David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance is in “advanced talks” with California Attorney General Rob Bonta to settle the 12-state antitrust suit that’s holding up its takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing anonymous sources. A Paramount spokesperson declined to comment. A rep for Bonta’s office said, “Potential settlement talks are confidential.
Two data analytics services, Apptimize and Localytics, were identified as third parties with access to the sensitive data. The claim said a potentially unlimited number of third parties used it to customise advertisements to Grindr’s users. It followed revelations in 2018 that Grindr had been sharing personal data, including the HIV status of its users,
California lawmakers have agreed on a partial carveout for the film and TV industry from a state cap on tax credits. The bill, AB 186, was unveiled on Friday evening. It addresses concerns raised in June by the Motion Picture Association and a coalition of entertainment unions, who argued that the cap threatened to undermine
Social media giant Meta has reached a settlement with US states and territories to resolve a court case related to child safety on Facebook and Instagram. The tech company says it will pay a maximum of $18bn (£13.3bn) to 48 states, plus the District of Columbia and three US territories. The settlement requires Meta introduce
Well, that was quick. Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. The company has agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to 51 US states and territories, and make substantive product changes
The FTC and Zillow have announced a settlement that ends the case alleging that a 2025 “partnership” between Zillow and Redfin violated antitrust laws. The FTC had alleged Zillow agreed to pay Redfin to syndicate its listings, while Redfin would end its own advertising contracts and promise not to compete with Zillow for multifamily listings.
