Paramount Wins Warner Bros. Bid, Anthropic vs. Pentagon, and AI Doomsday Memo

Kara and Scott discuss Anthropic pushing back on the Pentagon's demands, and Trump's longest State of the Union ever. Then, Paramount wins the battle for Warner Bros. after Netflix drops out — Puck’s Bill Cohan joins with insights. Plus, Nvidia posts blockbuster earnings, and a viral memo warning of AI-triggered mass layoffs rattles Wall Street. Visit resistandunsubscribe.com for tickets to our Minneapolis show on March 8th! Proceeds to benefit the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. Pivot is returning to the Vox Media Podcast Stage at SXSW for a live taping on March 15th, presented by Odoo. Visit voxmedia.com/sxsw to learn more and get a 15% discount on your Innovation badge. Or use code VOXMEDIA15 at checkout on SXSW.com. Watch this episode on the ⁠⁠Pivot YouTube channel⁠⁠.

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