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Emma Roth

Emma Roth

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    Skydance wants Paramount to stop shopping around.

    In a letter seen by The Wall Street Journal, Skydance’s lawyers accuse Paramount of breaking their merger agreement by dragging out the amount of time it can review other bids, and said:

    While Skydance is not currently exercising its right to terminate the Transaction Agreement, we reserve the right to do so in the future.

    Paramount extended its “go shop” period after receiving a $6 billion bid from media investor Edgar Bronfman Jr.

    Emma Roth
    Emma Roth
    Tech from Alphabet’s shuttered agricultural startup will live on at John Deere.

    Mineral, which Alphabet shut down last month, says it has sold some of its technology to John Deere to support the company’s See & Spray product, according to a memo posted last week. The startup also confirms that the berry company Driscoll will use Mineral’s tech to “better forecast yields, optimize quality inspections, and reduce food waste.”

    Apple is still standing in the way of Epic’s app store

    Apple’s fees for third-party apps and marketplaces could dissuade other developers from listing their games on Epic’s new iOS store in the EU.

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    Emma Roth
    A new $6 billion bid to take over Paramount could undo plans to merge with Skydance.

    Media investor Edgar Bronfman Jr. increased his offer to acquire Paramount from $4.3 billion to $6 billion, according to CNBC. Paramount has since extended its “go shop” period to 15 days, which allows it to review offers from other potential buyers. The offer could potentially upend the sweetened deal it reached with Skydance last month.

    Emma Roth
    Emma Roth
    Your iPhone might crash if you type these characters.

    Users found that entering “”:: into the search bar in the Settings app or the App Library can cause your iPhone to briefly crash to the home screen. Thankfully, this glitch doesn’t seem to be as severe as some of the other iPhone text bugs we’ve seen over the years.