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Latest SPAC News: Bill Ackman’s SPAC calls investor claim that it’s illegal ‘fictional’, and SoundHound partners with Netflix
Bill Ackman’s SPAC Calls Investor Claim That It’s Illegal ‘Fictional’
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square Tontine Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:PSTH) called investor claims that it’s operating illegally not just implausible, but “fictional,” and repeated a request that the shareholder’s lawsuit be thrown out.
Shareholder George Assad sued the blank-check company in August, less than a month after it abandoned plans for a deal with Universal Music Group, claiming it’s not a SPAC, but an investment company and should be regulated as one.
READSoundHound Inc. and Netflix Partner to Voice-Enable RDK-Based Set-Top Boxes
SoundHound Inc., a global leader in voice artificial intelligence, currently in the process of becoming a public company through its expected merger with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co. (NASDAQ: ATSPU) today announced they will partner with Netflix to provide a voice AI interface for its Da Vinci Reference Design Kit solution.
The addition of the voice user interface will allow operators to provide more convenient, easier, and hands-free experiences to their subscribers without the need to develop a voice solution on their own—thereby reducing time-to-market and costs.
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A look at Plus’ software-first approach to autonomous trucking. After years of investment and excitement, the dawn of self-driving cars and trucks is now here. The question now is which business model among autonomous driving technology companies will win out? This week, we speak with David Liu, CEO of autonomous trucking company Plus. Plus announced...
At the SPAC of Dawn One thing that SPAC investors can typically count on while their money is invested in a SPAC’s trust is that it is going to grow one way or the other between now and their next redemption opportunity, but the devil can occasionally be in the details. In 2024, it became...
Thunderstone has filed for a $50 million SPAC to put a new first-time Asia-based team in action on a generalist hunt. The new SPAC is offering investors a right to a 1/8 share in each unit with 18 months to initially complete a business combination. It is the 8th fresh S-1 filed with underwriter D....
At the SPAC of Dawn In a trading session that may find itself built around the release of Fed minutes at 2 pm ET this afternoon, a pair of SPAC targets have added their own fresh information to the mix. Enterprise AI firm Fusemachines, which has a pending combination with CSLM (OTC:CSLMF), put out a...
Globa Terra Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ:GTERU) announced the pricing of its $152 million IPO and its units are expected to begin trading on the Nasdaq under the symbol “GTERU”, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. The new SPAC plans to mount a search for a target in the agriculture, agtech or biotech sectors with an emphasis on water...