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RedBird founder challenges Warner Bros. Discovery board over rejected Paramount offer

Gerry Cardinale, founder of RedBird Capital Partners, has sharply criticized the Warner Bros. Discovery board following its rejection of Paramount’s $108.4 billion bid. Cardinale accused the board of distorting the facts surrounding the financial structure of the offer, calling its statements “a......

Social media screening slows U.S. visa processing, prompting travel warnings across the tech sector

U.S. technology companies are urging foreign employees to avoid international travel as new consular procedures cause widespread visa delays. The warning follows updates to the State Department’s security vetting system, which now requires applicants under visa categories such as H-1B and H-4 to......

Warner Bros Discovery spurns Paramount bid, backs Netflix merger

Warner Bros. Discovery has decisively turned down Paramount Skydance's $108.4 billion hostile takeover attempt, marking the seventh rejection in 12 weeks. The board, led by Samuel A. Di Piazza Jr., deemed the $30-per-share all-cash proposal inadequate and laden with substantial risks, particularly......

Defamation: influencer Soukayna Benjelloun sentenced to three months in prison

The Ain Sebaâ First Instance Criminal Court has sentenced Moroccan influencer Soukayna Benjelloun to three months in prison and a fine of 100,000 dirhams in a defamation case filed by her ex-husband. Benjelloun, who gained fame on social media for sharing details about her divorce and personal......

Merriam-Webster names “slop” the word of the year amid surge of AI-generated content

The rise of artificial intelligence has reshaped language once again. Merriam-Webster has declared “slop” as its Word of the Year for 2025, citing its growing use to describe the flood of low-quality AI-generated material circulating online. Once a word for mud or waste, “slop”......

Morocco launches national debate on combating fake news

Rabat, Morocco – On December 17, 2025, Morocco will host a national forum dedicated to addressing the growing challenge of fake news. Organized under the Ministry of Youth, Culture, and Communication, the event aims to create a platform for dialogue on the spread of misleading content and the increasing......

TikTok sale faces new delay as negotiations hit standstill

The U.S. government has again extended the deadline for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its American operations after talks between Washington and Beijing stalled. The extension, issued through a new executive order, pushes the January 23, 2026 deadline further, leaving millions of......

Trump files $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC

Former US president Donald Trump has filed a massive lawsuit against the British public broadcaster BBC, seeking damages totaling $10 billion over what he describes as a misleading and defamatory media report. According to court documents submitted to a federal court in Florida, Trump accuses the BBC......

2M unveils special programming for CAN 2025

In preparation for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), Moroccan media group 2M has announced an extensive programming lineup across its television, radio, and digital platforms. This ambitious initiative aims to celebrate African football while showcasing the continent's cultural diversity. With......