Judge halts Paramount's $111B purchase of Warner Bros. in win for US states

Judge grants restraining order, saying merger "likely to violate antitrust laws." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/07/judge-halts-paramounts-111b-purchase-of-warner-bros-in-win-for-us-states/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social