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C-SuiteOne man can kill Bill Ackman’s $64 billion bid for Universal Music Group— and no one knows what he’ll do
By Amanda GerutApril 17, 2026
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InvestingBill Ackman’s $64 billion Universal Music play is part of his strategy to become the next Warren Buffett
By Jacqueline MunisApril 7, 2026
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NewslettersMeta delays Ray-Ban Display global rollout
By Andrew NuscaJanuary 7, 2026
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NewslettersThe AI boom continues as Nvidia tops estimates (again)
By Andrew NuscaNovember 20, 2025
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NewslettersRon Conway relinquishes Salesforce Foundation board seat, citing Marc Benioff’s politics
By Andrew NuscaOctober 17, 2025
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NewslettersWhat a Perplexity deal means for Samsung
By Andrew NuscaJune 2, 2025
Spotify inks multi-year deal with Universal Music, its first major publisher agreement since controversial ‘bundle’ rollout
FinanceSpotify inks multi-year deal with Universal Music, its first major publisher agreement since controversial ‘bundle’ rollout
By AFPJanuary 27, 2025
Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity, during a conference in San Francisco on Oct. 30, 2024. (Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NewslettersBreaking down Perplexity’s TikTok bid
By Andrew NuscaJanuary 27, 2025
Drake takes Kendrick Lamar feud to court, accusing Universal Music of inflating his Spotify numbers in ‘diss track’ battle
FinanceDrake takes Kendrick Lamar feud to court, accusing Universal Music of inflating his Spotify numbers in ‘diss track’ battle
By AFPNovember 27, 2024
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NewslettersUniversal Music’s Jody Gerson says that women can learn a lot from Taylor Swift and her ‘unapologetic’ ambition
By Ellie Austin and Nina AjemianNovember 20, 2024
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FinanceBill Ackman’s Pershing Square sees 2024 gains nearly wiped out after July loss
By Katherine Burton and BloombergAugust 3, 2024
Exclusive: Leonardo DiCaprio–backed AI startup Qloo clinches $20 million investment from Bluestone Equity Partners
FinanceExclusive: Leonardo DiCaprio–backed AI startup Qloo clinches $20 million investment from Bluestone Equity Partners
By Luisa BeltranJuly 2, 2024
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NewslettersThe ‘move fast, break sh*t’ ethos of today’s AI startups is already coming back to haunt them—and us
By Jeremy KahnJune 25, 2024
An AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry
TechAn AI platform set up by a college student has pulled down deepfake versions of Drake and Amy Winehouse after facing a landmark legal challenge from the U.K. music industry
By Ryan HoggMarch 18, 2024
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LifestyleUniversal Music Group and TikTok went to war over the use of music—now, their deadlock is getting worse, and artists and creators are taking a hit
By Prarthana PrakashFebruary 29, 2024
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