Netflix growing up, data center jet engines, and the circular AI economy

A baby was born in a Waymo this week (techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/baby-delivered-in-wa…), and it wasn't even the first one.

What started as a novelty story quickly became a reminder of how autonomous vehicles have quietly become part of everyday life, complete with all the messiness that entails. The real coming-of-age story this week, however, wasn't happening in San Francisco's robotaxis. It was playing out in Hollywood, where Netflix made an $82 billion bid (techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/paramount-goes-to-wa…)to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's streaming and studio business.

Today on TechCrunch's Equity (techcrunch.com/podcasts/equity) podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec and Anthony Ha discuss what happens when the startup that used to mail you DVDs grows up and tries to buy a legacy entertainment empire as well as the other headlines that caught their eye.

Listen to the full episode to hear about:

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How Boom Supersonic is selling jet engines (techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/boom-supersonic-rais…)to data centers to fund its supersonic flight dreams

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Why Hinge's CEO is leaving to start an AI dating app (techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/hinge-ceo-steps-down…), and whether AI can actually fix dating

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The rise of AI circular deals and what CoreWeave's CEO says (techcrunch.com/2025/12/09/coreweave-ceo-defend…)about companies investing in their own customers

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A fertility startup using AI-designed antibodies (techcrunch.com/2025/12/10/fertility-startup-in…) to expand beyond ovulation tracking

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