Warner Bros. Discovery Board Rejects Paramount Skydance Bid And Backs Netflix Deal
Warner Bros. Discovery has rejected a revised takeover proposal from Paramount Skydance, extending a high-profile bidding contest for the media company and its film and television library, and reaffirmed its…
Roblox Rolls Out Mandatory Facial Verification For Chat Access Worldwide
Roblox has begun enforcing mandatory facial verification for users who want to access chat features, expanding the requirement globally after testing it in several markets, following a series of lawsuits…
Meta Manus Acquisition Draws Scrutiny From China Over Export Controls
Meta’s $2 billion acquisition of AI assistant platform Manus is facing regulatory review from Chinese authorities, even as US regulators appear comfortable with the transaction, according to reporting by the…
Tariffs Reshape Global Growth Outlook As World Economy Adjusts Into 2026
President Donald Trump’s tariffs have become a defining feature of his second term, with the US administration arguing they are supporting jobs, wages, and growth, even as international institutions and…
Viral Reddit Whistleblower Post On Food Delivery Practices Exposed As AI Hoax
A viral Reddit post (now removed) claiming to reveal internal practices at a food delivery company has been exposed as fabricated, after journalists determined the supposed whistleblower used artificial intelligence…
Intel Prepares Handheld Gaming Platform Based On Panther Lake Chips
Intel plans to expand its focus on gaming hardware by developing a new chip and platform designed for portable gaming devices, positioning the company for a potential entry into the…
pcTattletale Founder Pleads Guilty in Rare U.S. Federal Stalkerware Case
The founder of a U.S.-based spyware company has pleaded guilty to federal charges tied to a years-long operation that enabled customers to secretly monitor phones and computers without consent. Bryan…
Threads Tests In-Chat Games With Internal Basketball Prototype
Threads is exploring the idea of adding games to private chats, starting with a simple basketball game, as Meta looks for new ways to differentiate the platform from rivals. Internal…
Commonwealth Fusion Systems Installs First Magnet In Sparc Fusion Reactor
Commonwealth Fusion Systems said on Tuesday at CES 2026 that it has installed the first magnet in its Sparc fusion reactor, marking a major construction milestone for the demonstration system…
Amazon Expands Ring With New Sensors, App Store, And AI Alerts At CES 2026
Amazon has announced a broad expansion of its Ring smart home ecosystem, introducing new sensors, an app store, fire monitoring features, and additional AI-based alerts as part of updates revealed…
Meta Pauses International Launch Of Ray-Ban Display Glasses Amid Supply Constraints
Meta has paused plans to sell its Ray-Ban Display smart glasses outside the United States, citing demand that has outstripped available supply and pushed customer waitlists well into next year.…
Lego Introduces Smart Play System With Interactive Bricks And Minifigures
Lego has unveiled a new interactive building system that blends physical play with embedded digital responses, announcing its Smart Play platform at the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.…
Hacktivist Wipes White Supremacist Websites Live Onstage At Hamburg Conference
A hacktivist deleted three white supremacist websites in real time during a public talk at a major hacker conference in Germany last week, leaving the sites offline days later and…
Nvidia Launches Rubin Architecture As Next Step In AI Hardware Race
Nvidia has officially launched its new Rubin computing architecture, positioning it as the company’s most advanced platform for artificial intelligence workloads, with production already underway and a broader ramp-up expected…
Offshore Wind Developers Sue Trump Administration Over Halted $25bn Projects
Three offshore wind developers have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration after the US Department of the Interior ordered construction to stop on five offshore wind projects worth a combined…
Nestlé Issues Global Recall Of Infant Formula Over Food Poisoning Risk
Nestlé has announced a global recall of certain baby formula products after identifying a potential contamination risk that could cause food poisoning, prompting warnings to parents and caregivers not to…
BMW To Debut Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ In 2026 iX3
BMW will become the first automaker to deploy Amazon’s next-generation Alexa voice assistant in a production vehicle, with the 2026 BMW iX3 set to launch with the generative AI-powered Alexa+…
Lucid Motors Doubles EV Production In 2025 As Gravity SUV Output Ramps Up
Lucid Motors significantly increased electric vehicle production in 2025, doubling output from the previous year as manufacturing of its Gravity SUV gathered pace after early setbacks. The US electric carmaker…