OpenAI Lawyers Up, Paramount's Messy Merger, and Guest Isaac Arnsdorf
April 12, 2024
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Episode 503 · April 12, 2024
OpenAI Lawyers Up, Paramount's Messy Merger, and Guest Isaac Arnsdorf
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Summary
Kara and Scott discuss Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's showstopping appearance at the White House state dinner, David Chang's chili crunch drama, and Meta facing pushback on its political content restrictions. Then, OpenAI prepares to fight numerous legal battles, but do they have a winning strategy? Plus, Paramount Global's proposed merger with Skydance Media is facing opposition from shareholders. Will the deal go through? Finally, our Friend of Pivot is Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post national political reporter, and author of "Finish What We Started: The MAGA Movement's Ground War to End Democracy." Isaac explains why Steve Bannon believes the MAGA movement could "rule for a hundred years."
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