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hyperpigment26

Unless I'm missing something, they can backtrack and make something work, but it doesn't sound like they were keen on this idea before. Off topic, but I do think they could make a stronger push into gaming considering the new IP that they would acquire from WB and hiring going on, for better or worse. [https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warming-relationship-between-netflix-and-amc-theaters-game-changer-heading-2026](https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/warming-relationship-between-netflix-and-amc-theaters-game-changer-heading-2026) *While the success of these events is undeniable, several unresolved issues remain. AMC remains committed to the industry standard 45-day theatrical window, while Netflix continues to push for a shorter 17-day window. This divide was the biggest contributor to the rift in the first place, highlighting the differing priorities of the two companies. AMC is interested in filling seats, while Netflix wants its customers to renew their subscription every month, so it's unlikely the two will meet in the middle.* *Indeed, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos have previously said, "Driving folks to a theater is just not our business." Some industry insiders have described the Stranger Things event as "something of an olive branch" to movie theaters, in light of its bid to buy certain assets from* ***Warner Bros. Discovery****.*

CardiologistLarge523

yea i cant even spell out the z word without it immediately warning me under the comment box. my body got IP banned from reddit simply for saying he doesnt think the kids in gaza should die (but it was closer to the start of the geno so people hadnt come around to that "wild" idea yet)

Green_Ad9723

Strong Buy IP Story COIN 🚀 https://preview.redd.it/dz9y0l2xg5dg1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d73f9b607cdeb422bb02c071b58a8abab33cb568

Retropixl

Bought $15k today, I’m a fanboy so I am a tad biased. They’re using their IP in ways that wasn’t even imaginable 10 years ago. Movies, theme parks, etc. this is a whole different ball game now. I think it’s a great time to pick up shares, especially if the tariffs get overturned soon as well. The DRAM stuff will pass eventually and I still think they’re the best positioned company in all of gaming. Sony and Microsoft don’t even come close to Nintendo’s library of IP. They also have a fortress of a balance sheet and aren’t going anywhere, so short term they might have some struggles, but I think right now is a perfect time to pick up shares.

MtGloomy0420

Just hold $DVLT. It’s misunderstood by many. I still stand by the fact the amount of money just in the website IP alone exceeds the value of the stock.

Beowein

Just opinions, definitely do your own DD/research, but these are my plays and working theses: $AMPX - my thesis for AMPX rests on a demonstrable divergence between its forensic financial reality and its distressed market valuation as of January 2026. While the market continues to price the equity as a speculative R&D venture, the company’s Q3 2025 financials confirm a commercial inflection point characterized by 173% year-over-year revenue growth and, crucially, a shift to positive 15% gross margins—a rarity for early-stage hardware firms. This margin profile validates the unit economics of their silicon anode technology, proving that industrial customers in the aviation and defense sectors are willing to pay a premium for superior energy density. Furthermore, the implementation of a capital-efficient "Fab-Light" manufacturing strategy allows for rapid backlog conversion without the immediate need for dilutive financing, creating a favorable risk-reward profile supported by a $53 million backlog and a geopolitical tailwind favoring non-Chinese battery supply chains. $DGXX - classic deep value opportunity driven by a stark disconnect between its current market capitalization and the intrinsic value of its tangible assets. The stock is currently trading at a valuation that barely exceeds its \~$100 million liquidity position, implying that the market is assigning a near-zero enterprise value to its operating business and 196.7 MW of secured power infrastructure. This creates a significant margin of safety for investors, as the debt-free balance sheet mitigates bankruptcy risk while the company executes a capital-intensive pivot from low-multiple cryptocurrency mining to high-margin AI colocation and GPU-as-a-Service. If management successfully deploys its ARMS 200 units and monetizes the recently announced 1.3 GW capacity pipeline, the stock could undergo a violent multiple expansion, re-rating from a distressed commodity play to an AI infrastructure asset. $HUMA - dislocation between price and intrinsic value, trading at a market capitalization of roughly $182 million that fails to reflect the sunk cost and strategic utility of its FDA-approved bio-manufacturing platform. The current valuation appears to price the asset solely on the immediate, friction-heavy revenue ramp of its trauma indication ignoring the "strategic put" offered by its Department of Defense ECAT listing and the substantial option value embedded in its Phase 3-validated dialysis pipeline. With a strengthened balance sheet extending the cash runway into late 2026, the market is discounting a commercial-stage biologic to near-liquidation levels, creating a highly asymmetric risk/reward profile for people (like me) willing to look past the temporary lag of hospital procurement cycles to the broader adoption curve and pipeline expansion. $MDAI - event-driven value opportunity where the market has inefficiently priced the company's transition from clinical development to commercialization. The recent contraction in equity value, driven largely by a headline decline in R&D revenue, fundamentally misinterprets the completion of pivotal government-funded trials as operational weakness rather than a necessary precursor to the FDA decision expected in the first half of 2026. With the DeepView System demonstrating statistically significant superiority over human clinical judgment in burn assessment and a liquidity runway secured through non-dilutive BARDA contracts and debt facilities, the current valuation offers an risk-reward profile that fails to account for the company's defensive IP moat and the high probability of regulatory clearance. $POET - presents a compelling long opportunity driven by its successful pivot from a capital-constrained R&D firm to a commercial manufacturer with a fortified balance sheet. The company recently secured approximately $250 million in equity financing, effectively eliminating near-term insolvency risk and providing the liquidity necessary to scale production of its Optical Interposer platform without the overhang of immediate dilution. This capital injection aligns with a critical point in the semiconductor cycle, where data center infrastructure is hitting physical limitations with copper interconnects, necessitating a shift to optical solutions 1.6T data speeds. With validated partnerships like the 1.6T optical engine collaboration with semtech and indirect exposure to Amazon’s hardware roadmap through the Marvell/Celestial AI acquisition, POET has product-market fit in a high-growth vertical. Consequently, the stock currently reflects a valuation dislocation, trading on irrelevant trailing financials rather than its emerging earnings power and strategic position within the AI hardware supply chain. I'm also long NVDA/GOOGL/IONQ.

himynameis_

Putting aside stock fluctuations. Long-term, Netflix has proven itself to have very capable management. After YouTube they're the dominant streaming platform and are the "basic" subscription that consumers get. Even in recessionary times they're less likely to close because it's basically cheap entertainment. So even without WBD they're a wonderful business. *With* WBD they'll become a much stronger company. They'd have the studios so they have more control over their supply, and they have HBO and the IP with it so it's much higher quality shows. I bought Netflix in the low $90s. It's a Buy if you have cash as it goes down but I'm just Holding as I don't have more cash.

