Paramount Skydance, run by pro-Trump technology heir David Ellison, was poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after Netflix said it would not raise its takeover offer, ending one of the biggest media bidding wars in a generation. The deal puts a constellation of media properties – from CNN to Nickelodeon to…
“We will not knowingly provide a product that puts America’s warfighters and civilians at risk,” Amodei said. “Without proper oversight, fully autonomous weapons cannot be relied upon to exercise the critical judgment that our highly trained, professional troops exhibit every day. They need to be deployed with proper guardrails, which don’t exist today.”
Japan is likely to face another record-setting summer, climate experts have warned, as global warming shrinks Arctic ice, changes wind direction and heats ocean temperatures. The Japan Meteorological Agency on Tuesday released its weather forecast for the coming months, predicting a 60 per cent probability of above-normal temperatures for all of Kyushu, Shikoku and the…
The Hong Kong government has squezed out an estimated surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, supported by stronger-than-expected revenue from stock-trading stamp duties along with expanded bond issuance and the reallocation of some special funds. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po announced on Wednesday in his budget report that the government’s consolidated account…
Britain’s government has agreed a framework with the police on which documents relating to the late 2024 appointment of former ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson can be released, the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said on Thursday. Mandelson, 72, was released from custody after the Metropolitan Police arrested him on Monday on suspicion…
Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense’s demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It’s the culmination of a dramatic exchange of public statements, social media posts, and behind-the-scenes negotiations, coming down to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s desire to renegotiate all…
The transaction we negotiated would have created shareholder value with a clear path to regulatory approval. However, we’ve always been disciplined, and at the price required to match Paramount Skydance’s latest offer, the deal is no longer financially attractive, so we are declining to match the Paramount Skydance bid. We believe we would have been…
