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    Paramount’s newest suitor could bring a tech giant into the picture.

    Edgar Bronfman Jr., who put in a $6 billion bid for control of Paramount last week, would want to partner with a company like Amazon or Apple to bolster Paramount’s streaming service, according to a report from Bloomberg.

    Paramount is expected to decide whether Bronfman’s offer beats its merger deal with Skydance on August 28th.

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    Emma Roth
    Anthropic’s CEO has some thoughts about California’s AI safety bill, too.

    In a letter sent to Governor Gavin Newsom, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says the benefits of SB 1047 “likely outweigh its costs.” However, he still has concerns about government overreach and suggests maintaining a “laser focus” on catastrophic risks.

    Meanwhile, OpenAI’s letter to a California senator says the bill could slow progress, and that AI regulation should be left to the federal government.

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    Emma Roth
    DoorDash is making it easier for drivers to appeal account deactivations.

    The food delivery service will now let drivers appeal account deactivations directly in the app, instead of having to fill out a separate online form.

    DoorDash is also rolling out a new safeguard to protect drivers from false or inaccurate reports. It will require customers who frequently report deliveries as missing to provide a PIN code to their Dasher when receiving their order.

    Screenshots showing the appeal process in DoorDash’s app
    Image: DoorDash
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    Emma Roth
    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.

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    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.”