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Call of Duty, Titanfall developer Vince Zampella has died at age 55

Jay Peters / theverge - Vince Zampella, who had a major hand in developing franchises like Medal of Honor, Call of Duty, and Battlefield, died in a car crash on Sunday, NBC Los Angeles reports. He was 55. NBC Los Angeles and CBS Los Angeles report California Highway Patrol respo…


Celebrating gaming legacy

Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind megahit Call of Duty, dies at 55

2 months / npr / The Associated Press

Vince Zampella, video game pioneer behind 'Call of Duty,' dies at 55

2 months / go

Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella dead in car crash

2 months / mashable

Call of Duty co-creator and Battlefield lead Vince Zampella dies in car crash

2 months / arstechnica / Samuel Axon

Vince Zampella, Developer of Call of Duty and Battlefield, Dead at 55

2 months / ycombinator


On-scene crash details

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty and Respawn cofounder, has died at 55

2 months / techspot

Vince Zampella, Call of Duty co-creator, dies in California car crash

2 months / bbc

Call of Duty Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Exec Vince Zampella Killed In Car Accident

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Call of Duty, Titanfall developer Vince Zampella has died at age 55

2 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella killed in a car crash

2 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

'Call of Duty' Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident

2 months / reddit / MarvelsGrantMan136

'Call of Duty' Co-Creator, Respawn Co-Founder, and EA Executive Vince Zampella Killed in Car Accident

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Vince Zampella, Co-Founder of Infinity Ward, Respawn, and Co-Creator of Call of Duty, Died in Car Crash

2 months / wccftech / David Carcasole


All Other Stories

“He Secretly Paid for my Dad’s Entire Funeral” – Game Devs Share Stories and Remember Vince Zampella After Tragic Loss

2 months / wccftech / David Carcasole

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2 months / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Vince Zampella, the co-creator of Call of Duty, has died in a car crash aged 55. Zampella was a video game titan, RIP www.theverge.com/news/849297/...

2 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

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SoftBank scrambling to come up with $22.5B in OpenAI funding before New Year

Tobias Mann / theregister - Masayoshi Son better hope he made Santa's nice list Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank needs to secure $22.5 billion before the end of the year to make good on its commitments to AI partner OpenAI.…

#ai #startups #vc #openai #aiethics #investment #business #finance #technology #softbank

SoftBank Liquidates Assets to Meet $22.5B OpenAI Payment Deadline

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

SoftBank scrambling to come up with $22.5B in OpenAI funding before New Year

2 months / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

Report: SoftBank scrambles to find $22.5B for OpenAI before the end of the year

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

SoftBank scrambling to come up with $22.5B in OpenAI funding before New Year

2 months / theregister / Tobias Mann

SoftBank is racing to close a $22.5 billion OpenAI funding gap before 2026

2 months / fastcompany / Reuters

SoftBank (SFTBY) Stock: Exits Nvidia and T-Mobile Positions for OpenAI Funding

2 months / blockonomi / Trader Edge

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Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40 billion Larry Ellison backing

Lucas Ropek / techcrunch - It's the latest attempt by one major Hollywood superpower to acquire another.

#stockmarket #investment #privateequity #business #finance #acquisitions #law #media #technology #ellison

WBD’s Fifth-Largest Shareholder Says Paramount’s Updated Offer ‘Not Sufficient’

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Paramount CEO’s father offers $40B backing for WBD takeover

2 months / semafor / Jeronimo Gonzalez

Paramount sweetens hostile Warner Bros. bid after rejection

2 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Stock: Netflix Deal Holds Despite Higher Paramount Offer

2 months / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Larry Ellison Pledges $40-Billion Personal Guarantee For Paramount's Warner Bros Bid

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Paramount renews bid for Warner Bros, ensuring $40 billion Larry Ellison backing

2 months / techcrunch / Lucas Ropek

Larry Ellison Revives Paramounts’ Bid on Warner as His Son Hollows Out CBS News

2 months / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Larry Ellison to Personally Guarantee $40.4 Billion of Paramount’s $108.4 Billion Hostile Takeover of WBD

