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Ted Sarandos, co-chief executive officer of Netflix, said his company’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery will lead to more films in theaters, addressing a key complaint from Hollywood in the high-stakes battle for one of the industry’s iconic studios.

A merger of Netflix and Warner Bros. is “better for theaters” because Netflix will be able to take its films and put them in cinemas using the distribution network that Warner Bros. has built. He speaks about this and more in a special conversation with Bloomberg Tech co-host Ed Ludlow and Bloomberg News Managing Editor for Media & Entertainment Lucas Shaw.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses OpenAI nearing the first phase of a new funding round that could bring in more than $100 billion. Plus, Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark social media trial, telling a jury it is "very difficult" to enforce Instagram's age limits. And the DOJ is taking a closer look at how theater chains could be impacted by a sale of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses Meta’s pact with Nvidia to deploy “millions” of the AI chip giant’s processors over the next few years. Plus, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to take the stand in a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. And Autodesk CEO Andrew Anagnost explains why his company made a $200 million strategic investment in AI research firm World Labs, its largest startup investment to date.
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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow discusses Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to reopen negotiations with Paramount Skydance following its sweetened offer. Plus, renewed anxiety over the outlook for AI weighs on stocks. And, Thrive Capital raises more than $10 billion in its largest fund ever, giving the firm an expanded war chest to invest in AI.
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It’s an open secret that the Chinese government has engaged in a global campaign to acquire intellectual property from foreign rivals. At the center of that campaign is the Ministry of State Security, China’s elusive intelligence agency. The US has apprehended hundreds of people accused of giving information to the MSS, but the agency’s inner workings have been a mystery – until now.
The Sixth Bureau from Bloomberg News follows an MSS intelligence officer whose mission was to acquire the crown jewels of American aerospace companies. With aliases, blackmail and the occasional break-in, he targeted corporate giants. That is, until his sloppiness – and a cunning FBI sting – led to a stunning reversal: Xu Yanjun became the first Chinese intelligence officer ever convicted on American soil.
The Sixth Bureau is the story of superpowers, their secrets and how one Chinese spy got caught.
Listen to episodes 1 and 2 now on Bloomberg's Big Take podcast.
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