Paramount Caught Using 'Astroturf' Group to Drum Up Fake Support for Merger(techdirt.com)

311 points by hn_acker 1 month ago | 103 comments

Warner Eyes Paramount; Its Last Two Disastrous Mergers Weren't Disastrous Enough(techdirt.com)

27 points by rntn 2 years ago | 6 comments

Senator Wyden Letter Confirms NSA Is Buying US Persons' Data from Data Brokers(techdirt.com)

366 points by rntn 2 years ago | 167 comments

Techdirt article on Senator Ron Wyden's letter revealing that the NSA buys Americans' data, including location data, from commercial data brokers.

FCC abandons efforts to make U.S. broadband fast and affordable(techdirt.com)

214 points by CharlesW 1 year ago | 167 comments

Google’s Plan to DRM the Web Goes Against Everything Google Once Stood For(techdirt.com)

887 points by g0xA52A2A 3 years ago | 296 comments

Techdirt opinion piece by Mike Masnick criticizing Google's Web Environment Integrity proposal as DRM for the web and a betrayal of its open-web values.

Telecom Industry Is Mad Because the FCC Might Examine High Broadband Prices(techdirt.com)

432 points by rntn 2 years ago | 249 comments

Techdirt article by Karl Bode on telecom industry opposition to an FCC Notice of Inquiry considering broadband prices in its deployment assessments.

Paramount Skydance has completed its $111B merger with Warner Bros. Discovery(arstechnica.com)

224 points by Mgtyalx 19 days ago | 356 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that Paramount Skydance completed its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery after a last-ditch effort to stop it failed.

Tesla takes on $30B in credit as it approaches unprofitability(electrek.co)

80 points by ciconia 26 days ago | 93 comments

Electrek article reporting that Tesla is taking on $30 billion in credit as the company nears unprofitability.

AI Companies Are Trying to Hide a Staggering Amount of Debt(futurism.com)

628 points by technewssss 3 months ago | 317 comments

Futurism article reporting that AI companies are using off-balance-sheet arrangements to hide large amounts of debt.

Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For(reclaimthenet.org)

480 points by bilsbie 3 months ago | 210 comments

Reclaim The Net article reporting that Sony is removing 551 StudioCanal movies that PlayStation owners had purchased, raising digital ownership concerns.

Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros(cnbc.com)

342 points by gniting 10 months ago | 364 comments

CNBC report that David Ellison's Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile all-cash $30-per-share bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, going directly to shareholders.

Disney erased FiveThirtyEight(natesilver.net)

395 points by 7777777phil 5 months ago | 210 comments

Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin essay on how Disney mismanaged and ultimately erased FiveThirtyEight's archive over ten years.