From CNET: Netflix announced last Friday its intention to acquire Warner Bros., HBO and its streaming business HBO Max, in an $82.7 billion deal. But that deal is being contested by Paramount, which announced Monday that it was launching a hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
Netflix's...
From PC Mag: The maker of Roomba robot vacuums, iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy protection in Delaware. Once the company is done with its chapter 11 process, it plans to go private and be acquired by its China-based primary manufacturer, Picea Robotics.
The move follows the company's September...
From The Verge: Amazon has launched a new AI feature in the Kindle app that gives spoiler-free answers to questions about the book you’re reading and confirmed that authors can’t opt out from the feature.
The company calls Ask this Book an “expert reading assistant” in its announcement and says...
When I was picking a university degree to study for back in high school, there was one thing that mattered a lot to me. I wanted minimal reading and writing, because the English language arts classes were always a struggle for me, and I did not want anything to do with it. I ended up choosing engineering and specializing in electrical, which allowed me to avoid heavy readings and writing. Fast forward six years, and I am now in an education...
While I have lived alone for quite a few years now, I remember some mistakes I made early on. The first one was me leaving the stove on while not being in the kitchen. There were a couple times where I would put a pot on my stove top with water to boil for a meal. However, I would walk upstairs or away from the stove to do work and forget about it until I started smelling something. Unfortunately, I have damaged several pots because of this. It...
From ComputerWorld: US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Justice Department to challenge state artificial intelligence laws the administration says threaten US competitiveness.
In his order, Trump is taking issue with state “requiring entities to embed...
From TechCrunch: Google is rolling out a beta experience that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, the company announced on Friday. The tech giant is also bringing advanced Gemini capabilities to Google Translate and expanding its language-learning tools in the Translate app...
From PC Mag: A new lawsuit accuses OpenAI of exacerbating a Connecticut man’s paranoia via ChatGPT, leading him to murder his mother.
On Thursday, the estate for the deceased mother sued OpenAI in San Francisco Superior Court, claiming the company should be held liable for product defects...
From PC World: Framework is a unique company, offering modular laptops designed for easy repairs and near-infinite upgrades. But it’s also a small company, much more susceptible to market changes brought on by things like capricious tariffs. Though it’s tried to insulate itself from skyrocketing RAM...
From Tom's Hardware: As we inch closer to CES 2026 next month, the rumor mill surrounding Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake refresh churns intensely. Just a few days ago, we covered the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus appearing on Geekbench for the first time, and now that same chip, alongside the rumored flagship...
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