With Paramount’s long and winding sales process coming to an end, here’s what comes next for the media giant

1. In a Texas bankruptcy court, conflicts of interest ran deep. New details have emerged about the tight-knit circle of attorneys and judges that fueled the rise — and spectacular fall — of one of the most influential bankruptcy courts.
2. Are we seeing a BuzzFeed-ification of the Washington Post? The struggling newsroom is launching a new news site focused on social media, for a broad audience. Creating another newsroom, while still operating the original one, is going to be hard to pull off.
3. ‘Promised land’ jobs are falling apart. Big Tech, finance, and consulting jobs are becoming harder to come by, upending the job search for young people. One survey found 21% of companies at large expect to decrease hiring this academic year, up from 6% in 2023 — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

In other news

• India’s election is turning out far closer than expected, with Modi unlikely to win by a landslide.
• With AI writing so much code, should you still study computer science? This new data point provides an answer.
• Washington and Utah are the states with the best economies in 2024, while many in the South are struggling.
• Spotify CEO does damage control after his ‘reductive’ comments about creators spark backlash.

What’s happening today

• Today’s earnings: Hewlett Packard Enterprise and other companies are reporting.

The Insider Today team: Dan DeFrancesco, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. Jordan Parker Erb, editor, in New York. Hallam Bullock, editor, in London. George Glover, reporter, in London. Annie Smith, associate producer, in London.