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Speaker 1 (00:01):
News when you want it. With Bloomberg News Now. I'm
Doug Prisner, and we begin with the latest on the
assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. On Thursday evening in
or In, Utah, authorities held a media briefing and showed
surveillance video footage of the suspected shooter as he ran
across the roof of a building after the shooting and
then dropped to the ground. Authorities are still working to
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identify the shooter, and they are asking for the public's
help with the offer of a reward of up to
one hundred thousand dollars for information related to the killing.
Here is Utah Governor Spencer Cox.
Speaker 2 (00:34):
We cannot do our job without the public's help. Right now,
the public has answered our call for action. So far,
we've received more than seven thousand leads and tips.
Speaker 1 (00:47):
I just know that the.
Speaker 2 (00:48):
FBI hasn't received this many digital media tips from the
public since the Boston Marathon bombing.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
That was Utah Governor Spencer Cox. Earlier today, federal investigator
said they recovered the right full used in the shooting.
It was found wrapped in a towel holding cartridges inscribed
with messages linked to anti fascist and transgender ideology. Open
Ai and its largest investor Microsoft have reached a preliminary
agreement about a change to open ai structure. For months,
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these companies have been holding talks on shifting open ai
away from its current nonprofit structure. This preliminary agreement would
pave the way for open ai to restructure into a
more traditional for profit company, but there are some hurdles.
The plan is being opposed by Elon Musk, and state
attorney generals for California and Delaware are now raising questions
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about safety of AI products, development and deployment. Meantime, we
are told the leaders of both open ai and Nvidia
are planning to pledge support for billions of dollars in
UK data center investments when they visit the country next week.
We go to Brazil next where Jaire Bolsonaro was sentenced
today to twenty seven years and three months in prison
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for plotting a coup after his twenty twenty two defeat
in a presidential election. Four or five justices on Brazil
Supreme Court found Bolsonaro guilty on five counts. Now the
sentence prompted reaction from President Trump, who spoke earlier with
the reporters before boarding marine. I well, I watched that trial.
Speaker 3 (02:20):
I know him pretty well, Barrin leader, who's a good
I thought he was a good president of Brazil, and
it's very surprising that that could happen. That's very much
like they tried to do with me. But they didn't
get away with it at all. But I can always
say this, I knew him as president of Brazil. He
was a good man.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
There was President Trump speaking there. Now Bolsonaro is currently
under house arrest and he can appeal his sentence. We
turn to Business news next. The newly formed Paramount Skydance
is preparing a bid for rival Warner Brothers Discovery. We
are told this mostly cash offer will be for the
entire company. Here is Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
So many people feel that fundamentally, this is what we
need to see in the industry consolidation. You're seeing David
Zaslav over at Warner a Brother's Discovery, unwinding the deal
he did several years ago. Because ultimately, you've got cable
on one side and then you have studios and streaming
on the other. You want to split those apart, and
likelihood is paramount. Would be interested in the.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
Studios Roombrigs Caroline Hide there now. Last year, Warner announced
plans to restructure into two divisions, one focused on cable TV,
the other on streaming and studios. Meantime, CNBC is reporting
a deal could close as soon as next week. Today's
shares in Paramount's guidance We're up fifteen percent. Warner Brothers
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Discovery rallied twenty nine percent. After the bell, we heard
from Adobe. The company delivered a bullish forecast for revenue
in the current quarter. Sales are projected to rise to
six point one to three billion dollars. That is slightly
ahead of Wall Street expectations. Sarah Kunsti is managing director
at Cleo Capital.
Speaker 5 (03:57):
People are digging out digital cameras from twenty years years
ago to use to shoot ad campaigns because they like
the grainy look. They like the imperfect look, and what
that means for the adobes of the world is, hey,
maybe you're not editing as much.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That is Sarah kunstev Cleo Capital. Now analysts have been
looking for signs Adobe can compete in the rapidly evolving
AI landscape. Given increased pressure from rivals, Shares in Adobe
right now are up by more than two and a
half percent in late US trading. And that is news
when you want it with Bloomberg News. Now, I'm Doug
Prisoner and this is Bloomberg