Paramount Skydance escalated its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) today by filing a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court against WBD, declaring its intention to fight Netflix’s acquisition. In December, WBD agreed to sell its streaming and movie businesses to Netflix for $82.7 billion. The deal would see WBD’s Global Networks division, comprised … Read more
We wanted to believe Stranger Things' #ConformityGate fan theory – but Netflix's new documentary seems to debunk it for good.
An Ethereum price collapse could break the blockchain’s ability to settle transactions and freeze over $800 billion in assets, a Bank of Italy research paper warns. The paper, authored by Claudia Biancotti of the central bank’s Directorate General for Information Technology, outlined a contagion scenario where ETH’s price collapse degrades the blockchain’s security infrastructure to … Read more
Every dermatologist we spoke to sang the praises of Dermaflash Luxe+. The rechargeable electric device utilizes sonic technology to get close to the root of the hair for the ultimate precision. This leads to “facial skin looking and feeling brighter and smoother,” says Marisa Garshick, MD, a board-certified dermatologist. And don’t worry about nicks—it’s equipped … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump said countries doing business with Iran will be subject to a 25 per cent tariff on trade with the US, a move that could hit big economies such as China, Russia … Read more
Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds’ latest hobby project contains code that was “basically written by vibe coding,” but you shouldn’t read that to mean that Torvalds is embracing that approach for anything and everything. Torvalds sometimes works on a small hobby project over holiday breaks. Last year, he made guitar pedals. This year, he … Read more
A UK employment tribunal rejected a request from fired Rockstar Games employees to receive interim pay while waiting for a full hearing about their dismissal, according to Bloomberg and IGN. After Rockstar fired 34 employees last year — 31 from the UK and three from Canada — the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) … Read more
Just weeks after raising the price of its RAM modules, Framework has announced that it’s also increasing the price of its desktop PC in response to the global memory shortage. The Framework Desktop with 32GB of RAM and an AMD Ryzen AI Max 385 chip now starts at $1,139, instead of $1,099. “We held off … Read more
Credit rating company Fitch Ratings has flagged a high degree of risk associated with Bitcoin-backed securities, a warning that could complicate the expansion of crypto-linked credit products among institutional investors. In a Monday assessment, Fitch said Bitcoin-backed securities, financial instruments typically structured by pooling Bitcoin (BTC) or Bitcoin-linked assets and issuing debt against that collateral, … Read more
Never underestimate the power of protest. History has shown that arguing against unpopular decisions can lead to bona fide change that benefits society — and also save great TV shows from the chopping block. No matter how dumb some TV show cancelations might seem, the decision to … Read more