Paramount to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for estimated $110 billion
Paramount has acquired Warner Bros. Discovery for an estimated $110 billion and plans to merge Paramount+ and HBO Max into a single streaming platform.
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810 stories14.ai raises $3M to replace legacy customer support teams
14.ai, an AI-native customer support agency, raised $3 million in seed funding to automate support workflows and replace legacy customer service teams.
Devotion launches with $4 million to automate influencer marketing
Devotion, an AI-powered influencer marketing platform founded by Cami Tellez and Jon Kroopf, raised $4 million to help brands manage creator discovery and content workflows at scale.
Investors shift focus away from generic AI SaaS tools
Investors are increasingly moving capital away from generic AI SaaS tools and thin workflow layers, favoring startups with proprietary data and deep domain expertise.
Netflix abandons bid for Warner Bros. Discovery
Netflix has declined to raise its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, leaving Paramount Skydance set to acquire the studio after Netflix shareholders appeared skeptical of the deal.
Paramount moves to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion
Paramount has emerged as the likely winner to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $111 billion, as Netflix withdraws from the bidding war.
Deepinder Goyal raises $54M for new wearable startup Temple
Former Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal has raised $54 million for Temple, a new wearable startup designed to continuously track cerebral blood flow, at an about $190 million valuation.
Amazon and Nvidia back OpenAI in $110 billion funding deal
OpenAI has raised $110 billion in private funding, with significant infrastructure commitments from Amazon and Nvidia, as the company scales for global AI deployment.
Paramount acquires Warner Bros. Discovery as Netflix walks away
Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for about $111 billion, ending a bidding war after Netflix declined to match the offer and accepted a $2.8 billion termination fee.
PayPal faces conflicting reports on acquisition and activist defense
Conflicting reports suggest PayPal may not be pursuing an acquisition, as rumors of Stripe’s interest clash with reports of the company preparing for activist investor activity.
Einride secures $113M PIPE ahead of 2026 public debut
Swedish autonomous truck startup Einride has secured an oversubscribed $113 million PIPE, with a public debut expected in the first half of 2026.
Open Source Endowment launches to fund software maintainers
The Open Source Endowment has launched to provide sustainable funding for open source maintainers, aiming to reach $100 million in assets within seven years.
Messaging game startup Jest challenges app store model
Jest emerged from stealth with $7 million in seed funding to challenge app store dominance by distributing games directly within messaging apps using RCS technology.
Trace raises $3M to solve enterprise AI agent adoption
London-based startup Trace raised $3 million in seed funding to build a knowledge graph that provides the necessary context for enterprise AI agents to function effectively.
Gushwork raises $9 million to automate AI search marketing
Gushwork raised $9 million in a seed round at a $33 million valuation to scale its AI-driven search marketing platform for businesses.
Anthropic buys Vercept, shutters product in talent-focused deal
Anthropic has acquired AI startup Vercept, shuttering its product on March 25 in a move likely driven by a desire to secure the company's research talent.
Harper raises $46.8M to automate insurance brokerage
Harper, an AI-native insurance brokerage, raised $46.8 million in a combined Series A and seed round to automate operational tasks like document collection and submission routing.
Harbinger buys Phantom AI, signs ZF Group to license tech
Electric trucking startup Harbinger has acquired autonomous driving software company Phantom AI to vertically integrate technology and create new revenue streams, including a licensing deal with ZF Group.
Comp raises $17.25 million to automate HR with AI
Brazil-based HR tech startup Comp raised $17.25 million in a Series A funding round led by Khosla Ventures to automate HR functions with AI agents.
Wayve raises $1.2 billion to scale its self-driving technology
Wayve raised $1.2 billion, which could reach $1.5 billion, at an $8.6 billion valuation to advance its end-to-end deep learning approach for autonomous driving.