Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi want to put billions into Paramount/WBD. Why?

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Larry Ellison and David Ellison in 2013
Larry Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, and his son David want to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. They'd like to use money from Saudi Arabia and two other petrostates to make that happen. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)

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Congress defunded PBS. Here's how it's surviving and planning for the future.

Tech Insider : Technology, Politics, Business
A muppet visits 'Oscar the Grouch' at his garbage can in a scene from 'Sesame Street,' circa 1985.
When PBS was created in the late 1960s, there was no other place to find educational kid's TV like "Sesame Street." There are more options now.

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Apple's ICEBlock takedown shows how easily Washington can pull the plug on the internet

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Split image of an ICE agent on the left and Attorney General Pam on the right
Attorney General Pam Bondi says she told Apple to take down an ICE-tracking app.

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Trump admin adds banner attacking ‘Radical Left Democrats’ to government websites

The Verge : Politics

The Trump administration has put up banners across federal websites blaming Democrats for the government shutdown, and in some cases, blatantly campaigning for President Donald Trump.

Trump’s solution for high drug prices is a discount portal called TrumpRx

The Verge : Politics
A photo of Trump at a press briefing

President Donald Trump is launching a new government-run website that he says will let Americans buy medications at lower prices.

US government takes equity stake in one of the world’s largest lithium mines

The Verge : Environment, Business
A view of hills and cliffs covered with grass and shrubs.
In windswept, remote Thacker Pass in the far northern reaches of Nevada, a massive lithium mine has drawn impassioned protest from local Indigenous peoples, ranchers, and environmentalists.

YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement

The Verge

YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal.

SB 53, the landmark AI transparency bill, is now law in California

The Verge : Technology

Senate Bill 53, the landmark AI transparency bill that has divided AI companies and made headlines for months, is now officially law in California. 

Why that $14 billion TikTok deal may not be what it seems

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JD Vance and Donald Trump explain the new TikTok deal in the Oval Office, September 2025
Vice President JD Vance says the deal he and Donald Trump worked out with China allows TikTok to stay in the U.S. . Chinese officials have yet to comment publicly.

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Let's be clear: The Trump administration forcing Jimmy Kimmel off the air is bad. Very bad.

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics, Business
Donald Trump and Jimmy Kimmel on his set
It was a different world in 2016: Donald Trump visited Jimmy Kimmel's show on ABC.

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