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Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

Steve Vegvari / iphoneincanada - Netflix reveals its plans to acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion USD (around $115.4 billion CAD).The post Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion first appeared on iPhone in Canada.


Acquisition Details

BotW: A blockbuster media deal as Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros Discovery

3 months / mumbrella / Tim Burrowes

Netflix to acquire key Warner Bros. assets in blockbuster $72B deal

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

‘Ready to execute’: how Netflix stole Warner Bros from David Ellison

3 months / ft

Netflix is buying Warner Bros Discovery: All of the latest updates

3 months / theverge / Verge Staff

Netflix Agrees to Buy Warner Bros., Including HBO, for $83 Billion

3 months / latimes / John Gruber

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. and HBO in Massive $82.7 Billion Deal

3 months / iclarified

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. for $82.7 Billion

3 months / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros in $83 Billion Deal

3 months / nytimes / Brooks Barnes, Lauren Hirsch and Nicole Sperling

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal

3 months / reddit / /u/habichuelacondulce

It’s Official: Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. in Deal Valued at $82.7 Billion

3 months / reddit / /u/Task_Force-191


Content & Gaming Opportunities

Netflix Has a Huge Opportunity With the DC Studios Superheroes

3 months / bloomberg / Thomas Buckley

Opening the Nemesis System to developers could spark a new wave of emergent AI storytelling. Petition urges Netflix to act.

3 months / reddit / /u/GreenDogma


Market & Industry Impact

Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover

3 months / ft

What does Netflix’s deal to buy HBO Max mean for you?

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

How the Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal Changes Hollywood

3 months / bloomberg / Christopher Palmeri

Netflix/Warner Bros sparks "serious" regulatory concerns

3 months / globalcompetitionreview / Anna Langlois ,Ben Remaly

Welcome to the big leagues, Netflix

3 months / theverge / Charles Pulliam-Moore

What does Netflix’s offer to buy HBO Max mean for you?

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix (NFLX) Stock Drops 4% After $82.7 Billion Warner Bros. Acquisition Deal

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge


Other

With Netflix/WBD now, by my count, Apple has about 25 days to do an AI deal for me to pretty much nail this. Perhaps we quibble on NVIDIA, but overall...

3 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

ChatGPT will decide what Americans buy this holiday

3 months / fastcompany / Kimberly Shenk


All Other Stories

Warner Bros (WBD) Stock: Mega-Deal with Netflix Sends Shares Soaring

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Hollywood fears job cuts as opposition to Netflix-Warner deal grows

2 months / ft

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Your next Dell or Lenovo PC might cost more very soon

digitaltrends - Memory shortages triggered by booming AI demand are leading Dell and Lenovo to hike prices on PCs and servers. As much as 15–20% increases may hit as early as December or January. The post Your next Dell or Lenovo PC might cost more very soon appeared fir…

#hardware #chips #business #supplychain #pricing #semiconductor #technology #memory

Brace Yourself: Laptops Prices Are About to Skyrocket

3 months / reddit / /u/dapperlemon

Dell and Lenovo to Hike PC Prices up to 20% as AI Memory Shortage Hits Consumers

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Lenovo and Dell Warn: Your Next Laptop Could Cost More Really Soon

3 months / cnet / Lori Grunin

Brace Yourself: Laptops Prices Are About to Skyrocket

3 months / gizmodo / Kyle Barr

Your next Dell or Lenovo PC might cost more very soon

3 months / digitaltrends

Dell Raises PC Prices 15-20%, Lenovo Follows in January

3 months / techpowerup

DRAM, SSD Shortages Force Dell and Lenovo to Hike PC Prices

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 2:20 pm / permalink 16617 / 7 stories in 3 months


Dozens of staffers quit Apple, leaving behind only 164,000

appleinsider - Inevitably, reports of key Apple executives leaving have prompted more Apple-is-doomed headlines that even absurdly claim the iPhone is at risk.Apple Park does not have a big "Exit" sign in it.Head of design Alan Dye is leaving Apple, head of environment …


Apple talent migrating to tech rivals

Dozens of Apple Employees Have Moved to OpenAI and Meta in Recent Months

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Report: Apple Bleeding Talent to OpenAI

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton


Apple’s leadership shakeup and executive departures

Dithering: ‘Alan Dye Leaves Apple’

3 months / passport / John Gruber

Apple and Meta Trade Execs in Latest Leadership Reshuffle

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Apple Announces a Few Other Executive Transitions

3 months / apple / John Gruber

Dozens of staffers quit Apple, leaving behind only 164,000

3 months / appleinsider

Apple Execs and AI Engineers Defect to Rivals, Challenging iPhone Dominance [Report]