2 months / mediaplaynews / Erik Gruenwedel

Paramount says Larry Ellison now personally guarantees $40 billion of the Warner Bros. bid

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Paramount guarantees backing of Larry Ellison in Warner Bros. bid

2 months / axios / Sara Fischer

Larry Ellison gives $40.4 billion guarantee for Paramount's Warner Bros bid

2 months / reddit / /u/jd5547561

Larry Ellison gives $40.4 billion guarantee for Paramount's Warner Bros bid

2 months / reddit / jd5547561

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Instacart’s dynamic pricing experiment is now off the menu

Shannon Carroll / qz - Instacart says it’s done testing grocery prices after criticism that shoppers were unknowingly charged different amounts for the same items

#ai #ecommerce #digitalmarketing #aiethics #business #pricing #privacy #technology #algorithm

Instacart Ends AI Price Experiment After Consumer Reports Investigation

2 months / bgr

Instacart shuts down dynamic AI pricing experiments following scrutiny of its tests

2 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Instacart Ends Price Testing Following Consumer Reports Study

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Instacart scraps AI pricing tests that made some products more expensive | A study found that Instacart’s pricing tests resulted in higher prices for some customers.

2 months / reddit / /u/ControlCAD

Instacart Says It Is Pulling the Plug on Its AI-Powered Price Tests

2 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Instacart Kills AI Pricing Tests That Charged Some Customers More Than Others

2 months / slashdot / msmash

Instacart’s dynamic pricing experiment is now off the menu

2 months / qz / Shannon Carroll

Instacart scraps AI pricing tests that made some products more expensive / Retailers can no longer use Instacart’s AI-powered Eversight technology to run pricing experiments.

2 months / reddit / /u/MarvelsGrantMan136

Instacart scraps AI pricing tests that made some products more expensive

2 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Instacart is immediately ending controversial price tests

2 months / mashable

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Alphabet to Buy Intersect for $4.75 Billion as AI-Investment Plans Grow

Katherine Hamilton / wsj - Google-parent said it would buy Intersect’s data-center projects that are in development, plus multiple gigawatts of energy and the Intersect team as part of the deal.


Acquisition Transaction Details

Alphabet Expands AI Infrastructure Push With $4.75B Intersect Deal

2 months / eweek / Liz Ticong

Alphabet is buying energy infrastructure provider Intersect for $4.75B to help power its data centers

2 months / reddit / /u/Choobeen

Alphabet Acquiring Data Center Firm Intersect

2 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google's parent buys data center energy specialist Intersect for $4.75 billion to help power AI

2 months / techxplore

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

2 months / nytimes / Eli Tan

Google Buys Data Center Company for $4.75 Billion

2 months / nytimes / nytimes.com

Alphabet agrees to buy Intersect Power for $4.75bn

2 months / ft

Alphabet to Buy Intersect for $4.75 Billion as AI-Investment Plans Grow

2 months / wsj / Katherine Hamilton

Alphabet to acquire data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect

2 months / cnbc


AI Energy & Infrastructure Push

Alphabet acquires Intersect Power for $4.75B to solve AI energy gap

2 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Alphabet Acquires Data Center and Energy Infrastructure Company Intersect For $4.75 Billion

2 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Alphabet acquires renewable energy company Intersect for $4.75B

2 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

The AI power scramble intensifies with Alphabet’s purchase of data-center partner Intersect

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Alphabet to buy Intersect Power to bypass energy grid bottlenecks

2 months / techcrunch / Marina Temkin

AI power scramble intensifies with Alphabet’s purchase of data-center partner

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Google locks in new energy reserves for its AI expansion

2 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Alphabet Acquires Intersect Power for $4.75 Billion to Secure Sovereign Energy For AI Datacenters

2 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff


Global Market & Mixed Angle

Novo Nordisk's new obesity pill, Alphabet's data center deal, the end of EV euphoria and more in Morning Squawk

2 months / cnbc

Alphabet acquires Intersect as global data centre deals soar to $61bn

2 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Bitcoin Falters as Gold Hits Record $4,475, AI Stocks Command Capital

2 months / cryptonews / David Pokima


All Other Stories

Alphabet is set to pay $4.75 billion in cash, plus debt, for the data center and clean energy developer.

