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New 'Tarantino meets Fury Road' movie Blades of Guardians is a masterpiece

Kill Bill, Christopher Nolan, and Mad Max fans all need to see the new movie from the martial arts legend behind The Matrix

Flux, which offers an AI-powered platform to design PCBs for electronic devices, raised $37M, including a $27M Series B led by 8VC and a $10M Series A (Allie Garfinkle/Fortune)

Allie Garfinkle / Fortune:
Flux, which offers an AI-powered platform to design PCBs for electronic devices, raised $37M, including a $27M Series B led by 8VC and a $10M Series A  —  Senior Finance Reporter And Author Of Term Sheet  —  In 2018, Matthias Wagner was leading a 100-person Burning Man camp called Hotel California.

Pokémon Go Tour: Kalos codes for free research

Redeem these codes in Pokémon Go for free Timed Research for Unown, Sylveon, and Kalos starters, leading up to Pokémon Go Tour: Kalos.

Resident Evil Requiem walkthrough part 5: Garage, Isolation Ward, and the Attic in the Chronic Care Center

How to unlock the Cold Storage and survive the Garage, Isolation Ward, and Attic in Resident Evil Requiem.

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MG Siegler, writing at Spyglass:

Of course, Netflix could have absorbed such a cost. It’s a $400B company (well, before this deal, anyway) — double Disney! Paramount Skydance? They’re worth $11B. Yes, they’re paying almost exactly $100B more than they’re worth for WBD. Yes, it’s looney. But really, it’s leverage.

To be clear, Netflix was going to pay for the deal with debt too, but they have a clear path to repay such debts. They have a great, growing business. They don’t require the backstop of one of the world’s richest men, who just so happens to be the father of the CEO. How on Earth is Paramount going to pay down this debt? I’m tempted to turn to another bit of Paramount IP for the answer:

  1. Step one
  2. Step two
  3. ????
  4. PROFIT!!!