Stephen Carroll

The streaming giant says while its offer would have passed muster with regulators and created shareholder value, it didn't want to keep bidding.

Bloomberg's Lucas Shaw says ultimately it came down to money.

Shaw added that the takeover fight has been contentious with both in Hollywood and in Washington.

After apparently losing the fight, Paramount launched a multi-pronged campaign offering more money and lobbying US President Donald Trump about the deal.

Anthropic has rejected the Pentagon's latest offer amidst a dispute over the use of its technology by the US military.

The move escalates an existing standoff just one day before a government deadline for the company to drop its restrictions or face severe consequences.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amadei says the firm cannot in good conscience accept the request in a statement released yesterday.

Arshi Siddiqui, a Democratic strategist and CEO of Bellwether Government Affairs, says the situation is unprecedented.

CEO of Bellwether Government Affairs, Archie Siddiqui.

Anthropic is insisting on two conditions for military use of its clawed AI tools.

It doesn't want its technology used to surveil U.S.

citizens or for autonomous lethal strikes without a human in the loop.

The U.S.

Defense Department says it will declare Anthropic a supply chain risk.

If the company fails to drop its conditions, it could also use the Defence Production Act to utilise its software even if the company objects.

Hillary Clinton has denied any association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein under questioning from congressional investigators.

The former US Secretary of State and presidential candidate spoke to reporters after giving an hours-long deposition.

Hillary Clinton also maintained that her husband, former President Bill Clinton, knew nothing about Epstein's crimes and described his associate Ghislaine Maxwell as a casual acquaintance.

House Democrats are demanding that US President Donald Trump also testifies to congressional investigators on ties to Epstein.

President Trump and both Clintons have denied any knowledge of Epstein's criminal activities.