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New Details of David Ellison’s Support for Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Incentive Emerge
David Ellison, chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has been lobbying US legislators to support a proposed bipartisan federal film tax incentive that would stack on top of individual states’ existing tax credit schemes. Details of his efforts emerged on the same day that California attorney general Rob Bonta and 11 other state regulators filed suit…
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Culture Amp rocked by lawsuit: $300k-a-year AI worker says he was sacked after complaining colleague took credit for his work – why company says his claims are ’embarrassing’
Culture Amp, the Australian workplace software company, is facing a lawsuit in Australia’s Federal Court from a former employee who claims he was dismissed after raising concerns that a colleague had taken credit for his work. The worker, who reportedly earned around $300,000 a year in an artificial intelligence role, alleges his sacking followed his…
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Uber’s product chief on hotels, robotaxis, and why the company doesn’t want to be “everything for everyone”
Uber’s chief product officer, Sachin Kansal, has outlined the company’s push into new areas beyond ride-hailing and delivery, including hotel bookings, “shop for me” concierge tools, boat rentals, driver debit cards, and a new autonomous-vehicle data unit called AV Labs. The interview reveals how Uber is positioning itself amid competition from robotaxi rivals such as…
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Backing Bipartisan Federal Film Tax Incentive
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Video generation startup PixVerse raises $439M, valuation soars past $2B
Singapore-based video-generation startup PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series C extension, pushing its valuation past $2 billion. The company plans to use the funds to expand its “world model” offerings and grow its customer base internationally, as competition in AI video generation intensifies from rivals such as ByteDance, Kling AI, Runway and Midjourney.…
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David Zaslav Selling $59.5M In WBD Shares
Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav is selling roughly $59.5 million (about £47 million) in company shares, continuing a pattern of cashing in on WBD’s stock rebound. The sale, disclosed in a Monday SEC filing, came just hours after 12 US states filed an antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s $110 billion (£87 billion) takeover…
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Hermes agent maker Nous Research in talks for new funding at $1.5B valuation
The company is raising at least $75 million, led by Robot, with significant participation from USV and other prominent investors.
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StubHub Hit With Customer Class Action Fraud Lawsuit Over CEO’s Ticket Broker Side Gig
A fan claims that Eric Baker’s involvement with a reselling fund, while disclosed in a regulatory filing, was not publicized to consumers.
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Microsoft tests Windows Search without all the ads and fluff
Microsoft is testing a cleaner version of the Windows 11 search menu that strips it of recommended content and ads. In a blog post on Monday, Microsoft announced that it’s rolling out the decluttered Search Box to Windows Insiders in the Experimental channel as the company looks to regain trust with users and fix Windows.…
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OnePlus is reportedly bailing on the US
OnePlus and its parent company, Oppo, plan to announce in the coming days that OnePlus brand will be leaving the US and European markets, according to a machine translation of a WinFuture report. Should the exit actually happen, it will mark a conclusion to months of rumors about the future of OnePlus. Android Headlines said…