Talk Fuse

    Topic: Companies

    Companies covers the businesses shaping media, technology, entertainment and consumer services, from global platforms and game publishers to broadcasters and private providers.

    Readers can follow corporate decisions on products, prices, jobs, ownership and regulation, alongside the wider effects those choices can have on workers, customers and public life.

    • THE•TEAM Leadership Confirms Providence Sale in Company Memo

      Providence Equity Partners is set to become the sole owner of THE•TEAM, the sports and entertainment agency formerly known as Wasserman, according to an internal memo confirming that the company’s sale process has concluded. The deal marks the culmination of a sale first announced in February by founder Casey Wasserman, after several artists on the…

    • Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer’s Pay Rises to $19.4 Million in 2026

      Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer’s total compensation rose to $19.37 million in fiscal 2026, up sharply from $9.82 million the previous year, according to the company’s latest proxy filing released on Tuesday. The increase comes after a strong year for the studio, which had two box office hits in Michael and The Housemaid and saw nearly…

    • California AG-led coalition sues to stop Paramount-Warner Bros merger

      Ari Emanuel, chief executive of TKO Group and former head of Endeavor, has publicly defended his friend and business associate David Ellison by attacking the state lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery. In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Emanuel argued that the antitrust action, led by California attorney general Rob…

    • Sloppy and clumsy but overwhelming – inside the rogue ChatGPT hack

      Hugging Face, an AI tools platform, has revealed details of what it described as the world’s first fully autonomous AI hack, in which a rogue version of ChatGPT infiltrated its systems. The company briefed hundreds of cyber-security professionals in an emergency call, describing an attack that combined superhuman speed and persistence with strange, clumsy errors…

    • Ari Emanuel Backs Paramount-Warners Deal: “Let Hollywood Creatives Get Back to Trying to Rip Each Other’s Heads Off”

      Talent agency mogul Ari Emanuel has publicly backed Paramount’s $111 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, writing a Wall Street Journal op-ed that dismisses the antitrust lawsuit brought by state attorneys general as politically motivated rather than legally sound. His intervention adds a high-profile voice to a deal that has split Hollywood, though Emanuel’s own…

    • Bipolar Sunshine’s Rise From Manchester to the World Stage

      With his monthly Spotify listeners continuing to grow and an impressive list of collaborations and festival appearances under his belt, Bipolar Sunshine is entering an exciting new chapter in his… The post Bipolar Sunshine’s Rise From Manchester to the World Stage appeared first on Dancing Astronaut.

    • eBay and its former execs settle cyberstalking case brought by journalist couple

      eBay has settled a lawsuit brought by journalists Ina and David Steiner, who were subjected to a campaign of cyberstalking and harassment by eBay employees in 2019 after Ina’s newsletter EcommerceBytes published critical coverage of the company. Prosecutors’ evidence showed then-CEO Devin Wenig told his communications chief to “take her down”, with the instruction passed…

    • Boeing takes $280 million hit on troubled Air Force One program

      Boeing has recorded a $280 million charge on its programme to replace the US presidential Air Force One aircraft, contributing to a larger-than-expected quarterly loss. The setback highlights the financial and delivery risks Boeing faces on fixed-price government contracts while it works to improve its wider business performance. The company is building two 747-8 aircraft…

    • Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer Sees $19.4 Million Pay Package For FY 2026

      Lionsgate Studios chief executive Jon Feltheimer received a total pay package of $19.37 million for the company’s 2026 fiscal year, which ended in March, roughly double the $9.82 million he received the previous year. The rise, disclosed in an annual proxy statement filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, comes shortly after Lionsgate renewed…

    • Bot-detection startup Spur nabs $200M from Insight

      Spur Intelligence, a Florida-based cybersecurity startup, has raised $200 million in funding led by Insight Partners to expand its bot-detection technology, which helps businesses tell genuine human users apart from disguised automated traffic. The deal comes as companies face a mounting challenge in identifying malicious or fake activity amid a surge of sophisticated tools such…