House progressive leader Pramila Jayapal calls herself a Biden ‘convert,’ says he should run for reelection

Rep. Pramila Jayapal Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The head of the Congressional Progressive Caucus called herself a Joe Biden “convert.”  Rep. Pramila Jayapal backed Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. But she has since found an ally in President Joe Biden, known as a moderate. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, a leader…

James Cameron says his ‘Avatar’ sequel has to be ‘the third or fourth highest-grossing film in history’ just to break even

“Avatar: The Way of Water.” Disney “Avatar” director James Cameron says the upcoming sequel was “very fucking” expensive to make. He told GQ it needs to be the “third or fourth highest-grossing film in history” to break even. The first “Avatar” is the top-grossing movie ever with $2.9 billion worldwide. “Avatar: The Way of Water,”…

Here’s the 15-page pitch deck that landed Ambi Robotics $32 million to pump out warehouse robots ahead of the holiday season

Fresh funding will allow Ambi to speed up deployments. Ambi Robotics Ambi Robotics makes robotics for e-commerce warehouses. The company added $32 million to its Series A round last month. Check out the 15-page pitch deck below.  Ambi Robotics had already raised $26 million in a Series A round in September 2021. But after spending…

Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings reacts to surprise news that Disney is bringing back Bob Iger: ‘Ugh. I had been hoping Iger would run for president’

Bob Iger will replace Bob Chapek as CEO of Disney. VCG/Getty Images Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings tweeted his reaction to the news that Bob Iger returned to Disney. Hastings wrote that he had been hoping Iger would run for US president. Iger mulled running for president in the past, but has since said it was…

Microsoft says it offered Sony 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation

As intense government scrutiny over Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard continues, with many regulatory bodies placing particular importance on the future of the Call of Duty franchise, Microsoft has told the New York Times it offered Sony a 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation earlier this month. In total 16 regulatory…