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• Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid - BBC

  1. Paramount set for $111bn Warner Bros takeover after Netflix drops bid  BBC
  2. Hollywood's mega-merger battle ends with Warner Bros. as the real winner  Axios
  3. Tech, TV, Movies and News: Ellisons on Brink of Colossal Empire  The New York Times
  4. How David Ellison battled to rule Hollywood and won  CNN
  5. Centerview and Redbird Helped Paramount in Winning Warner Bid  Bloomberg.com

• Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI - AP News

  1. Fintech company Block lays off 4,000 of its 10,000 staff, citing gains from AI  AP News
  2. Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same  CNN
  3. Dorsey's radical workforce reset may embolden CEOs  Axios
  4. Block shares soar as much as 24% as company slashes workforce by nearly half  CNBC
  5. Earnings live: Block stock surges over 20% after Jack Dorsey cuts nearly half of staff, Dell stock jumps  Yahoo Finance

• Asian shares wobble, yen and Treasuries rise on AI, geopolitical woes - Reuters

  1. Asian shares wobble, yen and Treasuries rise on AI, geopolitical woes  Reuters
  2. S&P 500 Faces February Loss as Europe, Asia Rally: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.com
  3. South Korea and Japan stocks hit fresh highs amid regional gains after Wall Street's AI relief rally  CNBC
  4. Asia stocks fall as tech loses ground; S.Korea, Japan set for strong Feb gains  Investing.com
  5. Asian shares are mixed after Nvidia's losses pull Wall St lower, as AI-linked layoffs rattle markets  Yahoo Finance

• Zillow predicts major mortgage rate change, homebuying shift - thestreet.com

  1. Zillow predicts major mortgage rate change, homebuying shift  thestreet.com
  2. U.S. Mortgage Rates Fall Below 6% for First Time in Years  The New York Times
  3. Homebuyers refuse to back down as mortgage rates continue hovering stubbornly near 6% mark  Fox Business
  4. What's the mortgage interest rate forecast for March 2026?  CBS News
  5. US Mortgage Rates Reach Lowest Since 2022, Spurs Refinancing  Bloomberg.com

• Bank of America resets Nvidia price target after earnings - Yahoo Finance

  1. Bank of America resets Nvidia price target after earnings  Yahoo Finance
  2. Why some investors see ‘trouble in paradise’ after Nvidia earnings  CNN
  3. Nvidia Looks Like a Value Stock Even as Earnings Scream Growth  Bloomberg.com
  4. NVIDIA Announces Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2026  NVIDIA Newsroom
  5. Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq retreat as Nvidia falls 5% despite stellar earnings  Yahoo Finance

• Burger King rolls out employee assistance AI that listens in - theregister.com

  1. Burger King rolls out employee assistance AI that listens in  theregister.com
  2. Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’  The Verge
  3. Burger King AI bot will check up on staffs' please and thank yous  BBC
  4. Burger King cooks up AI chatbot to spot if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’  The Guardian
  5. Burger King is testing AI headsets that will know if employees say 'welcome' or 'thank you'  Yahoo Finance

• Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial - AP News

  1. Young woman says she was on social media 'all day long' as a child in landmark addiction trial  AP News
  2. Woman at heart of US trial says she was addicted to social media at age six  The Guardian
  3. California woman suing Meta, YouTube testifies social media took toll on mental health  Reuters
  4. Plaintiff's testimony delayed a day in landmark social media addiction trial  NBC News
  5. In Landmark Trial, Plaintiff Says Social Media Harm Started at Age 6 - The New York Times  The New York Times

• Exclusive: Nintendo announces $1.9 billion share sale by Kyoto bank and others - Reuters

