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Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros.ReutersThe Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service HBO Max. The combination brings together two of the most popular streaming platforms in the business. Netflix reported 300 million global subscribers as of late 2024, the last time it reported the metric. HBO Max had 128 million customers as of Sept. 30. Netflix currently claims 46%…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 6:10 PM ET, Thu December 4, 2025 Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours has removed dog-sledding excursions from its website and no longer offers captive swim with dolphin encounters.According to a press release issued by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), the cruise and tour company, which offers ocean and river cruises along with land tours, has confirmed that the activities have been eliminated.PETA said it had communicated with Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours regarding the animal rights organization’s concerns surrounding dog-sledding.  “Dogs in the dog-sledding industry are no different from the dogs we share…

If Amazon Web Services’ annual re:Invent tech conference proves anything, it’s that the cloud infrastructure player is going all in on AI. AWS made dozens of announcements, from new AI agents and updated large language models, to products with LLM and agent-building capabilities. AI for enterprise was everywhere. But are its customers just as eager? AWS CEO Matt Garman acknowledged during his keynote that enterprises haven’t seen a return on AI investment yet. He thinks that’s about to change — and fast. “I believe that the advent of AI agents has brought us to an inflection point in AI’s trajectory,”…

Every ski season brings a fresh wave of hotel openings, but 2025/26 is shaping up to feel especially exciting, with brands introducing their first-ever mountain properties and long-running alpine institutions coming back better than ever. From game-changing ski-in/ski-out access in Big Sky to design-driven suite hideaways in the UNESCO-listed Dolomites, this season’s new and rebuilt hotels lean into wellness, elevated dining and seamless access to storied slopes. Here’s a lineup of standout new stays opening or debuting their first winter season in the U.S., Europe and Oceania—each bringing something different to the winter travel scene.One&Only Moonlight BasinOne&Only Moonlight Basin opened…

ChatGPT’s growth is starting to taper off, according to new data from market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Today, the OpenAI-owned AI chatbot remains the leader in the space, accounting for 50% of global downloads on mobile devices and 55% of the global monthly active users. However, Google’s Gemini has begun to outpace ChatGPT in terms of download growth, growth of monthly active users, and growth of time spent in app, the firm found. Over time, that increased pace of adoption could help Gemini narrow the gap with ChatGPT. That’s something OpenAI is now worried about, as its recent “code red”…

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison speaks during the Bloomberg Screentime conference in Los Angeles on October 9, 2025.Patrick T. Fallon | Afp | Getty ImagesThis isn’t exactly what David Ellison had planned in September. Just a few months ago, the Paramount Skydance CEO sent a letter to the Warner Bros. Discovery board of directors arguing a combination of the two media and entertainment companies made sense. That letter was the first of several that offered increasingly higher prices to acquire the company along with arguments of why the assets were better together.Paramount’s interest spurred a formal sale process — bringing…

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving missed multiple opportunities to fight a removal order issued when she was a young child, according to a government attorney. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College, was flown to Honduras two days after being detained at Boston’s airport on Nov. 20, despite a court order on Nov. 21 that she remain in Massachusetts. Assistant U.S. Attorney Mark Sauter filed a response Wednesday in the case, saying the Boston judge who issued the order lacked jurisdiction because by then,…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 10:15 AM ET, Thu December 4, 2025 Holland America Line is celebrating record sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday.The brand broke its Black Friday weekend sales record in the United States, with 19 percent more bookings than the previous high, set in 2023. Among travelers, 2026 Alaska sailings were especially popular, as well as Alaska cruisetours. Guests also booked cruises as close in as Caribbean for later this month and as far out as South American cruises in 2028.  The bookings came as Holland America Line joined the 99th Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade with…

Meta’s decision to serve only its AI chatbot, Meta AI, to WhatsApp users isn’t sitting well with the competition regulators in Europe. The European Commission on Thursday said it is launching an antitrust investigation into Meta’s move to ban other AI companies from using WhatsApp’s business tools to offer their own AI chatbots to users on the app. WhatsApp in October changed its business API policy to ban general-purpose chatbots from the chat app, saying that the API isn’t designed to be a platform for the distribution of chatbots. The policy change, which goes into effect in January, would affect…

A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesMovie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order.Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film studio and streaming service, bringing an end to a months-long bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the assets.With Netflix as the victor, exhibitors are in a panic. Unlike traditional movie studios, the streamer has not adhered to conventional theatrical distribution, and there are fears that…