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close at Beyond Market Intelligence is a file of 3 stories. The newest of them: “Guidewire's $1.7B acquisition brings AI agents into insurance underwriting”, “Skydance set to absorb Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery in $110B deal”, and “Discover how an app turns iPhone Duo into a modern cassette player experience”. Guidewire's $1.7 billion acquisition of an AI underwriting platform signals something real: insurance is ready to let agents, both human and digital, share the workload. October 6 marks the close of a $110 billion deal that reshapes media ownership: Skydance is set to absorb both Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every close story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Guidewire's $1.7B acquisition brings AI agents into insurance underwriting
Guidewire's $1.7 billion acquisition of an AI underwriting platform signals something real: insurance is ready to let agents, both human and digital, share the workload. By bringing AI agents directly into underwriting, analysis, and pricing decisions, this deal acknowledges that spreadsheets alone can't keep pace with modern risk complexity. The human remains in the loop, but now with a capable partner.
Skydance set to absorb Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery in $110B deal
October 6 marks the close of a $110 billion deal that reshapes media ownership: Skydance is set to absorb both Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery. That's a staggering consolidation, and it signals how aggressively the industry is chasing scale. For users of traditional tools who feel pinned in by legacy systems, the lesson is similar, sometimes transformation arrives in a single, decisive moment. For deeper context on bold corporate moves, see our coverage of FedEx's $300M electric truck order from Harbinger.
Discover how an app turns iPhone Duo into a modern cassette player experience
Fold it shut like a Walkman. A new app treats the iPhone Duo's hinge as a deliberate, tactile ritual: open the device to pick a cassette tape, close it to listen. That's not just nostalgia, it's a thoughtful use of physical form, turning a folding screen into an intentional music experience. If you're wondering what this means for developers, our piece on preparing iOS apps for the Duo's flexible displays offers useful insight.