone mobile carrier service using Starlink, leveraging new spectrum acquired from EchoStar.
- China's Starlink Rival Could Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi To Airbus Jets: China's satellite constellation, Qianfan, partnered with Airbus to offer in-flight Wi-Fi, providing an alternative to Starlink, especially for Chinese airlines.
- OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case: A federal judge ordered OpenAI to produce 20 million anonymized ChatGPT user logs as evidence in the high-stakes copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times.
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