3 months / iclarified

Alan Dye & John Giannandrea are leaving Apple on this week's AppleInsider Podcast

3 months / appleinsider


CEO succession speculation amid leadership changes

Apple’s Succession Intrigue Isn’t Strange at All

3 months / theinformation / John Gruber

Apple's Next CEO Could Be A Former Employee, Report Suggests

3 months / bgr

Apple CEO succession discussion enters new realm of rampant speculation

3 months / appleinsider


All Other Stories

Apple's Leadership Implosion Exposes the Cracks in Cook's Cathedral

3 months / implicator / Robert Brown

Another change could happen to Apple’s leadership soon, with rumors that chip chief Johny Srouji is considering leaving the iPhone maker.

3 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple Rocked by Executive Turmoil as Chip Chief Johny Srouji Considers Leaving

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Apple Is Hemorrhaging Vice Presidents

3 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Apple's Johny Srouji could continue the company's executive exodus, according to report

3 months / engadget / Jackson Chen

Apple’s chip chief might be the next exec to leave

3 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Apple chip chief Johny Srouji rumored to consider his own exit

3 months / appleinsider

Apple Rocked by Executive Turmoil as Chip Chief Johny Srouji Considers Leaving [Report]

3 months / iclarified

What the heck is going on at Apple? | CNN Business

3 months / reddit / /u/Dependent_Cap_456

More executive shakeups at Apple. Lisa Jackson, a former Obama administration official and executive in charge of environmental and social policy at Apple, is leaving and will not be replaced. Read into that how you will in the current political environ

3 months / bsky / @stevekovach.bsky.social / stevekovach.bsky.social

Report: Apple Bleeding Talent to OpenAI

3 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

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EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

Jess Weatherbed / theverge - The European Union has served Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million (about $140 million) penalty for violating the bloc’s digital service rulebook, including over the “deceptive design” of its blue checkmark. Today’s announcement marks the first time that a c…


Blue check crackdown: scrutiny of deceptive verification design.

EU metes out first-ever Digital Services Act fine, dings X for blue check deception

3 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices

3 months / npr / Willem Marx

Elon Musk Slapped With $140 Million Fine Over Deceptive Blue Checks on X

3 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Elon Musk's X Hit With $140M Fine Over 'Deceptive' Blue Checkmark Design

3 months / cnet / Katie Collins

EU Fines X €120M for ‘Deceptive’ Blue Checks in Historic First DSA Penalty

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

EU Fines Elon Musk’s X $140 Million for Breaking Digital Content Rules

3 months / parameter / Trader Edge

X hit with $140 million fine from the EU

3 months / engadget / Matt Tate

In its first DSA penalty, EU fines X €120M for ‘deceptive’ blue check verification system

3 months / techcrunch / Ram Iyer

X fined $140 million by European Commission over 'deceptive' blue checkmark and lack of transparency

3 months / reddit / /u/BreakfastTop6899

EU fines X $140 million over deceptive blue checkmarks

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

EU issues €120 million fine to Elon Musk’s X under rules to tackle disinformation

3 months / therecord

Elon Musk's X fined €120m over 'deceptive' blue ticks

3 months / bbc


Historic DSA move: first enforcement penalty spotlight.

Elon Musk’s X first to be fined under EU’s Digital Service Act

3 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

X becomes first company fined under the EU’s Digital Services Act

3 months / qz / Hannah Parker


Other DSA coverage: general compliance and fines details.

EU Fines X 120 Million Euros For Flouting Digital Services Act

3 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

EU hits X with €120M fine for breaching the Digital Services Act

3 months / ycombinator

The EU’s Fine Against X is Not About Speech or ‘Censorship’

3 months / techpolicy

European Commission Fines X $140M, Alleging Digital Services Act Violations

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

EU Slaps X with €120 Million Fine Under Digital Services Act

3 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

EU fines Elon Musks X $140 million for lack of transparency

3 months / mashable

EU hits Elon Musk's X with 120 million euro fine for breaching social media law

3 months / go

Elon Musk’s X Hit With $140 Million Fine in Europe

3 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

EU fines X $140 million for violating landmark digital service rules

3 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Elon Musk's X fined $140 million by European Commission over lack of transparency

3 months / cnbc

EU fines X $140 mln for breaching online content rules, TikTok settles with concessions

3 months / reuters / Yun Chee Foo


US-EU clash: fines intensify transatlantic tech tensions.