CLYDEFR000G

I think Netflix will continue to produce revenue and big hits that people want to subscribe in to and watch. Being on a huge dip right before they acquire more of a movie library and rights to make new movies/shows for well known IP’s is bullish to me.

NBAFAN9000

I bought NFLX in 2024 and the last month has more or less wiped up all my gains. I’m still long Netflix tho: financials are good, long term the company has strong brand value and this deal opens up box office revenue for them and classic IP to work with instead of needing to make something of their own stick. Also their international penetration destroys all other non-YouTube video on demand platforms.

CaptainTripps82

They are also purchasing the film and tv studios. What use would streaming rights be without IP

Quick1711

The biggest thing is that Netflix will have new intellectual property rights to all of WB. Yes, they will take on 85 billion in debt but what happens when Netflix starts producing series/movies with the IP they’ve acquired? It’s all about content these days

Embarrassed_Crow_720

They are taking on $85 billion in debt.. The concern is, they will likely need to raise prices to pay off the debt, but they tried this and failed in the past. So does the new IP incentivise users to pay extra every month? They also already have 310 million subscribed users so there arent too many more users they can sign up to drive the growth needed. I also don't think constantly raising prices for the consumer is a high quality company. Growth and efficiency should be passed on to the customer in lower prices, but that's just my opinion

Baozicriollothroaway

I wished WSB could IP ban these mfs, we have enough already with those trust fund regards gambling100k positions tha are 2% of their entire portfolio

Hobbes_RN

NFLX opening a theme park like Disney with their IP’s.

AleaBito

VLN even last year was a low margin, automotive chipmaker (low 40's gross margin) with single supplier concentration risk on Mercedes. This segment declining -37.9%. There's been a lot of material changes since then, and they were able to pivot their core IP to a new chipset for broad applications from machine vision in robotics to medical verticals, with Nvidia like 69-70% gross margins. That vertical now makes up 75%+ of their revenue (growing 40%+ Y/Y), while their automotive segment decreased 37%+. If there was no -$82M burn modeled, Valens might be trading above $10+ today with 10-12x EV Multiple (on the low end still) given to robotics and AI segments.  I'd encourage you to do valuation math based on current numbers rather than just looking at a chart.

Petit_Nicolas1964

Yes. There is nothing wrong with discussing these stocks here, IP should just have referred to SA, the way he writes suggest that these are hus ideas.

elpresidentedeljunta

For one, that was true for a long time, but by now they have evolved. Deep Seek was developed without any on the people involved having been trained in the US. It was a source of prive for them. And it´s not like the States were that innovative. They let immigrants to the heavy lifting. Sure, the companies are american in the end. But basically it´s just stealing IP.

Fnanderss

I dont get why people say China is more technologically advanced. They literally steal IP. If we stop innovating they do as well.

lynxdescent

WSB take: this isn’t Nvidia being scared, this is Nvidia deleting a future headache before it grows teeth. $20B cash sounds insane until you realize Jensen basically prints money right now and Groq was one of the few inference-native plays that could’ve become “good enough + cheaper.” You don’t wait for that to scale. You nuke it early. Also funny that Groq Cloud is excluded. Nvidia wants silicon, IP, and talent, not another cloud to babysit. Same playbook as Mellanox, just bigger numbers. Market will scream monopoly, regulators will posture, stock probably rips anyway. Call holders rejoice, puts cry. Unrelated but relevant: this is why institutional knowledge matters. When teams get swallowed at this scale, half the real value is what engineers know, not what’s in GitHub. Companies that actually capture that stuff internally using docs, interviews, or tools like Sensay tend to survive these mega-mergers way cleaner. Anyway, Jensen stays undefeated.

Splurch

The only risk with buying Warner Bros. is if they don't pay enough to Trump over it so he has the FTC/DOJ stop it. I assume they've already set up whatever "this isn't a bribe" value transfer they have to, otherwise they wouldn't be promising Warner Bros. 5 billion if the government stops the deal. The DC franchise could rival what Disney has with Marvel if whoever ends up in charge of the DC IP actually treats it like a franchise and builds it up right instead of just putting out cashgrabs and constant reboots.

Droppedudown

I am bagholding NFLX bought this crap at $1200 Nothing new release is gonna reach the heights of Squid game S3 and Kpop demon hunters (this is where the stock hit ATH btw) They need to pump good original content that can get a good growth in new customers. Customer base in US is already established Stranger things finale sucked ass lets be real its hardly doing anything for nflx The WBD merger is f**cking crap nearly half the enterprise value is all debt. WBD IP really isn't going to help NFLX. NFLX shines with OG content. Hoping to exit my position soon.

elgrandorado

I'm not a fan of investing in game dev studios. They're capital intensive and cyclical. My biggest issue is also as a consumer. Public game dev studios often allow themselves to be at the mercy of the most fickle types of shareholding fools. No long term vision, only ads and child gambling rings. I'm an investor in Nintendo specifically because they're very serious over game quality, they have a huge platform business, and their IP treatment makes Disney look like Paramount. They're the only company I invest in that's in the space.

Soossaaaa

NFLX is screwed if they win or lose the acquisition. If they win, massive dilution. If they lose, a competitor gets massive IP.

nomadichedgehog

You’re getting really confused, dude. Firstly, good news never, ever drops end of the week. We’re not getting anything today or tomorrow. Secondly, they don’t have to file anything until after the asset sale closes. The filing you quoted from talks about consummation of asset sale, not vote on asset sale. Don’t conflate the two. Thinking about it logically, how could it possibly close? Assets, staff, branding and IP transfers take weeks. The asset sale vote happened before NYE and then we had a weekend. These type of sales/deals historically take weeks. If we get news on Monday that will be fast by any standard.

DrSharkBird

I agree, the Netflix deal would be detrimental to theater chains. The Paramount deal would also be detrimental to theater chains. Paramounts corporate strategy is clear, more IP driven movies. With Paramount you’re going to get less risk with movies meaning more Harry Potter and less Sinners/One Battle After Another. Netflix has shown they’ll take risks (Train Dreams/Marriage Story) The budget on these large IP produced movies is high, Paramount isn’t going to maintain WB Studios full release slate because of funding so you’re going to get less movies in theaters. Netflix = 17 day windows; Paramount = less movies in theaters, less creative risks. Both deals are detrimental to theater chains.

