Hollywood could be on the brink of its biggest shake-up yet. Warner Bros. Discovery, home to Harry Potter, Batman, and HBO, has entered exclusive talks to sell its studios and HBO Max to Netflix for $83 billion, people familiar with the negotiations said.
Netflix surged ahead after a bidding war with Comcast and Paramount by offering mostly cash and promising to keep Warner Bros. films in theaters. The pledge marks a strategic shift for a company known for prioritizing streaming.
“Our mission has always been to entertain the world,” Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said. “Together, we can help define the next century of storytelling.”
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Amazon May Ditch USPS and Build Its Own Postal Service
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Amazon might stop relying on the U.S. Postal Service and create its own rival, nationwide delivery system, according to a report in The Washington Post. The company’s contract with USPS expires in October 2026, and tense renewal talks have been complicated by President Trump’s push to privatize the agency.
Amazon currently pays the USPS billions each year and accounts for about 7.5% of its revenue. But Amazon says it was blindsided when USPS signaled plans to auction off shipping capacity, adding uncertainty to its logistics plans.
With its growing fleet of planes, electric vans, drones, autonomous vehicles, and even rockets, Amazon now appears ready to play postman.
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