Rubio slams EU’s €120M fine on X as ‘attack’ on US tech and users

3 months / reddit / /u/Adventurous_Row3305

Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’

3 months / politico / Pieter Haeck

EU Hits Elon Musk’s X With $140 Million Fine

3 months / nytimes / Adam Satariano and Kate Conger

Brussels Fines Musk’s X €120M, Firing Shot in Transatlantic Tech Showdown

3 months / techpolicy

EU fines Elon Musk’s X €120mn for transparency violations

3 months / ft

EU slaps €120M fine on Elon Musk’s X, straining ties with US

3 months / politico / Pieter Haeck, Eliza Gkritsi

Musk’s X Fined €120 Million by EU in First Content Law Penalty

3 months / bloomberg / Gian VolpicelliSamuel Stolton


All Other Stories

Musk rages at EU after $210m fine

2 months / news.com.au

The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said today.

3 months / bsky / @politico.eu / politico.eu

Top EU official promises more Big Tech decisions ‘in coming months’ The EU is preparing to conclude several Big Tech investigations under the Digital Services Act after issuing a €120 million fine to X, a move expected to spark tensions with Washington.

3 months / bsky / @eunews.social / eunews.social

The European Commission plans to wrap several of its investigations into Big Tech under the bloc’s content moderation law soon, tech chief Henna Virkkunen said Friday. www.politico.eu/article/euro...

3 months / bsky / @eugenemcparland.bsky.social / eugenemcparland.bsky.social

www.npr.org/2025/12/05/n...

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

“Deceiving users with blue check marks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the E.U.,” Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “We are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountabili

3 months / bsky / @katoiko.bsky.social / katoiko.bsky.social

US needs to follow EU’s example!! although the fine is far from sufficient or commensurate with the offense, it is a step in the direction of accountability. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...?

3 months / bsky / @resistancenomad.bsky.social / resistancenomad.bsky.social

My "the penalty against X was not about free speech" T-shirt has people asking questions already answered by my shirt. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...

3 months / bsky / @jeremyschulman.bsky.social / jeremyschulman.bsky.social

the EU has fined X (Twitter) $140 million over "deceptive" blue checkmarks. "Deceiving users with blue checkmarks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the EU," says the bloc’s tech chief ww

3 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Elon Musk’s X fined $140 million by European Commission over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmark and lack of transparency www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/e...

3 months / bsky / @ellenychang.bsky.social / ellenychang.bsky.social

“Deceiving users with blue check marks, obscuring information on ads and shutting out researchers have no place online in the E.U.,” Henna Virkkunen said in a statement. “We are holding X responsible for undermining users’ rights and evading accountabili

3 months / bsky / @katoiko.bsky.social / katoiko.bsky.social

US needs to follow EU’s example!! although the fine is far from sufficient or commensurate with the offense, it is a step in the direction of accountability. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...?

3 months / bsky / @resistancenomad.bsky.social / resistancenomad.bsky.social

My "the penalty against X was not about free speech" T-shirt has people asking questions already answered by my shirt. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/t...

3 months / bsky / @jeremyschulman.bsky.social / jeremyschulman.bsky.social

Up on @techpolicypress.bsky.social from @ramshajahangir.bsky.social with additional context and implications for the transatlantic showdown over digital regulations. www.techpolicy.press/brussels-fin...

3 months / bsky / @justinhendrix.bsky.social / justinhendrix.bsky.social

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yuv raises $12M to scale sustainable hair colour tech in the UK and US

Tamara Djurickovic / tech - London-based yuv, a beauty technologycompany developing the world’s first smart hair colour lab system for salonsand freelancers, has closed a $12 million Series A funding round. The round wasled by N...

#startups #vc #innovation #digitaltransformation #business #uk #us #technology

London’s Yuv Raises €10M To Scale Salon Technology After Setting Dragons’ Den Record

3 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

yuv raises $12M to scale sustainable hair colour tech in the UK and US

3 months / tech / Tamara Djurickovic

yuv Raises $12M in Series A Funding

3 months / finsmes / FinSMEs

Having set a Dragons’ Den record, London’s yuv attracts €10 million to accelerate salon-focused tech

3 months / eu-startups / David Cendon Garcia

Back to Top / Friday, December 5, 2025, 5:21 am / permalink 16598 / 4 stories in 3 months


Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.

