Hollywood just got a new name: Skydance. The roughly $110 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger — set to close October 6 after a drawn-out battle that briefly saw Netflix court WBD's studios — folds CBS, CNN, HBO Max, Paramount+, and the DC Universe under David Ellison's banner. My observation: at this scale, content libraries have…

Six stories, one argument: the fight over who gets to read what. A federal judge threw out the antitrust cases against Google’s AI search, OpenAI accused Moonshot-linked actors of trying to lift its models’ hidden reasoning, and Reddit is killing RSS feeds to starve AI scrapers — three different fronts of the same war over…

Two currents crossed today’s reads. The regulator issued a proposed rule for custody, marking a swan song for its inaugural Crypto Task Force chief, Commissioner Hester Peirce, who exits this week. The company managing the memecoin calls the November event the “most exclusive dinner in the world. “. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is built around one…

Three currents ran through today’s feeds. Six major AI companies signed a voluntary agreement with the White House this week vowing to implement safeguards. It’s unclear how much that matters. OpenAI’s Dots and Meta’s Muse are vying to be your AI agent of choice. I’ve tried both—and I suspect you will too. Near Intents froze…

Two currents crossed today’s reads. Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact. State health officials race to vaccinate residents by giving over 8,500 doses. Here’s everything the HOOD Summit revealed, from 10x perps to Robinhood’s answer to Fomo. The thread connecting Dinosaur-killing impact crater might hav and Fifth…

Three currents ran through today’s feeds. The one-page pact, which Trump called “morally binding,” asks companies to adopt internal controls, independent audits and board oversight—but carries no penalties and drew criticism for its thin detail. The Fed’s favorite inflation gauge came in cooler than expected, rate-hike odds fell and Bitcoin traders took the hint. By…

Two currents crossed today’s reads. By sharing the same platform, the Sport gets the same specs as the classier Range Rover Electric, but with added torque at a smaller outlay. A nonprofit in California is doing what Hugging Face has not—attempting to hold OpenAI legally accountable for the actions of its agents. Aztec Labs relaunched…

Three currents ran through today’s feeds. Analysts point to crude prices capping non-yielding assets, while spot ETFs have taken money in for eight sessions running. Plus, crypto majors rebound as oil and yields fall and Saylor’s Strategy returns to buying Bitcoin. The company said its latest Astra model would undergo more work to meet safety…

Three currents ran through today’s feeds. The bank is bringing its roughly $100 billion Treasury fund to institutional crypto firms without creating a tokenized version of it. As restaking yields dried up and smart-contract risks mounted, Ethereum’s top liquid restaking protocol walked away from its core business to build a crypto neobank instead. In the…

Three currents ran through today’s feeds. Bitcoin extends last week’s pullback as Trump rejects Iran’s ceasefire plan, sending oil above $100 and yields higher ahead of Wednesday’s PCE report. Bitmine has staked 84% of its tokens, a position it projects will generate some $358 million a year in staking rewards. Sam Altman says the company…