2 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Stock: Private Equity Firms Announce $8.4 Billion Acquisition

Trader Edge / blockonomi - TLDR Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) enters $8.4 billion take-private agreement with Permira and Warburg Pincus Shareholders to receive $24.55 cash per share, representing a 47% premium over Nov. 10 price Singapore’s Temasek joins investor group with Francisc…

#software #fintech #analytics #saas #investment #privateequity #business #finance #acquisitions #technology

Clearwater(CWAN) Stock Soars as Analytics Agrees to $24.55 Buyout by Permira & Warburg Pincus

2 months / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Clearwater Analytics (CWAN) Stock: Private Equity Firms Announce $8.4 Billion Acquisition

2 months / blockonomi / Trader Edge

Clearwater Analytics went on a buying spree. Now it’s getting bought in an $8.4 billion deal.

2 months / x / @MarketWatch

Permira, Warburg-Pincus led group to acquire Clearwater Analytics for $8.4bn

2 months / siliconrepublic / Ann O’Dea

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Baidu teams up with Uber, Lyft for London robotaxi launch in first half of 2026

scmp - Chinese tech giant Baidu is teaming up with US ride-hailing platforms Uber and Lyft to roll out robotaxi trials in London next year, highlighting the accelerated push among Chinese autonomous driving firms to expand globally.Baidu and Uber said they would…

#ai #automation #china #selfdriving #aiethics #business #uk #uber #automotive

Uber and Lyft to launch Baidu robotaxis in London in 2026

2 months / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

Uber and Lyft rolling Baidu robotaxis into London next year

2 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Uber and Lyft to test Baidu robotaxis in London next year, joining Waymo

2 months / techcrunch / Sean O'Kane

London Set for Robotaxi Tests as Uber, Lyft Team Up With Baidu

2 months / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Uber and Lyft plan to bring robotaxis to London in partnerships with China's Baidu

2 months / techxplore

Baidu Partners With Uber and Lyft for London Robotaxi Launch in 2026

2 months / blockonomi / Trader Edge

Uber and Lyft announce plans to trial Chinese robotaxis in UK in 2026

2 months / bbc

Baidu teams up with Uber, Lyft for London robotaxi launch in first half of 2026

2 months / scmp

Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China’s Baidu

2 months / reddit / Logical_Welder3467

Uber and Lyft plan to bring robotaxis to London in partnerships with China's Baidu

2 months / go

Uber, Lyft set to trial robotaxis in the UK in partnership with China's Baidu

2 months / cnbc

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Omnidocs acquires majority stake in Switzerland’s officeatwork to deepen DACH presence

Cate Lawrence / tech - Danish software company Omnidocs has acquired a majority stake in officeatwork, a Switzerland-based provider of document creation solutions with a strong foothold in the DACH region. Omnidocs is a do...

#cloud #software #saas #digitaltransformation #enterprise #business #europe #acquisitions #technology #productivity

Omnidocs Acquires Majority Stake In Swiss Document Firm Officeatwork

2 months / startuprise / Kailee Rainse

Omnidocs acquires majority stake in Switzerland’s officeatwork to deepen DACH presence

2 months / tech / Cate Lawrence

Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 17192 / 2 stories in 2 months


Chinese AI Chip Maker Biren Technology Plans $623 Million Hong Kong IPO

Sherry Qin / wsj - Biren Technology, one of China’s “Four Little Dragons” in the graphics-processing-unit sector, aims to raise as much as 4.85 billion Hong Kong dollars.

#ai #semiconductors #china #chips #aiethics #banking #business #finance #asia

China's premier GPU maker Biren kicks off Hong Kong IPO — GPU startups vying for Nvidia's crown race to fund AI chip development

2 months / tomshardware

Chinese AI Chip Maker Biren Technology Plans $623 Million Hong Kong IPO

2 months / wsj / Sherry Qin

Chinese AI chipmaker Biren kicks off bookbuilding for US$624 million Hong Kong IPO

2 months / scmp

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