Dominic Preston / theverge - Netflix is poised to purchase Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business after being selected as the winner of the bidding war for the media giant. The two companies will now move forward into exclusive deal talks, TheWrap reports, likely including a $5 …


Content & Franchise Expansion

Netflix to buy Warner Bros.: 5 properties Netflix would own under deal

3 months / mashable


Deal Details & Terms

Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion

3 months / techxplore

Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion

3 months / techspot

Netflix’s WBD deal swaps history for fantasy, with a dose of high drama

3 months / ft

Netflix To Buy Warner Bros. In $72 Billion Cash, Stock Deal

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Instant view: Netflix to buy Warner Bros Discovery's studios, streaming unit for $72 billion

3 months / reuters / reuters.com

Netflix beats Apple to buy Warner Bros

3 months / appleinsider

Netflix agrees $72B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery - https-//www.semafor.com

3 months / google

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery in Major Streaming Deal

3 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, Ulta earnings, Meta's rebound and more in Morning Squawk

3 months / cnbc

Netflix strikes a deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery for more than $80 billion

3 months / qz / Chris Morris

Netflix Will Own HBO Max If Warner Bros. Discovery Deal Goes Through

3 months / bgr

Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82 billion – here’s what it means for you

3 months / theshortcut / Adam Vjestica

Quite pleased with my headline here (and the 1,700 words that follow on Netflix/WBD)... https://spyglass.org/netflix-buying-warner-bros/

3 months / bsky / @mgsiegler.com

Netflix strikes deal to pay $72 billion in cash and stock for Warner Bros.

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros. In an $82.7B Deal

3 months / ycombinator

Netflix to buy Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion

3 months / engadget / Daniel Cooper

Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros studio and streaming business in $83bn deal

3 months / ft

Netflix deal marks latest chapter in Warner Bros Discovery's checkered M&A history

3 months / reuters / reuters.com


Early Exclusive Talks

Netflix Enters Exclusive Talks to Buy Warner Bros. Studio and HBO Max for $5 Billion Breakup Fee

3 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix Said to Be in Exclusive Talks

3 months / nytimes / Brooks Barnes

Netflix Is One Step Closer to Buying Warner Bros.

3 months / gizmodo / James Whitbrook

Netflix leads WBD bidding war

3 months / advanced-television / Editor

Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.

3 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Netflix is reportedly in exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros. and HBO

3 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Netflix enters exclusive talks to acquire Warner Bros Discovery studio and streaming service, Bloomberg News reporter says

3 months / reuters / Reuters

Warner Bros. Is Said to Begin Exclusive Deal Talks With Netflix

3 months / bloomberg / Lucas ShawMichelle F Davis


Regulatory & Industry Impact

Elizabeth Warren Calls Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal A “Nightmare,” Warns Of “Higher Subscription Prices And Fewer Choices”

3 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Buying Warner Bros. Gives Netflix What It’s Always Needed: An Identity

3 months / wired / Angela Watercutter

Netflix–Warner Bros. Deal Sets Up $72 Billion Antitrust Test

3 months / bloomberg / Josh SiscoSamuel StoltonKelcee Griffis

Streaming Shake-Up: Netflix Buys Warner Bros. for $83 Billion

3 months / idropnews / Jesse Hollington

Netflix’s $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming

3 months / arstechnica / Scharon Harding

The Netflix and Warner Bros. deal might be great for shareholders, but not for anyone else

3 months / engadget / Devindra Hardawar

Netflix's deal to buy Warner Bros. is raising alarms: 'anti-monopoly nightmare'

3 months / qz / Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Netflix set to transform media business — and itself — with $83 billion Warner Bros. deal

3 months / x / @MarketWatch

How Netflix’s deal for Warner Bros. could transform the media business

3 months / x / @MarketWatch


All Other Stories

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3 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery in Major Streaming Deal

3 months / bsky / @macrumors.bsky.social / macrumors.bsky.social

Netflix übernimmt Warner Bros Discovery (Filmsudios, Streaming HBO, CNN) im Rahmen einer Bar- und Aktientransaktion im Wert von 82,7 Milliarden $ Bin erstmal froh, dass es nicht Ellison Nepobaby mit Paramount geworden ist

3 months / bsky / @coffeeholic.bsky.social / coffeeholic.bsky.social

Ellison plans to win anyway, by getting Trump to leverage his antitrust powers. www.ft.com/content/6532...

3 months / bsky / @robertscotthorton.bsky.social / robertscotthorton.bsky.social

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Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

cnbc - It said that it will block access to the app, describing it as one that is "potentially becoming a high-risk area for online shopping fraud."

#cybersecurity #china #government #business #cybercrime #apps #asia #scam #privacy #censorship #regulation

Taiwan opposition says ban of China's Rednote app is censorship

3 months / reuters / reuters.com

Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risks

3 months / cnbc

Taiwan blocks Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu

3 months / ft

Taiwan Bans China’s RedNote App for a Year, Citing Fraud Worries

3 months / bloomberg / Cindy Wang

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