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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav wanted to merge his company with Paramount. Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesDavid Ellison, Larry Ellison's son, is set to take over Paramount. Not David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Zaslav wanted a deal to happen. He spent months talking to Paramount about it, according to a new SEC filing.

Amazon CEO Andy JassyMichael Buckner/Variety via Getty ImagesAmazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to churn through $300 billion in capex next year. The spending spree is driven by generative AI and LLM opportunities, says Morgan Stanley. Amazon's capex estimate jumped the most as AI cloud demand grows. Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to invest about $300 billion in capital expenditures next year, and 2026 should be even bigger, according to new estimates by Morgan Stanley.

Regent Seven Seas, Explora Journeys, Silversea, and Seabourn are all owned by different cruise giants. Here's how some of their ships compare in dining, amenity, and cabin options. Brittany Chang/Business Insider, Explora JourneysCruise giants Royal Caribbean, Carnival, Norwegian, and MSC each own ultra-luxury cruise lines. I've been on their brands' Silversea, Seabourn, Regent Seven Seas, and Explora's ships.

Adam Feuerstein allows his kids to curse and talk openly about sex at home. Courtesy of Adam FeuersteinAdam Feuerstein has six kids ranging in age from 15 to 25. He has a policy of putting everything on the table all the time. He doesn't censor the kids, leading to many open and honest conversations.

Iranian-made missile parts bound for the Houthis after they were intercepted by US forces. U. S. Central Command via AP, FileThe Houthis possess a sizable arsenal of weapons, including missiles and drones. The Yemeni rebels couldn't have done that without foreign help, according to a new UN report. The Houthis have used these weapons to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Lyle and Eric Menendez in 1989, the year they murdered their parents. Ronald L. Soble / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesIn the lucrative world of true crime entertainment, the 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez by their adult sons Lyle and Erik still loom large. Three decades since the brothers' televised trial captivated the nation, they've been the subject of multiple made-for-TV movies, documentaries, a "Saturday Night Live" parody, podcast episodes, and, most recently, Ryan Murphy's controversial Netflix series "Monsters."But amid a sea of Menendez content, Alejandro Hartmann's new Netflix documentary has one thing most Menendez docs don't: both brothers telling their story in their own words."The Menendez Brothers," released on Netflix in October, features more than 20 hours of interviews conducted with Lyle and Erik during their incarceration at the Richard J.