GameStop Makes $55 Billion Bid for eBay in Bold E-Commerce Push
GameStop has made a $55 billion bid to acquire eBay at $125 per share, signaling an aggressive move to expand into e-commerce.
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GameStop has made a $55 billion bid to acquire eBay at $125 per share, signaling an aggressive move to expand into e-commerce.
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OpenAI released GPT-5.5 with improved efficiency and a focus on agentic coding, though higher pricing reflects its expanded capabilities.
Meta plans to cut about 10% of its workforce, or over 8,000 jobs, as it streamlines operations and offsets rising AI-related costs.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approved a $110 billion merger with Paramount, advancing one of the largest media consolidation deals in recent years.
Netflix approved an additional $25 billion share buyback program, signaling a renewed focus on shareholder returns after abandoning a major acquisition plan.
Nvidia and Google announced a major partnership to develop AI infrastructure, combining hardware and software to advance 'physical' and agentic AI systems.