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Playhouse Studios Buys Halo Post Assets & Launches Playhouse Post
EXCLUSIVE: Irish producer Playhouse Studios has bought the assets and Noel Street facility of Halo Post and will soon launch its own post house as a result. The deal for Halo comes after Mojo Bridge, the parent company that housed the famed Soho post house, went into administration in December 2025. Financial terms of the…
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State AGs Seek Temporary Restraining Order To Pause Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Merger
State attorneys general have filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in federal court in Sacramento to halt Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, fearing the deal could close as early as 22 July. The move follows a lawsuit filed the same day by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and 11 other…
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US burrito chain Chipotle opening first outlet in Mexico
Other US fast food brands have struggled to succeed in the countries their dishes originated.
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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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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.