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TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVRs, but says it will continue to offer support for the products (Michael Schneider/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tivo-stopped-selling-dvrs-exit…

TiVo Has Stopped Selling DVRs, Exits the Hardware Business
TiVo officially stopped selling its DVR boxes on October 1 as it gets out of the hardware business after 26 years.

TiVo confirms that it exited the hardware business on October 1 when it stopped selling DVRs, but says it will continue to offer support for the products (Michael Schneider/Variety)
https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/tivo-stopped-selling-dvrs-exit…

TiVo Has Stopped Selling DVRs, Exits the Hardware Business
TiVo officially stopped selling its DVR boxes on October 1 as it gets out of the hardware business after 26 years.

SEC filing: Jeff Bezos discloses that he now owns 9% of Amazon's shares, down from 10.1% a year ago, after selling 100M shares over the course of the past year (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

Jeff Bezos’ Ownership Stake in Amazon Drops Below 10 Percent as Tech Mogul Continued Stock Sell-Off
The Amazon founder has been selling off his shares at a regular cadence since stepping aside as CEO four years ago.

SAG-AFTRA announces a new agreement tailored for serialized microdramas, or "verticals", with budgets under $300K that it plans to circulate later this month (Katie Kilkenny/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

SAG-AFTRA Gets In the Verticals Game
The union will be circulating a new agreement for microdramas with budgets under $300,000 later this month.

A deep dive on Big Tech's AI energy boom as Amazon, Microsoft, and Google become major players, leading to fears that individuals' and SMBs' rates may rise (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/business/energy-en…

Big Tech’s A.I. Boom Is Reordering the U.S. Power Grid
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.

How the NFL changed its streaming strategy as the TV landscape shifted; in a first, every NFL game will be available on streaming by the end of August (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business

The NFL’s Next Big Play: Owning the Media
The league isn’t content to be a ratings juggernaut for partners. As it takes equity in ESPN and Paramount Skydance, it's muscling into Hollywood’s end zone.

Foxconn's AI server business surged 60% YoY in Q2, surpassing revenue from Apple-related products for the first time, and is projected to grow 170% YoY in Q3 (Lauly Li/Nikkei Asia)
https://asia.nikkei.com/business/technology…

Foxconn's AI server revenue tops its Apple earnings for first time
Milestone reached as uncertainty over tariffs clouds consumer electronics segment

Sources: Perplexity is seeking new funding at a $20B post-money valuation, up from a reported $18B in its latest fundraising round in July (Business Insider)
https://www.businessinsider.com/perplexity-valuation-jumps-to-20-billion-in-latest…

Perplexity's valuation jumps to $20 billion in latest fundraise
AI startup Perplexity's valuation rose to $20 billion in fresh funding talks. It's a $2 billion jump from its last fundraise in July.

Watchdogs say fraudsters are extorting small businesses for hundreds of dollars each by posting or threatening to post phony one-star reviews on Google Maps (Stuart A. Thompson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/…

Small Businesses Face a New Threat: Pay Up or Be Flooded With Bad Reviews
Movers, roofing companies and others are being bombarded with phony one-star reviews on Google Maps. Then they’re asked to pay up.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, which mandates safety protocols for AI chatbot companions, the first state law to regulate such AI chatbots (Rebecca Bellan/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/13/california-becomes-firs…

California becomes first state to regulate AI companion chatbots | TechCrunch
SB 243 is designed to protect children and vulnerable users from harms associated with use of AI companion chatbots.