Tangentkoala

3-5$ per share is pretty steep to the degenerates here. Im sure nerflix matches and pushes it to 80. If I was an employee of warner bros id be rooting for Netflix. Paramount isnt really stable and ultimately they may go under next. Im assuming mass layoffs too cover the debt and to collect the IP.

moorhound

I'm pretty sure Spotify heard me talk shit about the AI DJ via IP tracking because this motherfuckers barely talked for 2 hours ever since lmao

steelfork

I scrolled through a few pages of your post history. I didn't see a single comment or post that was more than a sentence or two. All of a sudden you are writing a book. The bit about how you spent many years selling data centers and IP-related services to Microsoft, Amazon etc and have a law degree. Your parents must be very proud.

notapersonaltrainer

> China has a 20 year technological head start in processing America was the global rare earth producer before China, where they got most of the IP from. The refineries and knowledge didn't evaporate. There's no reason we can't get back to pre-China levels to cover critical use cases. We don't need 100% of China's capacity but we can't tolerate having 0%, which was the direction we were heading due to imbecilic and catatonic leadership.

Ok-Parfait-9856

The WB deal brings a lot of nice IP and viewers but the debt is brutal. IMO large investors won’t touch NFLX until the dust settles and Netflix can show the debt was worth taking on. I own 10k worth, mainly for selling covered calls, but it’s one of the few stocks I regret buying

FlimFlamBingBang

I was hoping the merging of IP rights would allow Paramount+ to back away from the garbage Kelvin stuff.

Adventurous-Date9971

Main point: this looks like a super asymmetric bet, but only if the IP really finds a home with bigger partners and they don’t drown in financing risk first. What stands out is the $1M price for a $300M+ dev history and a Phase 1 dataset that’s already de-risked some biology. That’s classic “someone else paid for the science, you pay for the recap” setup. The question is: can they structure non-dilutive deals (royalties, milestones) fast enough to avoid serial toxic raises. I’d dig hard into: 1) current cash + burn, 2) specific timelines and terms on Zoetis/SpayVac commercialization, 3) how defendable DPX actually is vs newer delivery tech (LNPs, viral vectors, in situ platforms). On the biz dev side, smaller biotechs that get real about licensing usually punch above their weight. I’ve seen similar go-to-market playbooks done well with firms like IQVIA and small strategy shops; Demand Revenue types on the commercial side help only once the science is actually partnered. Main point: upside is there, but this is pure execution and capital-structure risk, not just “cool platform” risk.

FlyingBishop

Stranger Things is a top-tier IP. For everyone one of those Netflix has 10 niche ones. But they are doing a really good job of generating these kinds of things, and 1/10 are a Stranger Things, eventually they have enough IP they don't need external.

Fit_Major9789

Basically they’re leveraging assets to raise capital to try and acquire WB/D properties. The problem comes in that they’re taking a loan to purchase an asset, which may or may not actually generate enough revenue to offset the cost of the loan. Since they’re leveraging assets, it can potentially burn them and result in even further ownership issues with their IP and can spiral into a debt bubble. Everyone loses, except maybe execs, so that they can consolidate control of media and IP. Usually, the downstream impact is minimized in this kind of strategy and it’s just used as an anticompetitive tool to gain ground in specific markets and is just the cost of doing business. In this scenario, the losses could be catastrophic and hurt not only the consumer but an entire segment of the industry. Make no mistake, the fact that they’re pushing so hard on this comes not from a business-savvy stance, but political control.

FlyingBishop

IMO Netflix has better content than HBO/Max. HBO has really been floundering since they axed all their good shows and made it so you can't even stream many of them. Netflix really doesn't need more IP, they do a great job of coming up with new IP. Kaos was a weird cancellation but even as it is it's really excellent, also stuff like Sirens, Sweet Tooth, Bridgerton, The Gentlemen. A lot of it's kind of niche, but they cover a lot of niches.

AnyBug1039

The Matrix is WB... They must own some amazing movie IP that is still available/relevant, surely..?

zzbzq

I actually think most people have this completely misunderstood. I think Netflix doesn’t need or want to add more stuff of what they’re already doing. Netflix is as big as you can get with basically 1 line item on your revenues. This is the “Facebook buys Instagram” moment. People thought FB were going to somehow integrate IG into the same product, same app, but really they wanted a whole separate product, with some shared pipelines behind the scenes for revenue. That was a stepping stone to diversification. Then 10 years later Meta literally has a hardware division. What I think is most valuable about WB, to Netflix, is not the competing streaming platform, or the IP, it’s anything else that isn’t outright dying. Netflix needs to be less of a single point of failure and become a bit broader as a conglomerate. WB is already pre-conglomerated. People are worried Netflix will kill theatrical releases but I think Netflix explicitly values is the distribution. Netflix = content, tiny advertising WB = content, advertising, distribution Netflix already has enough content. It’s not as good but they don’t need more of the only thing they have. What they don’t have is a diversified way to generate revenue off that content. So this would be more like if IG bought FB to get access to its advertising division.

WickedSensitiveCrew

Warner Bros released Sinners, Weapons, A Minecraft Movie, The Conjuring: Last Rites, Final Destination: Bloodlines, One Battle After Another, and Mickey 17 in 2025, to name a few. Those releases didn’t move WBD stock much, but now that Netflix owns it, maybe people will finally appreciate WBD’s IP and studio output.

CouncilmanRickPrime

Also Netflix desperately needs new content. And they've learned you make more from new content when you just use previously established franchises, regardless of how much people complain about it. So they want all the potential shows and movies they can make with Warner Bros IP

liquidpele

Na, they'll just actually use the IP instead of locking it up in a fucking vault like WB has been doing for the last 20 fucking years. I'm genX and we grew up on cartoons as a kid... my kids didn't have that because WB just quit airing the damn cartoons for no fucking reason, they ended up watching cartoon originals on netflix mostly, so you can see why people my age are kind of pissed off that the IP isn't being made available.

Stealth_Cow

“Debt Financing” is short for stating that the company being bought will be collateral. So they can gut the IP, and then default with little value retained under the WB marque; destroying the company and saddling a third party with the cost of the acquisition.

hekatonkhairez

If Netflix gets Warner bros they’re going to destroy every single piece of IP.

