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David Zaslav Urges WB Staff to Move Forward as He Bids Farewell Ahead of Paramount Merger Closing

“I can’t wait to see what you do in the years ahead. I’m so grateful for all these years at Warner Bros. Discovery,” the CEO tells his employees The post David Zaslav Urges WB Staff to Move Forward as…

  • David Zaslav thanks WB staff for their work ahead of Paramount merger
  • Zaslav eligible for $551.5M compensation package in deal
  • Staff's efforts highlighted as crucial to WB's success

Culture

Is Hollywood Finally Turning on Tech Oligarchs?

Big Tech is back on the big screen—but its bosses might not be thrilled. This fall, Hollywood will release four movies on tech executives: Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial, on CEO Sam Altman’s tumultuous…

  • Four Hollywood movies focus on tech executives this fall.
  • Films depict Sam Altman, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Elizabeth Holmes.
  • Public opinion on Big Tech declines, sees too much power.

Business

$7.8 Billion in Airline Rewards Gets More Flexible

Loyalty points are becoming more liquid as airlines give customers more choices over when and how much of their accumulated rewards to spend. American Airlines said in a Friday (Oct. 2) press release that AAdvantage members will soon be able to combine miles with cash when buying tickets, PYMNTS reported the same day.

Science

Do Babies Feel Shame?

Research suggests they may be capable of self-conscious emotion much earlier than we thought The post Do Babies Feel Shame? appeared first on Nautilus .

AI

L’Oréal Cuts Customer Service Time 64% With AI

A L’Oréal adviser who needed to issue a customer a discount code once clicked through about 15 screens over 10 minutes. Now the adviser types a prompt, and artificial intelligence generates the code in about 1 minute, Salesforce reported.

AI

After Factory’s public spat with Khosla, Menlo proudly invests

Days after Vinod Khosla called Factory a struggling also-ran, Menlo has shown up with a check and a glowing blog post.

  • Menlo Ventures invests significantly in AI coding startup Factory.
  • Co-founder Matan Grinberg clashed with investor Chris Degnan publicly.
  • Menlo CEO Matt Murphy considers Factory "the next Anthropic".

AI

Palestinian invests in AI in São Paulo

Aws Alnabulsi was born in Jordan and moved to Palestine at age 4. Today, his company, Coretava, has an office in São Paulo and employees in the Arab country.

  • Palestinian-American engineer invests in AI platform TavyoOS
  • Coretava seeks $5 million for technology and growth
  • 11 Palestinian professionals work at São Paulo office
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