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Developer ends lucrative screensaver deal with Roku because Fox bought it

Some Roku OS users have been sad to learn that their favorite screensaver will no longer be available as of December 1.

This week, affected users reported receiving an alert on their device that they will not be able to use the “Aquatic Life” screensaver after this month, as first reported by Cord Cutters News.

The screensaver has been an option for Roku OS users for 10 years. Roku has been licensing the animation, which is called the Marine Aquarium, from artist Jim Sachs through Prolific Publishing.

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New York Times Company in Advanced Talks to Acquire Letterboxd

The roughly $330 million deal for the cinephile community site would be part of an effort to add new products and services to the company’s portfolio.

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Letterboxd attracts movie buffs who use the site to review and recommend films, curate personal filmographies and complete viewing challenges.

China Blocks SoftBank’s $5.4 Billion Robotics Takeover, Impeding Foreign Deals

Chinese authorities stopped the sale of ABB Robotics, owned by a Swiss conglomerate, to SoftBank of Japan amid wider scrutiny of global transactions that could affect Beijing’s technology ambitions.

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China is ABB’s largest robotics market and most of its machines built for Chinese customers are manufactured locally.

CVS to Split Off Drugstore Business, Ending Its Bigger-Is-Better Era

In a breakup planned for 2028, CVS Health intends to keep together its insurance and pharmacy benefits divisions and create a separate company for its pharmacies.

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CVS Health will spin off its drugstores, mail-order business and in-store medical clinics.

CVS to Split Off Drugstore Business, Ending Its Bigger-Is-Better Era

In a breakup planned for 2028, CVS Health intends to keep together its insurance and pharmacy benefits divisions and create a separate company for its pharmacies.

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CVS Health will spin off its drugstores, mail-order business and in-store medical clinics.

Driven by A.I. Boom, Marvell and Lumentum Announce $115 Billion Merger

Marvell and Lumentum said they were combining, in a major bet on a technology, known as optical networking, that is increasingly being used in A.I. data centers.

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Matt Murphy, chairman and chief executive of Marvell Technology, at the company’s investor day in New York last month.

DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

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In its most recent quarter, DoorDash said it completed 970 million orders.

DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion, Uniting 2 Delivery Giants

The deal combines the country’s largest restaurant delivery service with its biggest online grocery platform.

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In its most recent quarter, DoorDash said it completed 970 million orders.

Weil Gotshal, a Legal Power Player, Is Fighting to Survive

The prominent law firm has been rocked by an exodus of high profile lawyers, a failed succession plan and a scuttled deal to merge with a rival firm.

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Founded nearly a century ago, Weil Gotshal had once been the marquee for bankrtupcy advice but has more recently had difficulty competing with giant law firms.

How to Straddle the MAGA Divide

Beth Wilkinson is a Washington lawyer who has thrived representing the Trump administration’s enemies and allies alike. Does she represent a vanishing type?

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Elon Musk Says SpaceX and Tesla Are Exploring a Merger

A deal would consolidate Elon Musk’s holdings in rockets, cars and artificial intelligence into a company worth well over $3 trillion.

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SpaceX’s blockbuster public offering on the Nasdaq in June helped make Elon Musk, who is also the chief executive of Tesla, the first person to be worth more than a trillion dollars.
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