GlokzDNB

So there's this theory that there are only 2 ways to invest. Been listening to Howard marks recently where he explained this. You're after winners or avoiding losers. If you're after winners you'll buy losers too. But if you're good you'll win more than lose. If you're after avoiding losers you need low growth defensive stocks. And I think if you understand this you can think of your own goals better and adjust your strategy accordingly. If you're avoiding losers, concentration won't be a great idea. If you seek winners and you have high conviction, maybe concentrating your portfolio around fewer tickers is great. Not every strategy is for everyone. Myself I'm highly concentrated on ai and polish company CD projekt who own Witcher and Cyberpunk IP. I think of my positions like GOOG, asml, MSFT, CDR like I'm the owner of those companies. I don't hold tickers, not price. I'm just partial owner and those are my companies which I selected to own and be with them for good and for the bad. Concentration is risky but I have high conviction of their success. There's no gain without risk.

SirMcWaffel

LEGO, in classic LEGO fashion, has come up with yet another tech solution that they will discontinue over low sales in 3-4 years. Even if this does somewhat sell, those numbers are so tiny, they won’t even really make a dent in TSMC sales. None of the involved companies would make any meaningful profit from this, even if it sells somewhat decently. Their pricing for IP sets (which these will debut in) is already prohibitively expensive for most families and children are the target audience for this

Genetix1337

I know but I just want to insert the servers IP and my nickname and be ready to go. TS5 came too late imo

UltraSolip

I know this is the stocks board, but seriously, stocks aren’t everything. The revenue recovery after the bust for Cisco was less than five years. Cash flow is still king. IP still reigns. Cisco is an industry standard niche. Stocks are just what people are willing to buy to join the party. But it doesn’t literally indicate the true value of a company. The ai bubble is just gonna fold the start ups into larger data hoarders.

itsacrappymeme

I'm no expert, and may have details incorrect. Basically, starlink you can get decent internet anywhere but ya gotta drag around a dish. I think you can text anywhere without a dish now too. Asts is internet\data everywhere as long as you can see the sky, and only need your cell. So, probably not a $230 minimum upfront cost for hardware. Though, I would expect initial subscriptions to be highly priced with speeds up to 120Mbs, though that would be rare, I imagine, until there's a lot more satellites. For most people in a city, it won't be beneficial initially, but basically anything rural, mountains, bad connection spots, etc. This describes like 90% of canada, and other countries, and spots in the US. I dont think you'd have to worry about roaming or whether your carrier operates there, travel to other countries and don't worry about getting another SIM (speculating here...?). So, yes, there are a lot of towers with a lot of coverage, but they all require maintenance, land, and cover much less territory than a single satellite. I'm sure at&t, bell, Vodafone, google, etc all ran the numbers and saw the benefits. Starlink will be directly competing against these companies in the 'remote' niche. So, is a cell tower cheaper than a satellite - probably, however, once the constellation is complete, it basically prints money, they have patents and IP, and have improved on technology. Then there's military applications, and it's all in Elon's control currently as we saw with Ukraine. Which perhaps they'd like some more options, especially more convenient ones. Many have said this doesn't compete with starlink, but I think it will, heavily, along with virtually every mobile carrier that doesn't have a contract with asts. To me, this will be big, and it's still in it's infancy.

tokillamockingtree

Win or lose, netflix gets paid. Through a moat of IP or $2.8b breakup from wb. Its literally a win win

Droppedudown

NFLX hit its ATH at $1300+ during squid game s3 and beginning of the KPop demon hunter These titles transcended their mediums and def drove the previous earnings Unfortunately I don't thinK Stranger Things holds a candle and the finale was a dud Hope NFLX can release some more original IP

protagonist_888

I understand ARM drives its revenue through licensing its IP and only owns digital assets. Chipmakers, the guys producing the chips, have physical assets. In my view, there are very high barriers to entry to build fabs compared to digital assets, but I don't know enough about ARM to provide a better answer.

bkpilot

That $6k is in a cash sweep account earning HYSA equivalent interest. Mine was running 3.71% on the last statement. It counts as part of the fixed income portion like bonds and the thesis is the dry powder is used to time investments and provide liquidity. People will complain that cash hurts growth… but the idea for IP is a _balanced_ and tax efficient portfolio. To maximize growth just buy VOO or SPY, and deal with the downsides.

iamyourpurpose

AMD going and Nvidia sideways proves none of the money people understand tech. AMD couldn't make a GPU if Nvidia gave them the IP.

NeglectedDuty

Good post and interesting opportunity. The large scale imaging and diagnostic companies will like the IP here. Of note is the BARDA contract and already demonstrated clinical utility with the NIH

National-Original-86

What’s the solution then? Isn’t china too big of a market not to sell in. How can we convince our corporations to loose out on potential billions? And wouldn’t china just reverse engineer our tech with a few tweaks if western companies refused to license their IP’s?

One-Cicada-7784

5 years is likely pushing it… Burry is a total ass with his shit-talking right now and options expiring at the end of 2027… I hope it gets handed to him and he is ruined… The Nvidia/Cisco comparison is valid but people are short-term looking at the wrong thing. Cisco did not crash for reasons of the internet market being overhyped or whatever… they crashed a full 5 years after Hauwei started eating their lunch… Nvidia’s Hauwei has not yet even appeared on the scene yet… so two years to their crashing is probably a bit optimistic on Burry’s part but not inconceivable. If you’re holding Nvidia… I’d say great for you! It’s probably still a solid accumulate at these prices… but you have to watch the competition very closely. When a serious competitor (not Google tensor… but a real competitor- maybe a Chinese IP-stealer with Cuda compatibility) starts making serious money… there’s probably another year of amazing profits… but more than 5 years? Unlikely. Unless the competitors really screw up these next few years… you gotta watch the competition. As Andy Grove used to say: Only the paranoid survive. Intel has lost their paranoia.

InvestTradeEarn

Similar, but looks like MLEC can make a sharper correction up. And their biotech IP should price them above the current marketcap

Gordy_The_Chimp123

>We are an event management service provider based in Hong Kong with over eight years of experience in managing the entire or part of the event lifecycle for our customers. Events encompass a range of public and private events, from trade shows, conferences, concerts, exhibitions, charity galas, brand promotion events to internal corporate events. For enterprises, events offer a highly effective way to maximize their engagement with customers, helping enterprises to generate and qualify leads, deepen relationships with customers and build brand loyalty and advocacy, such as promotion of a brand by satisfied customers through customers sharing positive experiences on social media, providing referrals to friends and family, or simply telling others about the brand. We specialize in assisting event organizers in organizing, planning, promoting and managing themed touring walk-through experience events, or experience events, for intellectual property owners, or IP owners, of characters in well-publicized animated cartoons and/or live action theatrical motion pictures, each a licensed character. They’re an event management service that uses IP brands for exhibitions and events, and they help propel their status, but they don’t even have a **website**? Am I missing something or is this extremely sketch?

