Feds point to Taylor Swift ticket fiasco as evidence of Live Nation and Ticketmaster's monopoly

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A 2024 billboard shwoing Live Nation concerts
A 2024 billboard showing Live Nation concerts

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McDonald's CEO's small bite of the new 'Big Arch' shows the risk of going direct to the public. I say keep at it, Chris!

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My taste test of McDonald's new "Big Arch" burger.

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A former MrBeast editor is on a mission to make the creator economy better for women

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Rachel Kisela, video editor and founder of EditHers
Rachel Kisela, a former MrBeast video editor, started EditHers to help more women like her find creator economy work.

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Leaked deck shows Elon Musk's X is promoting Grok's brand-safety scores after sexualized images backlash

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Elon Musk is in a black suit jacket and a black graphic t-shirt on stage. He is looking to the top left corner of the image.
Elon Musk has been confrontational with advertisers since taking over X.

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Paramount just told employees what their year-end bonuses are — and changed how they are calculated

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David and Larry Ellison
David and Larry Ellison are charging ahead in their bid to buy Warner Bros Discovery.

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Paramount won't say whether Middle East money is funding its WBD deal

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Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman, at a US-Saudi event in Washington, DC; November 2025.
Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammed bin Salman at a US-Saudi investment event in Washington DC, in November 2025. In December, Paramount said a Saudi-controlled fund would pitch in $10 billion towards its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Paramount nabs 2 big hires as it looks to jump-start its streaming ads business

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AUSTIN, TEXAS - OCTOBER 15: Danielle Carney, Head of Live Sports and Video Sales, Amazon Ads attends Amazon unBoxed 2024 at Austin Convention Center on October 15, 2024 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Rick Kern/Getty Images for Amazon)
Danielle Carney is joining Paramount's ad sales team from Amazon.

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David Ellison's Paramount is shaking up a key engineering group as it looks to catch up to Netflix's tech

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Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is on a mission to help his streamer catch up with Netflix.

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Netflix says it bailed on WBD because of money, not Donald Trump

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Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos arrives for meetings at the White House on February 26, 2026 in Washington, DC., shortly before announcing that Netflix was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos visited the White House on Thursday, and shortly after announced his company was no longer going to try to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery.

Read the memo: David Ellison addresses staff as Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. make it official

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David Ellison
Paramount Skydance CEO and chairman David Ellison

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