Netflix/Warner Bros. acquisition fight, Waymo noise issues & school bus recall, SpaceX mobile ambitions, OpenAI ordered to reveal chat logs. episode artwork

EPISODE · Dec 15, 2025 · 22 MIN

Netflix/Warner Bros. acquisition fight, Waymo noise issues & school bus recall, SpaceX mobile ambitions, OpenAI ordered to reveal chat logs.

from Tech Gumbo · host Haggai Davis

News and Updates: Netflix is buying Warner Bros. for $83 billion: Netflix will acquire the Warner Bros. studio, HBO, HBO Max, and key IP like Harry Potter for $82.7 billion post-Discovery split, aiming to boost its entertainment mission. Paramount Makes $77.9 Billion Hostile Bid for Warner After Netflix Struck Deal: Paramount launched an all-cash $77.9 billion hostile takeover bid at $30 a share for all of Warner, challenging Netflix's $72 billion cash-and-stock agreement. Santa Monica Moves to Silence Waymo's Overnight Operations After Resident Backlash, Sabotage: Santa Monica demanded Waymo immediately halt overnight operations at two charging stations due to residents' complaints about constant backup beeping, humming, and lights. Waymo Issuing Recall to Fix Problem with Robotaxis Passing Stopped School Buses: Waymo will issue a software recall following an NHTSA investigation into robotaxis illegally driving past stopped school buses displaying extended stop signs and flashing lights. Driverless delivery: Woman gives birth in San Francisco Waymo: A woman gave birth in a Waymo robotaxi enroute to a San Francisco hospital after the vehicle detected "unusual activity" and alerted the remote support team. Starlink Mobile? SpaceX Trademark Filing Hints at Cellular Carrier Ambitions: SpaceX filed to trademark "Starlink Mobile," hinting at plans to launch a standalone mobile carrier service using Starlink, leveraging new spectrum acquired from EchoStar. China's Starlink Rival Could Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi To Airbus Jets: China's satellite constellation, Qianfan, partnered with Airbus to offer in-flight Wi-Fi, providing an alternative to Starlink, especially for Chinese airlines. OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case: A federal judge ordered OpenAI to produce 20 million anonymized ChatGPT user logs as evidence in the high-stakes copyright lawsuit filed by The New York Times.

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