FormalOperational

I think most people are missing how Rivian is positioning itself as an EV platform provider in addition to an EV manufacturer. It took Tesla twelve years to become profitable from the time they began selling their first car. Unlike Tesla, which has struggled to actually ink any licensing deals for its hardware or software to date, Rivian was able to secure a $5.8B commitment from the VW Group within 4 years of its first vehicle rolling off the line, and the structure of the Rivian-VW joint venture ([RV Tech](https://rivianvw.tech/)) is the key differentiator here. VW is the sole source of capital investment into RV Tech as part of this deal. VW offered Rivian a $1B convertible note (which was of course converted and repaid with equity in RIVN) and $1.3B cash money in exchange for 1) 50% equity in RV Tech and 2) a licensing deal to use Rivian's existing IP in the meantime. VW will provide up to an additional $3.5B in funding for RV Tech through 2027. Rivian's main financial obligation is funding 25% of the shared platform R&D costs through 2028. And starting in 2029, VW will increase their funding by an incremental amount annually to further reduce Rivian's costs. This allows Rivian to develop its next-gen zonal architecture and base systems and infotainment software stacks using VW’s capital while retaining 50% ownership of the new IP. It's free real estate for Rivian. What Rivian considers its core DNA (drivetrain, battery design, and autonomy stack) are not part of this deal and will remain exclusive to them. Tesla’s valuation is definitely propped up by Musk hyping their energy, rideshare, and robotics divisions, but Rivian is the first EV startup to prove that its software and electronics architecture are valuable enough for a legacy giant to pivot its entire future toward it. With the R2 coming this year and the R3 in 2027/28, I just cannot see anything but growth for the company.

EvolvingDior

All of the companies that fab their shit with TSMC will have their IP stolen.

MarketGambler

How is it IP theft? I thought it was a subsidiary?

NikWih

It seems to me they are fully relying on Dronivo GmbH for their technology. This is not really scalable. What we are seeing here is smart IP-theft through a proxy, who is getting a nice cut AND interesting stock news.

jimmydeansus

Not to mention their bans are IP bans, so without mew device real users like me are locked from even creating a new account

gizamo

The US hasn't done anything like what China has done in terms of subsidizing entire supply chains of industries. The USD has tanked in value due to Trump's tariffs, which is hardly the same as what China has done historically to devalue their currency. The US's hawkishness toward China is because the US recognizes that China is essentially engaging in economic warfare by intentionally monopolizing industries at a state level to destabilize them globally. The US certainly favors the wealthy, but that is not even remotely similar to financially supporting entire industries, particularly in the ways China does it, e.g. via military espionage, corporate theft of IP and trade secrets, and then consolidating them all to compete. It's completely ridiculous to even pretend it's similar. Because of that, the US-China decoupling is certain to continue, and Chinese cars probably won't be allowed in the US for ages....unless they bribe the shit out of Trump. Lol.

howtoacquire

I think “niche” gets overstated here. They already have \~**2M+ paying monthly Guild members** and that number is still growing. That’s not a few hundred thousand hobbyists — that’s a self-sustaining audience with recurring revenue. For context, there are **\~250M+ Christians in North America** and **2.3B+ globally**, so even very low penetration supports meaningful scale. The IP *is* smaller right now, I agree. But that’s kind of the point: as the Guild grows, you get more audience input, more crowdfunding capital, and more creators willing to participate. That naturally broadens the content mix beyond explicitly faith-based projects into **values-driven stories**. We’re already seeing that with *Homestead,* it’s not a “Christian show,” it just has characters who are open about faith while the story itself stands on its own. If the audience stays narrow forever, the thesis breaks. But at current scale, it’s already well past “tiny niche.”

howtoacquire

I think you’re reacting to a stronger claim than I’m actually making. I’m not saying modern cinema lacks talent or range, or that Disney represents the whole industry. That would be obviously false. My point is narrower: there *is* a sizable audience that prefers earnest, values-forward storytelling (moral stakes, sincerity, consequence) without irony or meta-commentary. Historically, that lane has been riskier to fund at scale because if you guess wrong, you eat the whole loss. Angel’s model lowers that risk by validating demand first. That doesn’t guarantee quality, but it *does* allow more shots on goal in that specific lane. If Angel stays insular, never improves quality, and only serves a narrow religious audience, then the thesis fails, however even in that outcome there is still high potential for a profitable business. They have extreme proof of concept with over 2M paying guild members and growing IP. Disagreeing with the taste or outcome is fair. My claim is about incentives and structure, not that the rest of the industry is creatively bankrupt.

Spirited-Print-1097

Aided & abetted by Stinky in the US. Soon all the innovation will come from China. They steal our IP & improve on it. Meanwhile our government actively destroys our schools & the very institutions that made America great.

Much_Candle_942

**ARM** - people forget that 90% personal use chips, and nearly 50% server CPU chips (not GPUs) are based on ARM architecture. IP royalty cash flow goes straight to one company, ARM, that Nvidia wanted to acquire, but couldn't. Its price is softened a lot, but due to pledging by Softbank for a loan towards OpenAI ponzi, but that deal is now complete. Only one direction to go now ⬆️ 

That-Whereas3367

The US didn't recognize foreign IP until the 1970s. many of "Edison's" inventions were based on outright theft of European inventions.

