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​Jared Kushner suddenly emerges in the Warner brawl between Paramount and Netflix, backed by Saudi billions and fresh off brokering another megadeal

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Trump’s son-in-law is emerging as a central conduit for Gulf money moving into American media, and they’re backing the Ellisons and Paramount.

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​‘Accounting is absolutely a profession, full stop’: AICPA president pushes back after Education Department reclassifies accounting degrees

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The education department’s decision isn’t merely semantic: If it’s finalized, it will affect how much federal aid students are able to receive.

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​Amazon robotaxi service Zoox to start charging for rides in 2026, with ‘laser focus’ on transporting people, not deliveries, says cofounder

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Jesse Levinson, Zoox cofounder and CTO, said the robotaxi service needs several more years before it can operate at a scale where the business is “financially interesting.”

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​While Billie Eilish slams non-philanthropic billionaires, this CEO says telling people what to do with their cash is ‘invasive’ and to ‘butt out’

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William Stone has an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion and has donated millions to his hometown—but he says billionaires have the right to donate anonymously, if at all.

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​Netflix CEO brushes aside Paramount’s ‘entirely expected’ hostile bid, ‘super confident’ of closing deal with Warner Bros. Discovery

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The Netflix Co-CEO also said he’s talked with the president “many times” since the election and he’ll be good to movie theaters once he’s running a studio.