  1. Exclusive: Nintendo announces $1.9 billion share sale by Kyoto bank and others  Reuters
  2. Nintendo Plans Share Sale Worth $1.9 Billion, Reuters Says  Bloomberg.com
  3. Nintendo’s Shareholders Are Selling Stock, And It’s Buying Some Back  Finimize
  4. Nintendo (7974 JP): A US$2.1 Billion Secondary Offering  Smartkarma
  5. Nintendo Has Initiated A Share Buyback (To Protect From A Hostile Takeover?)  Gameranx

• From Lanai To Near Mar-A-Lago: Larry Ellison’s Trump Proximity Play - Forbes

  1. From Lanai To Near Mar-A-Lago: Larry Ellison’s Trump Proximity Play  Forbes
  2. Desperate Billionaire Moves 4,000 Miles for Trump’s Attention  The Daily Beast
  3. Larry Ellison moves closer to Trump; shells out $450 mn for moving base to Florida after Paramount-WB win  The Financial Express
  4. Larry Ellison leaves Hawaii, establishes Florida base near Trump  artthreat.net

• US Department of Labor proposes rule clarifying employee, independent contractor status under federal wage and hour laws - U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)

  1. US Department of Labor proposes rule clarifying employee, independent contractor status under federal wage and hour laws  U.S. Department of Labor (.gov)
  2. Trump administration moves to nix Biden-era limits on independent contractors  Reuters
  3. DOL moves to loosen independent contractor regulations  HR Dive
  4. Freelancers want to be free  Competitive Enterprise Institute
  5. DoorDash Welcomes Department of Labor Proposal on Worker Classification  DoorDash

• CoreWeave Stock Falls On Q4 Earnings As Order Backlog Grows 20% - Investor's Business Daily

  1. CoreWeave Stock Falls On Q4 Earnings As Order Backlog Grows 20%  Investor's Business Daily
  2. CoreWeave shares slip 8% as quarterly revenue guidance disappoints  CNBC
  3. CoreWeave Stock Drops After Mixed Earnings and a Whole Lot of Debt  Barron's
  4. A Defining Year for The Essential Cloud for AI  CoreWeave
  5. CoreWeave slides as surging capex, backlog risks overshadow small revenue beat  Reuters

• Pizza Hut rival closing 300 locations nationwide - thestreet.com

  1. Pizza Hut rival closing 300 locations nationwide  thestreet.com
  2. Papa Johns is closing hundreds of locations  CNN
  3. Papa Johns announces 300 store closures and 7% corporate layoffs  Nation’s Restaurant News
  4. Papa John's to close 300 restaurants as it moves to cut costs and boost growth  CBS News
  5. Papa John's International Q4 Earnings Call Highlights  Yahoo Finance

• Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse - TechCrunch

  1. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff: This isn’t our first SaaSpocalypse  TechCrunch
  2. Salesforce Gives Disappointing Sales Outlook, Feeds AI Fears  Bloomberg.com
  3. Salesforce climbs on earnings beat as company commits $50 billion for buybacks  CNBC
  4. Salesforce’s record $50 billion stock-buyback plan is proving controversial on Wall Street  MarketWatch
  5. Salesforce forecasts annual revenue below estimates, shares fall  Reuters

• Svetlana 'the stowaway' Dali allegedly snuck onto United flight at Newark airport: Sources - ABC News

  1. Svetlana 'the stowaway' Dali allegedly snuck onto United flight at Newark airport: Sources  ABC News
  2. Stowaway Svetlana Dali successfully sneaks on plane to Europe again, sources say  CNN
  3. Serial Stowaway Is Said to Be Arrested After Sneaking Onto a Plane Again - The New York Times  The New York Times
  4. Veteran airline stowaway strikes again, this time on a Newark-to-Milan flight  NBC News
  5. Repeat stowaway allegedly sneaks on another flight, this time out of Newark: Sources  NBC New York

• Google Strikes Multibillion-Dollar AI Chip Deal With Meta, Sharpening Nvidia Rivalry - The Information

  Google Strikes Multibillion-Dollar AI Chip Deal With Meta, Sharpening Nvidia Rivalry  The InformationView Full Coverage on Google News