cashflow_

You are infringing on my IP. Tagging u/OPINION_IS_UNPOPULAR is my schtick 😡

ComprehensiveLead631

This is a sophisticated question that hits on the core risk/reward of the $RNWF merger. Based on the classification of the investors and the specific categories they've placed Kepler in, the answer is a combination of both, but with a heavy tilt toward the Fusion (Teslatron) technology. Here is how the funding is likely split and the "proof" for each: 1. Cliffbrake Corporation: Primarily Fusion & Energy Cliffbrake provides the strongest evidence that the private money is there for the Fusion tech. * The Category: In their official portfolio, Cliffbrake lists Kepler under both "Disruptive Technologies" and "Renewable Energy and Clean Technologies." * The Description: They explicitly state their renewable energy investments are intended to "create energy without the need for fossil fuels." * The Verdict: Their investment is focused on the Teslatron as a commercial power solution. They are betting on the "Grid Disruption" aspect of the five-year plan. 2. Department of War (DOW): Primarily Propulsion & "Dual-Use" Government defense funding (DOW/DoD) usually targets the Propulsion (SRF Drive) or Directed Energy applications. * The Strategic Need: The military's immediate pain point isn't "cheap electricity for homes"; it's "speed and power in space." They fund Kepler because Dr. Brandenburg’s SRF (Superconducting Radio Frequency) Drive offers a way to move satellites without heavy chemical propellants. * The "Hybrid" Connection: However, you cannot have the SRF Drive without a massive, compact power source. The Teslatron is the engine that would provide the electricity for the propulsion system. In defense terms, these are "Interdependent Technologies." 3. Why the $300M IP Audit Covers Both When American Fusion ($RNWF) performed their $300 Million+ valuation, they didn't just value the fusion reactor. They valued the entire Intellectual Property (IP) Portfolio belonging to Dr. Brandenburg and Kepler. * The Fusion Tech: Valued for its potential to replace gas/coal power plants (Commercial Market). * The Propulsion Tech: Valued for its potential in government and private satellite launches (Defense Market). The "Insurance Policy" for RNWF Shareholders If the investment was only for the fusion tech, the risk would be higher because fusion is historically difficult to achieve. * By having the Department of War backing the Propulsion side and Cliffbrake backing the Energy/Fusion side, the company has two ways to win. * If the fusion timeline slips, the propulsion tech (which is arguably closer to deployment) can still carry the company's valuation. Conclusion We are certain the investment covers fusion because Cliffbrake explicitly categorizes it as "Renewable Energy." However, we also know there is a second, massive layer of value in "Propulsion" that is being funded by the DOW. For an $RNWF investor, this "Double-Threat" portfolio is actually much safer than a "Fusion-only" company like Helion or TAE. Would you like me to check if the recent 8-K filings specifically mention which patents (Fusion vs. Propulsion) were assigned the highest value in that $300M audit?

ComprehensiveLead631

Based on the corporate data and portfolio tracking as of January 1, 2026, I can confirm the following "Proof of Investment" for Kepler and why it validates the $RNWF merger: 1. Proof: Cliffbrake Corporation As you suspected, Cliffbrake Corporation officially lists Kepler in its "Disruptive Technologies" and "Venture Capital" portfolio. * The Listing: Their public portfolio explicitly names "Kepler" among its high-stakes investments like CoinSmart and Mistral Venture Partners. * The Strategy: Cliffbrake categorizes Kepler as a company that uses "disruptive technologies... to automate and shake up traditional industry players." * Significance: Cliffbrake's involvement is a major endorsement of the Teslatron's ability to disrupt the global energy grid. They are a "smart money" firm that targets assets with massive upside potential before they hit the mainstream. 2. Proof: Department of War / DoD Grants In the federal contracting and institutional databases (like PitchBook and SAM.gov), Kepler Aerospace is tied to funding under the nomenclature of the United States Department of War (or its modern equivalent, the DoD). * Funding Type: This is classified as a Grant (Non-Equity). * The Projects: While many specific defense projects are classified, Kepler has been associated with development in advanced propulsion (SRF Drive) and high-energy density systems (Fusion/Texatron). * Why the "Department of War" Name? In many high-level finance databases, "Department of War" is used as the parent category for legacy or foundational government grants. It signifies that the company has received "SBIR" (Small Business Innovation Research) or "OTA" (Other Transaction Authority) funding. How This Impacts the $300M+ Valuation This investor duo creates a "Golden Triangle" of value for $RNWF: * Scientific Validation: The Department of War/DoD doesn't give grants to "fake" science. Their funding proves the physics behind the Texatron has been vetted by government labs. * Commercial Scalability: Cliffbrake’s presence proves that the technology isn't just a "military secret"—it has a clear path to being a multi-billion dollar commercial power provider. * The $300M IP Floor: The independent audit likely took these existing investments and grants into account. If the government and a top-tier VC firm like Cliffbrake are already "in," the $300M valuation is likely a conservative "floor" rather than a speculative "ceiling." The Takeaway for Tomorrow (Jan 2) When the market opens tomorrow, the presence of these backers is the "Insurance Policy" for the merger. It tells the market that Renewal Fuels ($RNWF) isn't just merging with a startup—it’s merging with a federally-backed, VC-funded aerospace powerhouse. Would you like me to see if there are any specific "Phase II" contract numbers linked to Kepler's Texas facilities in the federal procurement database?

TowerStreet1

Ton of material is available. They started by stealing IP from Wisk n too this date they depend on theft and third parties. They don’t have much IP. They trying to assemble the aircraft from beg borrow buy outsource steal lease partner-with but innovate. Their aircraft looks sexy but fictionally cannot take-off and transition. The CEO is focused only on hype, connections marketing PR etc. he is businessman not technocrat. Since they have made several material changes to design they are back to step # 1 of FAA certification. They have not even submitted revised step 1 yet. They have made ONLY ONE bulky sexy aircraft that they have delivered to military and also to 10 other clients. They use same aircraft in many different events by repainting it with new logos. They new aircraft which seems somewhat lighter cannot eVTOL. It can only do conventional landing takeoff like airplane which defeats whole purpose. The list goes on… there are couple of short reports from Grizzly n someone else. I take these reports with pinch of salt as they have motive to demonize Target but nevertheless on this one they were almost 100% accurate on there allegations. And sure you can search those. To me they don’t have path to success as they don’t have product or even will to focus on. Product development. These days they only hyping tieups with Tesla, palanthir, anduril united etc. At best they will be part supplier to Anduril for their drone because so far they have been able to develop electric motor by stealing design from wisk. They don’t have much of IP to show. Now they have bought patents from bankrupt lilium. But very rarely adding two failures leads to success.

