Plus: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman wades into the standoff between Anthropic and the Pentagon. And how Jack Dorsey explained cutting nearly half of Block’s staff. Julie Chang hosts.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Paramount poised to acquire Warner Bros.
Paramount Skydance appears to have won the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount raised its offer, and rival Netflix refused to match it, saying the deal is “no longer financially attractive.” The merger still has to be approved by federal regulators. We'll learn more, then dig into the current state of streaming services. And later in the program, roughly half of high schoolers planning to go to college are using AI tools in their search.
CBS News Roundup - 02/27/2026 | World News Roundup
Clintons testify in Epstein probe. Netflix backs out of bid to acquire Warner Brothers. Columbia student released after ICE detention. CBS News Correspondent Stacy Lyn has these stories and more on the World News Roundup.
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Marketplace All-in-One - “Live from the UK” one last time
From the BBC World Service: First up, British manufacturer Dyson settles a lawsuit filed against it by 24 migrant workers, and the Premier League says it's launching its own streaming service. And while David Brancaccio and the team will continue to share the economic news you need each weekday morning, today marks the final edition of the "Marketplace Morning Report" produced by the BBC World Service. Host Leanna Byrne reminisces about some of the show’s biggest global news stories from over the years.
WSJ Minute Briefing - Paramount Wins the Warner Discovery Sweepstakes
Plus: Anthropic says it won’t relax its AI safety measures in the face of the Pentagon’s ultimatum. And Pakistan says it's in open war with Afghanistan over cross-border Taliban attacks. Daniel Bach hosts.
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WSJ What’s News - Paramount Muscles Out Netflix for Warner Control
A.M. Edition for Feb. 27. Pakistan declares open war with Afghanistan following a series of cross-border attacks. WSJ correspondent Sune Rasmussen explains why the historically allied neighbours are now fighting and why the conflict could have widespread consequences. Plus, Paramount wins the bidding war for Warner Discovery as Netflix bows out. And Anthropic rejects a Pentagon ultimatum to loosen its AI guardrails. Daniel Bach hosts.
Learn more about the software sector’s $1.6 trillion meltdown in the latest episode of the Tech News Briefing podcast.
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Marketplace All-in-One - Bytes: Week in Review – Anthropic and the Pentagon face off, OpenAI teams up with consulting firms and Mac Mini moves to the U.S.
This week, OpenAI turns to consultants to get more companies to integrate AI coworkers.
Plus, Apple will be making its Mac Mini in Texas.
But first, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei this week, reportedly asking for unfettered access to the company’s AI model. If not, Hegseth has threatened to cancel a $200 million dollar contract the Pentagon has with the company. This comes after Anthropic's AI model Claude was reportedly used as part of the operation to capture former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro.
Anthropic has said it doesn't want its technology used to develop weapons or for mass surveillance of Americans.
Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Axios tech policy reporter Maria Curi to learn more on this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”
Up First from NPR - US-Iran Tension, Clinton Deposition, Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Bid
The U.S. may be on the cusp of striking Iran, even as President Trump has not laid out clear objectives, asked Congress for authorization, or made a full public case for military action.
Hillary Clinton sat for a six-hour, closed-door deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation, and now Bill Clinton is set to testify as Republicans say they still have unanswered questions.
And Warner Bros. Discovery abruptly walked away from a deal with Netflix for a sweeter bid from Paramount, setting up a major media merger fight that now heads to antitrust regulators.
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Hillary Clinton sat for a six-hour, closed-door deposition in the House Oversight Committee’s Epstein investigation, and now Bill Clinton is set to testify as Republicans say they still have unanswered questions.
And Warner Bros. Discovery abruptly walked away from a deal with Netflix for a sweeter bid from Paramount, setting up a major media merger fight that now heads to antitrust regulators.
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Today’s episode of Up First was edited by Rebekah Metzler, Megan Pratz, Gerry Holmes, Mohamad ElBardicy, and Alice Woelfle.
It was produced by Ziad Buchh and Nia Dumas.
Our director is Christopher Thomas.
We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. Our technical director is Carleigh Strange.
Our Executive Producer is Jay Shaylor
(0:00) Introduction
(01:57) US-Iran Tension
(05:47) Clinton Deposition
(09:30) Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Bid
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The Daily - China Took His City. And Now His Father.
When pro-democracy protesters marched in the streets in Hong Kong in 2019, China responded by arresting thousands, including the leaders of the movement.
One of the arrested was Jimmy Lai, who had used his newspaper to campaign for democracy. This month, he received a 20-year jail sentence.
In an interview, Michael Barbaro speaks to Mr. Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, about the sentence, what it means for the pro-democracy movement and where Hong Kong may go from here.
Guest: Sebastien Lai, a democracy activist and the son of the pro-democracy media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai.
Background reading:
- A Hong Kong court sentenced Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison.
- The sentence for the media mogul shows how Hong Kong enforces Xi Jinping’s red lines with a new severity.
- Listen to our interview with Jimmy Lai from 2020.
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Start Here - Swear to Claude: The Pentagon’s AI Ultimatum
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic appears poised to ignore a deadline from the Pentagon to fully integrate its systems with the military. Hillary Clinton sharply criticizes the House Oversight Committee’s handling of a closed-door deposition. And American officials confirm some of the men shot off the Cuban coastline were from the U.S.
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