Netflix Inc.’s $72 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. includes one of the biggest breakup fees of all time — a $5.8 billion penalty that Netflix has agreed to pay its target if the deal falls apart or fails to win regulatory approval.

Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev largely lost a legal fight over whether his family trust was on the hook to provide tens of millions of dollars to a US venture capital firm to finance life-science startups.

Netflix Inc. has agreed to purchase the streaming and studio assets of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. in a $72 billion deal that’s likely to impact the entertainment industry for decades.

Waymo said it will file a voluntary software recall with US federal authorities after its autonomously driven vehicles repeatedly failed to fully slow or stop for school buses.

Alphabet Inc.’s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled.

Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Netflix’s agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it completes the planned spinoff of its cable channels. Plus, the European Union Ambassador to the US responds to criticism of the $140 million fine the bloc has levied on Elon Musk’s social media platform X. And HPE CEO, Antonio Neri, discusses the company’s outlook after reporting disappointing 4Q AI server sales. (Source: Bloomberg)

HPE CEO Antonio Neri discusses the company’s earnings as its sales for AI servers fall short. He joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech”. (Source: Bloomberg)

Bitcoin is on track for its first yearly decoupling from stocks as the pullback in crypto continues. Aya Kantorovich co-CEO and co-founder of August says some of the declines can be associated with profit taking from long term crypto holders. She joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on “Bloomberg Tech” to discuss the moves and her predictions for 2026. (Source: Bloomberg)