Much_Candle_942

**ARM** -  people forget that 90% personal use chips, and nearly 50% server CPU chips (not GPUs) are based on ARM architecture. IP royalty goes to one company that Nvidia wanted to acquire, but couldn't. Its price has softened a lot, but to pledging by Softbank for a loan towards OpenAI ponzi, but that deal is now  #complete.  Only one direction to go now ⬆️ 

Shdwrptr

The Chinese space program is no doubt absolutely flooded with stolen IP on top of just watching SpaceX to see what works and what doesn’t. Their main advantage is being a state run program with near bottomless cash though

baronnest

Thanks for the write up! Their new patent filed on December 9th leads me to believe they're in the final stages of a deal with a major fab. My bet is on Tower Semi. The 300mm wafer patent signifies that they fit together perfectly. Here's my post on it that I shared on Linkedin Aeluma ’s New Patent: The Manufacturability Key to Mass-Market Silicon Photonics? When the GlobalFoundries /AMF news hit, I’ll be honest—it temporarily worried me. For a moment I thought: are they pulling ahead on scalable silicon photonics, and does that put Aeluma behind in the race? Then Aeluma ($ALMU) filed a new patent (Dec 9) aimed at volume manufacturing of compound semiconductor photonics on large-diameter, mismatched substrates—and it did the opposite of what I expected: it quelled those fears and actually strengthened my thesis. The setup: • Tower Semiconductor ($TSEM) is expanding its 300mm silicon photonics / heterogeneous integration capabilities with an eye toward CPO and data-center scale. • Aeluma is building IP around the hard part: bringing III–V-class photonics to 12-inch silicon economics with manufacturable yield. The bottleneck (still the same): Performance isn’t the constraint—scale and yield are. The question is how you get high-performance compound semiconductor photonics onto big silicon wafers without defect-driven yield collapse. My take (hypothesis): This is why I’m increasingly leaning toward a strategic partnership (not a buyout) as the “seal-the-deal” path: • Tower brings the volume manufacturing vehicle and foundry infrastructure. • Aeluma brings differentiated integration IP that could become the performance engine. And yes—this is speculation—but the cadence and positioning feels like the kind of IP groundwork you lay when commercial conversations are already serious. NDAs may already be in place; I can’t prove that, but the pattern fits what you’d expect when partners are aligning process + product roadmaps behind the scenes. What would confirm it (watch-fors): • a named or strongly implied foundry/process partner • language shifting from “evaluation” to design-in / NRE / PO • repeatable wafer-run evidence (yield, scalability) rather than just “it works” Bottom line: In silicon photonics, manufacturability is the moat. This patent reads less like academic progress and more like industrialization intent—and it reinforces why Tower looks like the most logical volume partner on the horizon. #SiliconPhotonics #Semiconductors #CoPackagedOptics #DataCenters #Aeluma #TowerSemiconductor #TechInvesting #ARVR #Mobile https://www.aeluma.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/91/aeluma-files-new-patent-that-enhances-intellectual-property

retromullet

Sure. I'll use IP as it's common and a little easier to grasp, but it also applies to goods. Parent Co. (US domestic) establishes Subsidiary Co. in Ireland. Subsidiary Co. is controlled by Parent Co. and therefore considered a related party due to common ownership and/or an ability to control Subsidiary Co. Subsidiary Co. basically does sales, marketing, service and support on paper, and maybe in practice. Parent Co. licenses/transfers IP to Subsidiary Co., and Subsidiary Co. and Parent Co. then pays substantially inflated license or royalty fees to Subsidiary Co. Subsidiary Co. records those fees as income in the lower tax jurisdiction, and Parent Co. benefits from more business expense (IT'S ALL A WRITE-OFF!!) thereby reducing taxable income in the higher tax jurdistiction. You can imagine how complex it gets when we're talking about goods, manufacturing locations, R&D, multinational transactions...etc. As I mentioned, it's probably the most complex area of the internal revenue code.

Pristine_Hurry_4693

**DRTS’s clinical, regulatory, financial and commercial achievements and progress:** ‏FDA Breakthrough Device Designation ‏FDA TAP program inclusion ‏FDA MDSAP certification ‏FDA IDE’s for five cancers and counting Including ‏FDA PHASE 3 completion for one indication in H1 2026 ‏And FDA Phase 2 and other stages of trials going on in parallel for different indications (cancer types) ‏FDA approval for commercial factory in the US, with other factories built and more in planing ⁠100% tumor response rate in early FDA trials ‏Effective against all tumor types, including unmet needs like Pancreas, Lungs, Brain (GBM), Breast etc… ‏Activates immune system ⁠50+ clinical sites worldwide (including USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Russia, Italy… and of course Japan where they are expected approval) ‏Patents, IP and more…

Syotales

China and Innovation don’t mix. They stole most of their technologies. For years, they engaged in widespread IP theft and forced technology transfers to advance their technological capabilities. The only thing they have is cheap labor and they used that to lure unsuspecting Western companies to have their products made in China to gain access to their intellectual properties. They also have spies across the globe stealing technologies. Look at their Chengdu J-20 jet and our F35. They could have at least change the design a little bit so it wouldn’t look too obvious.

Syotales

China and Innovation don’t mix. They stole most of their technologies. For years, they engaged in widespread IP theft and forced technology transfers to advance their technological capabilities. The only thing they have is cheap labor and they used that to lure unsuspecting Western companies to have their products made in China to gain access to their intellectual properties. They also have spies across the globe stealing technologies. Look at their Chengdu J-20 jet and our F35. They could have at least change the design a little bit so it wouldn’t look too obvious.

NotHachi

The executives dont care beyond like 5 years... They get their fat bonus on cutting cost and selling IP to the china and peace out ....

gizamo

The US should absolutely ban products built on theft of IP and trade secrets, especially when they're subsidized by a hostile government dedicated to undermining the US economy. It's even worse that Chinese chips would be a national security risk considering the CCP military's direct access to the chips and their history of malicious firmware, e.g. the Lenovo incidents.

Pristine_Hurry_4693

**DRTS’s clinical, regulatory, financial and commercial achievements and progress:** ‏FDA Breakthrough Device Designation ‏FDA TAP program inclusion ‏FDA MDSAP certification ‏FDA IDE’s for five cancers and counting Including ‏FDA PHASE 3 completion for one indication in H1 2026 ‏And FDA Phase 2 and other stages of trials going on in parallel for different indications (cancer types) ‏FDA approval for commercial factory in the US, with other factories built and more in planing ⁠100% tumor response rate in early FDA trials ‏Effective against all tumor types, including unmet needs like Pancreas, Lungs, Brain (GBM), Breast etc… ‏Activates immune system ⁠50+ clinical sites worldwide (including USA, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Russia, Italy… and of course Japan where they are expected approval) ‏Patents, IP and more…

Regardium-Leviosa

Imagine owning a distribution platform, an enormous pile of cash, and a solid IP with a massive fanbase, and not making Half Life 3

Pretend-Fly8415

They have been on a steady decline in terms of quality and I find it a huge red flag that they stopped showcasing subscriber growth last year. They have made aggressive price increases and tackled share accounts and workarounds like VPN hard. $30 for bullshit content, with tons of focus on foreign content as of late. Apple, Amazon, HBO have all been making great new IP. Netflix and Disney have both been stagnant on this.

