Zaid Admani

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18,235 appearances 164 recordings 1 series first heard Oct 2025 last heard 2d ago

Zaid Admani’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rundown · Novo’s Post-Ozempic Plan, Paramount Gets Closer to Warner Bros Merger · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

You know, the argument is that this deal concentrates too much control of large entertainment and news projects. voice-verified

Properties into one entity. voice-verified

So, in response, California and 11 other states sued in July on antitrust grounds to block the merger. voice-verified

Well, it seems like Paramount and California's attorney general are now in advanced settlement talks over the lawsuit. voice-verified

And Paramount is considering some pretty significant concessions to get this thing across the finish line. voice-verified

One of the big commitments is a $1.5 billion investment in production in California and a voice-verified

Promise to not leave the state. voice-verified

Other compromises include not selling either of the studio lots and also a possible penalty on the company if they don't produce the 30 movies a year that they're pledging after the merger. voice-verified

So these settlement talks are a meaningful step forward. voice-verified

And you know, Paramount has a lot of incentives to get this deal done quickly. voice-verified

Starting next month, Paramount has to pay a so-called ticking fee that pays Warner's shareholders roughly $650 million. voice-verified

every quarter until the merger closes. voice-verified

So the market seems to think that a deal is close to getting done, and that's why Paramount and Warner Brothers stock are each up around 7% this morning in reaction to the report. voice-verified

Let's talk about some stocks making moves today. voice-verified

Shares of Accenture are jumping this morning after the consulting company landed an interesting AI deal with Anthropic. voice-verified

On Friday, Anthropic named Accenture as their first independent safety evaluator. voice-verified

Remember a week ago, Anthropic CEO Dario Amade called for an AI industry slowdown for safety. voice-verified

Safety reasons. voice-verified

And step one of his safety plan was letting outside evaluators inside the company. voice-verified

So they're making good on that by hiring Accenture. voice-verified

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