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Lawsuit Losing Streak Adds Existential Angst to Meta’s Pivot

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Shares of Meta plummeted roughly 8% on Thursday as investors digested the implications of the court losses.

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Media & Entertainment

Can Paramount and Warner Bros. Defy History of Lackluster Hollywood Mergers?

If, at first, Discovery, AT&T, AOL, Time and others fail? Well, David Ellison is going to go ahead and give Warner Brothers a try anyway.

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Media & Entertainment

What’s the Point of Buying Warner Bros., Anyway?

Netflix, with its 325 million subscribers, swears its potential (if not likely) acquisition of Warner Bros amounts to vertical integration.

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Social Media

Aussie Ban on Teen Social Media Use Is Trending. Will It Go Viral?

Social media companies stand to lose billions in ad revenue if teens around the world are kicked off the platforms.

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Advisor Upside

Nearly Two-Thirds of Young Investors Take Advice From Finfluencers

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Many of those same investors are also overly confident in their financial knowledge, according to FINRA.

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Media & Entertainment

Paramount Refuses to Take ‘No’ for an Answer on Warner Bros. Takeover Bid

The straight-to-shareholders pitch rests in part on the argument that a Paramount takeover is more appealing to regulators.

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Artificial Intelligence

When AI Hallucinations Amount to Defamation, Who’s Liable?

A handful of high-profile defamation-by-AI-chatbot allegations against big tech firms are already stacking up.

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Media & Entertainment

Netflix Keeps Finding Ways to Steal Hollywood’s Spotlight

Netflix shareholders have raised concerns that the platform is failing to juice its user-engagement metrics.

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Advisor Upside

Most Americans Question Online Financial Information

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Some 80% of Americans are skeptical of the investment and saving information they find on social media.

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Advisor Upside

Internet Streamers Need Advice Too. Advisors Are Playing Catch-Up

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A handful of advisors are carving out a niche among young clients who are creating lucrative careers online.

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