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SpaceX-Tesla mega-merger could come as soon as December. Science & Climate
The Verge • 1d ago

SpaceX-Tesla mega-merger could come as soon as December.

The SpaceX-Tesla merger is increasingly sounding more like a when than an if. Bloomberg reports that the estimated $3.5 trillion tie-up could come as soon as December, but could also slip to early 2027: > The companies have also discussed a scenario in which an announcement slips into early 2027, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the discussions are private. Their boards and advisers are hammering out the terms of the tie-up and governance structure of the combined entity, among other matters, the people said. One of the complicating factors is how to keep separate Tesla’s business in China from SpaceX’s many government and defense contracts. The merger also may be upended by the Democratic Party’s success in the midterms, with many candidates running on the message of reining in Elon Musk’s corporate empire. [Link: SpaceX and Tesla Talks on Record Merger Are Said to Progress | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-11-12/spacex-and-tesla-talks-on-record-merger-are-said-to-progress | Bloomberg]

Paramount Skydance says it will offer HBO Max and Paramount Plus as a bundle starting in “early 2027.” World News
The Verge • 4d ago

Paramount Skydance says it will offer HBO Max and Paramount Plus as a bundle starting in “early 2027.”

The company says it will eventually merge them into a single streaming platform, but it will bundle both subscriptions first. In its latest quarterly earnings, Paramount Skydance said the merger will move faster than its integration of Pluto TV with Paramount Plus, which took 18 months. [Link: Paramount Skydance Q3 2026 Shareholder Letter | https://ir.skydance.com/static-files/af510edc-00d2-44ca-8e8c-b73466e99694 | Skydance]

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