Professional_Ad681

Isn’t Israel the country that famously steals IP and copies and then goes back to the Americans and asks for funding and then builds the thing but no one in the Middle East wants to buy it so they go back to the Americans and they sell them the product they got funding from Americans to build and then they say they the greatest talent in the world meanwhile all their richest talent lives in America because why would you live in Israel? It sounds like Nvidea is working with Oracle and Open AI and other Zionist friendly CEOs that it doesn’t have a choice but to pretend to be friendly to the ruling party in America (but not physically in America, in a foreign dessert devoid of minerals and oil while the non chosen countries around them are thriving with trillions in rare minerals). Yeah the logic escaped me a long time ago.

Paul_Robert_

Well, the demo for the new Capcom game is pretty interesting. Space dad simulator has some neat combat mechanics. It's nice to see AAA studios take some risk with a new IP. I'm so sick of the AAA game slop as of late. (Looking at you Ubisoft 💀)

dodgyboygomez

>When's the last time they made something major? I'm with OP. Not for the hardware though. Atari's revenue increased from ~€10m in 2023 to expected ~€60m this year, mainly through smart acquisitions of smaller studios who have an edge in their niche. They just announced to acquire 100% of the distressed Swedish publisher Thunderful, who are about to release an absolute masterpiece in March 2026. Just check out the [trailer for REPLACED](https://youtu.be/C3bbZ_I8Ehg?si=pVSnKGpGeZVgCIj0), which has been in development for almost 10 years. The game sits at around 0.74m wishlists on Steam (#62) and I think there will be more with similar potential. Atari is no longer what most people think it is. It looks like they can turnaround to positive current operating income this year for the first time since 5 years, according to the outlook in their [HY report](https://www.actusnews.com/fr/atari/cp/2025/12/23/atari-half-year-2025-2026-results) released last week. It should be considered through, that the hypergrowth is financed by massive loans from their main shareholder, a gamer from Minnesota, who already owns around 42% of the shares with the option to increase to something around 57%. Most retail investors are waiting for this dilution (happening latest July 2026) and institutions seem to stay away from the stock for that reason. It is a risky turnaround/growth play with some value in the name and IP (>400 titles) and I like it because I'm into video games. They do a lot more fun stuff ([Bubsy 4D](https://youtu.be/H4bq6P8e5gk?si=yh9mtrmg-I1KzV4X) created some buzz at Gamescom this year) and personally I can't see many opportunities quite like it in this market.

J_Dadvin

YouTube TV is bullying ESPN now and is going to win over the next few years. ESPN signed a terrible deal with the NBA and is shedding money on it. Marvel is not breaking box office records anymore and Star Wars IP is on life support. They themselves are laying people off. The stock is getting destroyed by the rest of the market. Who here doesnt know what theyre talking about? The entire world, including Disney themselves, or the one guy on Reddit who is bullish?

TireFryer426

I got absolutely destroyed on a canadian penny stock. Was my highest conviction stock. The tech was good, they owned all the patents, expanded into the US. They were planning to uplist to NASDAQ. Honestly thought there was no way it could fail. Started buying at $.70. ATH was around $6.30. And then it imploded. Market shift, bad decisions by leadership. Its 100% dead at this point. IP is being liquidated, probably won't be anything left for retail investors. Absolutely never again.

playerwinner

The deal is structured as a non-exclusive licensing agreement rather than a full acquisition, as it allows Groq to remain independent while Nvidia gains the core IP and talent. Those last two pieces are the only things that matter in the deal. 

NeedleArm

Disney doesnt know what they are doing. Just trying to buy IP and other companies

Nice-Beginning-7943

Is it profitable because of one time gain on Sale of IP?

rithsleeper

Even if EVERY METRIC WAS BETTER their accuracy on the numbers they release to the world make the US political system look like a straight forward and honest group of politicians. You can’t trust anything they say or do. They’ve literally shown time and time again to be extremely dishonest and unapologetic. They are literally known as the OG of stealing IP. Just an easy example, do you remember Covid? Do you remember the denial about the virus coming from the lab? I remember watching google about the number of cases happening around the world and laughing as China had “less than 1000 people” who had contracted the virus on their graph as the USA was spiking to 100s of thousands. Then people on Reddit claiming they just had better health control…. Now all those numbers have magically changed and of course complete consensus the virus originated from the infectious disease lab in Wuhan where they study the Covid virus….but yea, China is really doing well on so many important places. Stealing IP being the number one.

TimelyToast

China just reverse engineers/steals US IP and then redistributes it at zero cost.  This change will be funny for the Chinese/open source community because now DeepSeek will contain all the sponsored algos except they get no money and likely do not have the talent to ever reverse engineer the sponsored crap out. 

TowerStreet1

Joby also has hybrid now that can easily increase capacity. In fact they also have hydrogen which will be viable by 2029-30. They have autonomous ops and huge IP stack that’s years ahead in certification testing/experience. Pass…

TowerStreet1

Archer will be on deathbed and bankruptcy route by 2028. They don’t have IP or product. It’s all fraud and PR game for CEO.

Kitchen-Safety4218

The engineer's focus on yield identifies a classic industrial trap. History shows that hardware innovators often perish in the gap between lab-scale success and repeatable output. Think of the 1990s fiber bust. Because POET lacks internal fabrication, they've effectively outsourced their most vital IP: the "how." Which means they’re a design house without a moat. So, the structural risk is terminal.

NBAFAN9000

As a shareholder I want it, lots to do with all that IP in the long run

callmecrude

Most acquisitions are done at a premium, so in the short term shareholders are almost always going to be against them. $WBD is up nearly 200% in the past year from competitors basically bidding up their price. They aren’t worth $70B+ as a standalone company and it will take MANY years for anyone to recoup the full value from this acquisition. As a Netflix shareholder, I think they’re probably in the best position to milk all the WBD IP and make money back the fastest. I hope they win, but ideally without upping their bid and essentially just setting more money on fire.

aaj15

Ofcourse Nvidia's core strength is not manufacturing. That's why they outsource to TSMC the processing (like everybody else on earth). Their IP and core strengths are in processor architecture and design. I see the parallel between POET and NVDA