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What major acquisition is Netflix making in the entertainment industry?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. Entertainment streaming service Netflix says it is going to buy part of the company Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix will purchase the studios and HBO Max, the streaming unit of Warner Bros., in a deal worth nearly $83 billion in cash and stock. Netflix was a late entry in the bidding war. Paramount, Skydance and Comcast were also trying to buy part of the Warner Bros. assets. The U.S.
How is the Supreme Court impacting Texas's congressional map?
Supreme Court is clearing the way for the state of Texas to adopt its redrawn congressional map. President Trump had urged Texas Republicans to adopt the map. It is an effort to help send up to five more Republicans to the House of Representatives. From Texas Public Radio, Dan Katz has more.
The Supreme Court granted a stay on a lower court ruling that had blocked the map over concerns that it was racially gerrymandered. Texas argued that campaigns for 2026 were already underway and that candidates needed district lines in place. With the stay, the lower court ruling is paused, meaning the map will be used for now while the Supreme Court considers the case.
The Trump administration's immigration operation in southern Louisiana is off to a relatively slow start. NPR's Martin Cossey reports from New Orleans it's been slowed by heavy rain and by community activists who have been preparing for this.
Federal immigration authorities haven't said how many arrests they've made since this operation started on Wednesday, but volunteer spotters say they haven't seen that many.
What challenges are affecting the Trump administration's immigration operation?
Rachel Tabor is with a group that's been teaching people strategies to avoid arrest and deportation.
What people themselves are doing are remaining inside because it's very rare for these individuals agents to actually have warrants that legally allow them to enter a house. You know, for all the narrative of this being about getting quote unquote criminals, well, we haven't seen a warrant yet.
Tabor says she does worry about a quote siege situation in which the feds try to outlast the ability of people to stay away from work or school. The Department of Homeland Security has not said how long the operation will last. Martin Koste, NPR News, New Orleans.
Big tech company Meta is expected to cut up to 30 percent of the workers in its Metaverse unit. NPR's Bobby Allen reports the tech giant is spending heavily on artificial intelligence.
When Facebook changed its name to Meta in 2021, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was a way to reframe the company's ambitions in what's known as the metaverse.
How is Meta restructuring its workforce in the face of AI advancements?
But that reality never came to pass, even if the name change stuck. Now, as the AI boom continues, Meta executives are set to slash staff on its virtual reality product, Meta Horizon Worlds, and its Quest VR headset. A Meta official confirmed the expected cuts to NPR after Bloomberg first reported it. Zuckerberg said in a social media post that Meta will be putting new energy into developing AI glasses. Meta also has committed to spending tens of billions of dollars on new AI data centers, despite concerns that Silicon Valley is overbuilding AI infrastructure. Bobby Allen, NPR News.
This is NPR. The man accused of killing the CEO of UnitedHealthcare appeared in court in New York yesterday. Lawyers for Luigi Mangione want to keep some evidence out of his murder trial. They showed police video of Mangione's arrest last year.
What implications does the UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder have on healthcare costs?
Mangione told officers he did not want to talk. They continue to question him. After 20 minutes, officers then advised him of his right to remain silent. The slaying of the UnitedHealthcare CEO continues to put a spotlight on frustration over the high cost of U.S. health care. NPR's Maria Aspin reports.
The costs of health care are set to skyrocket next year for tens of millions of people on Obamacare. They're also going up for the many more who get health insurance through their employers.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What major acquisition is Netflix making in the entertainment industry?
0:00–0:41
2
How is the Supreme Court impacting Texas's congressional map?
0:41–1:43
3
What challenges are affecting the Trump administration's immigration operation?
1:43–2:39
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How is Meta restructuring its workforce in the face of AI advancements?
2:39–3:28
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What implications does the UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder have on healthcare costs?
3:28–4:05
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What can we expect from the upcoming World Cup men's soccer tournament?
4:05–4:53